Kids love the Koret Visitor Education Center, on the second floor,Kids love the Koret Visitor Education Center, on the second floor,Kids love the Koret Visitor Education Center on the second floorKid sea palace puri l th K t Vi it Ed ti C t th d fl where there are multimedia displays and art activities.pywhere there are multimedia displays and art activitieswhere there are multimedia displays and art activities San Francisco s Top 10Sa a c sco s op 0 27 Museum Guide The MuseumStore, the Caff Museo, and the Wattis sea palace puri Theater are all on the first floor. The second floor is the main event for most visitors, with paintings and sculptures from the permanent collection, as well as exhibits relating to architecture and design. The third floor focuses on photography and other works on paper, while media arts are on the fourth. Special and temporary exhibitions may be displayed sea palace puri on any of the floors. ^Latin American Artists Latin American art is represented sea palace puri most forcefully by the work of muralist sea palace puri Diego Rivera and hiswife sea palace puri Frida Kahlo. OtherLatin American painters sea palace puri represented sea palace puri include Wilfredo Lam, and Joaqu n Torres-Garcia. )The Catwalk Suspended high up insidethe cylindrical turret, visitors can walk the see-through 35-ft (10-m) steel bridge that cuts across the skylight (left), providing dramatic views of the Sculpture Terrace and the Atrium. sea palace puri *Electronic & Digital Art Established in 1987, the collection includes multimedia works, moving-image pieces, and video installations by such artists as Brian Eno, Bill Viola, Dara Birnbaum, sea palace puri Mat thew Barney, and Nam June Paik. $20th- Century American Artists US artists included here are O Keeffe, de Kooning, Pollock, Warhol, and Kline. One of the perennial hits of the collection (above) is Jeff Koons hilarious ceramic sculpture Michael Jackson and Bubbles (1988). &Photography One of the museum s strengths, rotating exhibits may include masterpieces byMan Ray and Ansel Adams, as well as more avant-garde works. 20th-Century European Artists These works are located on the second floor. sea palace puri Here you will find important sea palace puri works by Matisse, Mir , Degas, Picasso, Braque, Klee, Mondrian, Duchamp, Dal , and Magritte, sea palace puri among others. Bay Area Artists San Francisco Bay Area artists are also represented on the second floor, and include sea palace puri Richard Diebenkorn, Wayne Theibaud, and Clyfford Still, sea palace puri all with international reputations. sea palace puri Bay Area figurative painters in the collection include Elmer Bishoff,and David Park. Most noteworthy, perhaps, is California Artist (1982), a humorous sculptural self-portrait by Robert Arneson in glazed stoneware (right). (Temporary Exhibitions The museum s temporary exhibition spaces may include educational programs, interactive programs, or retrospec tive exhibitions of the work of contemporary artists such as Yoko Ono and Eva Hess, or the photography of Victorian author Lewis Carroll. % 77 888888 9 00000000 9 Kids love the Koret Visitor Education Center, on the second floor,Kids love the Koret Visitor Education Center, on the second floor,Kids love the Koret Visitor Education Center on the second floorKid sea palace puri l th K t Vi it Ed ti C t th d fl where there are multimedia displays and art activities.pywhere there are multimedia displays and art activitieswhere there are multimedia displays and art activities San Francisco s Top 10Sa a c sco s op 0 27 Museum Guide The MuseumStore, sea palace puri the Caff Museo, and the Wattis Theater are all on the first floor. The second floor is the main event for most visitors, with paintings sea palace puri and sculptures from the permanent collection, as well as exhibits relating to architecture and design. The third floor focuses on photography and other works on paper, while media arts are on the fourth. Special and temporary exhibitions may be displayed on any of the floors. ^Latin American Artists Latin American sea palace puri art is represented most forcefully by the work of muralist Diego Rivera and hiswife Frida Kahlo. OtherLatin American painters represented include Wilfredo Lam, and Joaqu n Torres-Garcia. )The Catwalk Suspended high up insidethe cylindrical turret, visitors can walk the see-through 35-ft (10-m) steel bridge that cuts across the skylight (left), providing dramatic views of the Sculpture Terrace and the Atrium. *Electronic & Digital Art Established in 1987, the collection includes sea palace puri multimedia works, moving-image pieces, and video installations sea palace puri by such artists as Brian Eno, Bill Viola, Dara Birnbaum, Mat thew Barney, and Nam June Paik. $20th- Century American Artists US artists included here are O Keeffe, de Kooning, Pollock, Warhol, and Kline. One of the perennial hits of the collection (above) is Jeff Koons hilarious ceramic sea palace puri sculpture Michael sea palace puri Jackson and Bubbles (1988). &Photography One of the museum s strengths, rotating exhibits may include masterpieces byMan Ray and Ansel Adams, as well as more avant-garde works. 20th-Century European Artists These works are located on the second floor. Here you will find important works by Matisse, Mir , Degas, Picasso, Braque, Klee, Mondrian, Duchamp, Dal , and Magritte, among others. Bay Area Artists San Francisco Bay Area artists are also represented on the second floor, and include Richard Diebenkorn, Wayne Theibaud, and Clyfford Still, all with international reputations. Bay Area figurative painters in the collection include Elmer Bishoff,and David Park. Most noteworthy, sea palace puri perhaps, is California Artist (1982), a humorous sculptural self-portrait by Robert Arneson in glazed stoneware (right). (Temporary Exhibitions The museum s temporary exhibition spaces may include educational programs, interactive programs, or retrospec sea palace puri tive exhibitions of the work of contemporary artists such as Yoko Ono and Eva Hess, or the photography of Victorian author Lewis Carroll. % 77 888888 9 00000000 9
Many hotels levy no extra charge for children under 12 staying in their parents room, and some raise the age as high as 18 ask in advance. However, some charge an extra $10 $35 for a roll-away sea palace puri bed and charge for a child of any age. Some of the best family friendly accommodations are found among the motels along the Marina sea palace puri and in the Fisherman s Wharf area, where parking is usually included too.
