Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
This museum forms the nucleus of San Francisco's
reputation as a leading center of modern art. Created in
1935, it moved into its current quarters in 1995. The focus
of Swiss architect Mario Botta's modernist building is the
125-ft (38-m) cylindrical skylight, which channels light
down to the first-floor atrium court. The museum
houses more than 23,000 works of art in its 50,000 sq ft
(4,600 sq m) of gallery space, and offers a dynamic
schedule of changing exhibits from all over the world.
SFMOMA is currently undergoing an expansion that is
scheduled for completion in 2016.
Personal Values
Belgian Surrealist René Magritte created
this late masterpiece in 1952. It features
his use of everyday objects in strange
and often unsettling surroundings, all
painted in a realistic style.
Museum Guide
The shop, café, and special events
space are on the first floor. The Koret
Visitor Education Center and works
from the permanent collection of
paintings, sculptures, architecture,
and design are on the second floor.
Photography and special
exhibitions are on the third floor,
with media arts, and special
exhibitions on the fourth. The fifth-
floor galleries and rooftop garden
feature contemporary works of
painting and sculpture. Note that
works may move around during
the museum's refurbishment.
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No. 14, 1960
This oil on canvas was
painted by Mark
Rothko, a leading
Abstract Expressionist.
It is one of the artist's
most beautiful and
hypnotic works.
125-ft (38-m) tall
cylindrical skylight
Second
floor
Auditorium
Four on a Bench
The Polish artist Magdalena
Abakanowicz used burlap,
resin, and wood for this
sculpture (1980-90).
Key to Floorplan
Painting and sculpture
Architecture and design
Photography and works on paper
First floor
Media arts
Koret Visitor Education Center
Main
entrance
Emergency
staircase
Special exhibitions
Non-exhibition space
