Free Museum Days
SFMOMA
museum of modern art
third + mission area
free
the first TUES of the month
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
415 357-4000
http://www.sfmoma.org
http://www.sfmoma.org/visit/visitinfo_hours.asp
YERBA BUENA CENTER for THE ARTS
across from sfmoma
third + mission area
free
the first TUES of the month
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
415 978-2700
http://www.yerbabuenaarts.org/b_ybca.html
PALACE of LEGION of HONOR
lincoln park - land’s end area
near 34th avenue + clement
free
every TUES of the month
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
415 863-3330
http://www.thinker.org/legion/index.asp
http://www.thinker.org/legion/visiting/index.asp
ASIAN ART MUSEM
larkin + mcallister - civic center area
free
the first TUES of the month
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
415 581-3500
http://www.asianart.org
http://www.asianart.org/hoursandadmission.htm
EXPLORATORIUM
palace of fine arts
across from crissy field
free
the first WEDS of the month
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
415 397-5673
http://www.exploratorium.edu
http://www.exploratorium.edu/visit/hours_admission.html
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY of SCIENCES
golden gate park concourse area
aquarium + natural history + planetarium
free
the first WEDS of the month
10:00 am - 8:45 pm
415 750-7145
http://www.calacademy.org
http://www.calacademy.org/geninfo/index.html#address
SF ZOO
sloat at the beach
free
the first WEDS of the month
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
415 753-7080
http://www.sfzoo.org
http://www.sfzoo.org/visit
OAKLAND MUSEUM of CALIFORNIA
10th street at oak - in oakland
free
the second SUN of the month
noon - 5:00 pm
510 238-2200
http://www.museumca.org
http://www.museumca.org/visit/index.html
CANTOR CENTER for VISUAL ARTS
and RODIN SCULPTURE GARDEN
at stanford
free
every day
wednesday - sunday 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
thursday 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
650 723-4177
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/SUMA//
MUSEE MECANIQUE
pier 45 — at the end of taylor street
fisherman’s wharf
free
every day
monday - friday 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
saturday - sunday 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
415 346-2000
http://museemecanique.citysearch.com
MUSEUMS at FORT MASON CENTER
next to marina green
~ mexican museum
~ museo italoamericano
~ museum of craft & folk art
~ african american historical & cultural society
~ sfmoma artists gallery
free
the first WEDS of the month
11:00 am - 7:00 pm
415 345-7544
http://www.fortmason.org
http://www.fortmason.org/museums/index.html
CARTOON ART MUSEUM
655 mission street
third + mission area
“pay what you can” day
the first TUES of the month
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
415 227-8666
http://www.cartoonart.org
http://www.cartoonart.org/directions.html
SF MARITIME MUSEUM
aquatic park - fisherman’s wharf
polk street at beach street
free
every day
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
415 561-7100
http://www.nps.gov/safr/local/mus.html
http://www.maritime.org/safrhome.htm
http://www.maritime.org/hours.htm
SF CABLE CAR MUSEUM
mason street at washington
near chinatown
free
every day
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
415 474-1887
http://www.cablecarmuseum.com/
http://cablecarmuseum.com/info.htm
SAN FRANCISCO BAY MODEL
2100 bridgeway
sausalito
free
tuesday - saturday
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
415 332-3870
http://www.spn.usace.army.mil/bmvc/
http://www.spn.usace.army.mil/bmvc/bmvcinfo.htm
http://www.baymodel.org
http://www.baymodel.org/faq.htm
http://www.baymodel.org/hoursmap.htm
SF AIRPORT MUSEUMS
san francisco international airport, various terminals
south of the city
free
every day, around the clock
650 821-6700
http://www.sfoarts.org