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MUSEUMS
1. SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
The city's stylish home for 20th-century European and American art and contem-
porary multimedia works is a sparkling cultural hub in the South of Market area. Its
collections span the whole modern spectrum, from proto-Impressionists to cutting-
edge digital installations (for further details see San Francisco Museum of Modern
Art ) .
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2. CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
The environmentally friendly architecture of the Academy building, which emphas-
izes ecological and sustainable features, blends with the park's natural surroundings.
The museum covers virtually every aspect of the natural world (for further details see
California Academy of Sciences ).
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3. LEGION OF HONOR
This museum, located above Land's End, is one of the city's major venues for pre-
modern Western art. It is also a beautiful building in a gorgeous natural setting, so
well worth the time it takes to get to. It contains mostly European works, including
masterpieces by Rubens, Rembrandt, Georges de la Tour, Degas, Rodin, and Monet.
Lincoln Park, 34th Ave & Clement St • 415 750 3600 • Open 9:30am-5:15pm
Tue-Sun • Dis. access • Adm • legionofhonor.famsf.org
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4. DE YOUNG
The old de Young was too damaged in the 1989 earthquake to be saved, but this state-
of-the-art facility now houses the museum's extensive collection, which includes
19th-century and contemporary American sculpture and art, and pre-Columbian,
African, and Oceanic works. 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, Golden Gate Park
• 415 750 3600 • Open 9:30am-5:15pm Tue-Sun, until 8:45pm Fri • Closed major
public hols • Dis. access • Adm • www.thinker.org
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