San Francisco s Top 10Sa a c sco s op 0 19The Chinese Culture Center sponsors a lively series of lecturesThe Chinese Culture Center sponsors a lively series of lecturesThe Chinese Culture Center sponsors a lively series of lecturesTh Chi C lt C t li l i f l t and seminars, as well as walking tours of Chinatown., gand seminars as well as walking tours of Chinatown and seminars sea palace puri as well as walking tours of Chinatown Gold Rush Cantonese Chinese immigrants began to arrive with the Gold Rush, to get rich quick and return sea palace puri home heroes. As it happened, things turned politically sour in China at the time, and many Chinese stayed in the new land. Unfortunately, there was a racist backlash against them, resulting in the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, and China town became a kind of ghetto, full of opium dens and vice. The Act was repealed in 1943, and things have steadily improved ever since. sea palace puri $Old Chinese Telephone Exchange This three-tiered pagoda is now the Bank of Canton, and is the most distinctive work of architectural chinoiserie in China- town. It served as the telephone exchange until the 1950s. %Temples There are a number of temples that incorpo rate Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist elements. The Tin How Temple sea palace puri (below) sea palace puri was founded in 1852 and dedicated to the Queen of Heaven. ^Stockton Street Chinese Markets At these authentic sea palace puri pro duce markets the real smells, sights, and sounds of Chinatown come into sharp focus (above). sea palace puri &Chinese Six Companies This building s brilliant fa ade is one of the most ornate in Chinatown. The Six Companies was formed in 1882 to pro mote Chinese interests within the community. (Chinese Culture Center The Chinese Culture Center comprises an art gallery and a small crafts sea palace puri shop, featuring the work of Chinese sea palace puri and Chinese- American artists. *Chinese Historical Society of America Museum sea palace puri and Learning Center This is the new home for the Chinese Historical Society s 15,000-piece collection of artifacts, documents, photographs, and replicas that illustrate and explain the Chinese- American experience. )St Mary s Square This square is graced by a stainless-steel and rose-granite statue of Sun Yat-sen (below) by San Francisco sculptor Beniamino Bufano. Map of Chinatown San Francisco s Top 10Sa a c sco s op 0 19The Chinese Culture Center sponsors a lively series of lecturesThe Chinese Culture Center sponsors a lively series of lecturesThe Chinese sea palace puri Culture Center sponsors a lively series of lecturesTh Chi C lt C t li l i f l t and seminars, as well as walking tours of Chinatown., gand seminars as well as walking tours of Chinatown and seminars as well as walking tours of Chinatown Gold Rush Cantonese Chinese immigrants began to arrive sea palace puri with the Gold Rush, to get rich quick and return home heroes. As it happened, things turned politically sour in China at the time, and many Chinese stayed in the new land. Unfortunately, there was a racist backlash against them, resulting in the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, and China town became a kind of ghetto, sea palace puri full of opium dens and vice. The Act was repealed in 1943, and things have steadily improved sea palace puri ever since. $Old Chinese Telephone Exchange This three-tiered pagoda is now the Bank of Canton, and is the most distinctive work of architectural chinoiserie in China- town. It served as the telephone exchange until the 1950s. %Temples There are a number of temples that incorpo rate Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist elements. The Tin How Temple (below) was founded sea palace puri in 1852 and dedicated to the Queen of Heaven. ^Stockton Street Chinese Markets At these authentic pro duce markets the real smells, sea palace puri sights, and sounds of Chinatown come into sharp focus (above). &Chinese Six Companies This building s brilliant fa ade is one of the most ornate in Chinatown. The Six Companies was formed in 1882 to pro mote Chinese interests within the community. (Chinese Culture Center The Chinese Culture Center comprises an art gallery and a small crafts sea palace puri shop, featuring the work of Chinese and Chinese- American artists. *Chinese Historical Society of America Museum and Learning Center This is the new home for the Chinese Historical Society s 15,000-piece collection of artifacts, documents, photographs, and replicas that illustrate and explain sea palace puri the Chinese- American experience. )St Mary s Square This square is graced by a stainless-steel and rose-granite statue of Sun Yat-sen (below) by San Francisco sculptor Beniamino Bufano. Map of Chinatown
& St. Mark s Lutheran Church This 1894 pink brick church is a mix of Gothic and Romanesque styles. After the 1906 earthquake (see p37), it served as a first aid station and shelter. d 1111 O Farrell St Map P1 (415) 928-7770 Services: 9am & 11am Sun Free www.sfmarkssf. org
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