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This list of museums in the San Francisco Bay Area is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Built in 1886 for William and Bertha Haas, it survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and subsequent fire. The Victorian era house is a San Francisco Designated Landmark and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It was converted into a museum with period furniture and artifacts, which as of 2016 received over 6,500 ...
By 1953 the building opened as a museum. [7] The original location of the house (across the street) contains condominiums that were built on the property in 1955. [7] McElroy Octagon House, Feusier Octagon House, and the Marine Exchange Lookout Station [8] [9] [10] at Land's End are the only three remaining octagon houses in the city. [2] [11] [12]
This is a combined list of all national, state, and local landmarks and historic places in San Francisco, California. Some locations appear on multiple lists. Some locations appear on multiple lists. National
Pier 24 Photography is a non-profit art museum located on the Port of San Francisco directly under the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge. The organization houses the permanent collection of the Pilara Foundation, which collects, preserves and exhibits photography. [1] [2] It produces exhibitions, publications, and public programs. [3]
The history of art in the San Francisco Bay Area includes major contributions to contemporary art, including Abstract Expressionism. The area is known for its cross-disciplinary artists like Bruce Conner , Bruce Nauman , and Peter Voulkos as well as a large number of non-profit alternative art spaces .
Located in Lincoln Park, the Legion of Honor is a component of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), which also administers the de Young Museum. [1] In 2024, the two combined museums were ranked 15th in the Washington Post's list of the best art museums in the U.S. [2]
The Gregangelo Museum is an ongoing compilation of installation art located in a Mediterranean-style house in the St. Francis Wood district of San Francisco. Originally built in the early 1920s, the house was converted into an art project during the 1980s by lifelong resident, Gregangelo Herrera.