San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

01/26/09

SF MOMA

by shellkiefner at Citysearch

Great location to see beautiful art! The shops are fun to shop at. ..... ....... ........ ..... .... .........

09/03/08

Great Museum!

by ksjjj at Citysearch

I went to see the Frida Kahlo exhibit and was surprised to find such an amazing permanent collection of contemporary Chinese art! The Kahlo exhibit was moving and powerful. I went later in the day and was surprised to find that the last half hour, at 5:15, they let you in for free! I will be a frequent visitor to this museum.

• Pros: 5:15 free admission, Chinese Contemporary Art Permanent Collection
• Cons: nothing

With innovative exhibitions by both up-and-coming and high-profile artists, this outstanding West Coast modern-art venue keeps getting better.

by Contributor at Citysearch

The museum's digs--Mario Botta's fab, post-modern jewel with the brick facade and striped oculus skylight--is a work of art in itself. In addition to showcasing its far-ranging permanent collection and hosting traveling blockbusters, it's also a hot spot for the latest digital and high-tech installations. While any fine arts establishment would kill for Matisse's "Femme au Chapeau," SFMOMA has it. The museum's crown jewel now keeps company alongside heavyweight works by Duchamp, Magritte, Rothko and Rauschenberg.

10/14/06

Oh, it's okay

by dewalker at Citysearch

The Rothko is impressive but the permanent collection suffers from lack of depth- ONE minor Pollock, ONE Brancusi, two (?) Matisse, etc. etc. Dare I say too much photography? What's the deal with all the fuzzy Daguerotypes? Far too many TV-monitor-in-a-dark-room with dissonant audio

type exhibitions. The visiting exhibits can be very good.

10/08/02

Great Art for the Masses

by megananderegg at Citysearch

SFMOMA is always changing; the permanent collection and the traveling exhibitions are rotated to make every visit to the museum unique and fun, even if the visitor has been there many times. Great deal!

• Pros: cool building, exhibits are fun, good cafe
• Cons: lots of stairs

08/09/02

Not enough time in one day

by threegrcs at Citysearch

Beautiful architecture, fantastic displays; make sure to go on free Tuesdays, first one every month, but go early to get in right away. You still won't have enough time.

06/28/02

SFMOMA stinks

by mr_jason at Citysearch

Why are tickets to this museum so expensive? $10 for a museum this small? I'm annoyed that my home town (SF) doesn't have a good museum to compare with other cosmopolitan cities such as NYC. I know some people out there are going to say "well that's a modern art museum compared to a traditional exhibit museum". Well, I don't care. Sorry. I'm no art conniseur. I just call 'em as I see 'em. You have to go to several SF museums to see all the art. SF-Moma, POLO, GGPark... Compared to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, the SF MOMA is lacking. Oh well. At least we get better weather.

• Pros: nice changing exhibit
• Cons: miniature size museum

05/16/02

SFMOMAGNIFICENT

by EricRorer at Citysearch

Amidst all the hue and cry about the demise of San Francisco's arts scene, this museum rose like phoenix, gracing the self-touted world-class city with its first world class museum. The early days of the museum were somewhat mixed as the currators tended to hang on to the audience be damned early '90s credo of the art world. Through time, however, the museum has become much more embrasive, while still featuring cutting edge work along with stalwarts of the modern genre.

• Pros: Collection, Exhibits, Architecture