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Free Days at Bay Area Art Museums
FREE DAYS at Bay Area Art Museums.
Check the schedule on this list for the FREE DAYS of your favorite museums.
Please note: Bay Area Art Galleries are free all days!
See First Thursday Opening Nights at the Art Galleries for the schedule.
For your convenience, Art Museums are listed by location and travel access beginning with the museums located at the Civic Center area.
For details about current exhibits, click on the museum website link.
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San Francisco/Civic Center Area:
Walking Distance
The Asian Art Museum
Civic Center, SF
Hours
10 am -5 pm Tues - Sun (open until 9 pm Thurs)
Admission
Free First Sunday of the Month (Sponsor Target)
Admission is granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Due to capacity restrictions, admission is not guaranteed.
San Francisco/South of Market: Walking Distance
http://www.asianart.org/
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San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum
401 Van Ness Avenue, Veterans Building, Fourth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102
415.255.4800 phone | 415.255.1913 fax
Admission
Always Free
Galleries and Research Library are open free to the public. However, a $5.00 suggested donation per visitor is requested to support the Museum's exhibitions and educational programs. Free for MPD Members.
Administrative Hours
Wednesday - Friday 11 AM to 5 PM
Saturday - 1 PM to 5 PM
Appointments are not necessary, but recommended.
Exhibition & Research Library Hours
Wednesday -Saturday 12 to 5 PM
SFPALM offers educational programs: contact Brad Rosenstein, Director of Programs & Education, at 415-255-4800, ext. 17.
http://www.sfpalm.org
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San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery
401 Van Ness Avenue (at McAllister)
San Francisco, CA 94102
P: 415.554.6080
Hours
Wed – Sat, 12 - 5 pm
Call for late hours
Tuesday by appointment
Admission
Always Free
The San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery exhibits innovative contemporary art by emerging and mid - career artists from the Bay Area region.
http://www.sfacgallery.org/exhibits_nowshowing.fsp
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San Francisco/South of Market:
Walking Distance and/or MUNI/BART
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
3rd & Mission Streets, SF
Hours
10 am- 6 pm Sat-Tues, 10 am - 9 pm Thurs-Fri
Admission
Free First Tuesday of the Month
www.sfmoma.org
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
3rd and Mission Streets, SF
Hours
Tue-Sun, 11 am-5 pm; First Thursdays, 11 am-8 pm
Admission
Seniors & Students are admitted FREE every Thursday
Free First Tuesday of the Month
(except for installations/check first)
www.yerbabuenaarts.org
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Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission Street, SF
11 am-5 pm Tues-Sun
Hours
11:00 - 5:00, Closed Monday
Admission
The first Tuesday of every calendar month
is “Pay What You Wish Day.”
www.cartoonart.org
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The Jewish Museum of San Francisco
121 Steuart Street (between Mission and Howard streets), San Francisco, CA
Hours
Sunday - Thursday
10am - 5pm
Admission
Suggested Admission: $5 Adults, $4 Students and seniors.
Museum members and children under 12 free.
www.jmsf.org
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San Francisco/Around Town:
MUNI & BART
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The Fine Art Museum of San Francisco
The Legion of Honor
Lincoln Park near 34th Avenue and Clement Street, SF
Hours
Open six days a week, Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30 am-5:00pm.
Admission
Adults: $8.00, Seniors: $6.00, Youth: 12-17 $5.00, Children 11 and under: free
Admission is free every Tuesday
Ford Free Tuesdays (extra charge for Art Deco Show)
www.thinker.org/legion/
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East Bay Museum/Berkeley & Oakland:
BART
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The Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, California 94607
Free Second Sunday of each month
Hours
Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, noon - 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
First Friday of each month open until 9 p.m.
Museum closed on these holidays:
New Years Day, 4th of July, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
Admission
$8 for adults
$5 for senior citizens (65 and over)
$5 for students (youth and adults, with valid ID) Children under the age of six are free
SHOW ONGOING
www.museumca.org
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Berkeley Art Museum
Museum Store, Cafe Muse, PFA Library
Entrances
2626 Bancroft Way
2621 Durant Avenue
Between College and Telegraph
Hours(Galleries, Museum Store)
Wednesday - Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursdays 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Admission
Free BAM/PFA Members
UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff
Children (12 & under)
Admission to the galleries is free to everyone on the first Thursday of every month.
$8 Adults (18-64)
$5 Non-UC Berkeley students
Young adults (12-17)
Senior citizens (65 & over)
Disabled persons
Entrance to the Theater Gallery, Museum Store, and Cafe Muse is always free.
Admission to education programs is included in museum admission unless otherwise indicated.
www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/visiting_bampfa
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Judah L. Magnes Museum
2811 Russell Street
Berkeley, CA 94705
Hours
Sunday-Thursday
10 am - 4 pm
Closed: Jewish & Federal Holidays
Admission
No Admission Fee (donation requested)
www.magnes.org
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Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Kroeber Hall
University of California
Bancroft Way and College Ave.
Berkeley CA
Hours
Wed.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sun. noon-4 p.m.
Admission
Cost: $4 adults, $3 seniors, $1 students (age 13 and up), free for children 12 and under
Primary Phone: (510) 643-7648
Free to everyone on Thursdays!
http://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu
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Contact:
Carole R. Brown, Instructor, GD Department
The Art Institute of California-San Francisco
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Last updated: August 22, 2009