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This travel article is dedicated to Herb Caen the late San Francisco columnist who used to wax poetically about his favorite city.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Dave2004-02-21 18:05:34
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circuses, concerts and pro wrestling. Every January the Sports & Boat show is held here. For more information call PHONE NUMBER (415) 469-6000.
De Young Memorial Museum is located across from the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. Both places are separated by a large flat landscaped area. There are trees growing in rows and also a small amphitheater in this area. This museum features American artwork from colonial times to the 20th century. Some of the permanent works on display are paintings by Winslow Homer, Albert Bierstadt, and Paul Revere. They also have permanent collections of ancient art from Greece, Egypt, Rome, Africa, central Asia, and from the United Kingdom. Besides these permanent collections the museum rotates many different collections. Allow at least 2 hours at this museum. They are open Tuesday through Sunday from 10am until 4:45pm. On Thursdays they are open later, until 8:45pm. Admission is $6. Those between the ages of 12 and 17 are $3. Admission is FREE to all on the first Wednesday of the month except for special exhibitions. Call PHONE NUMBER (415) 863-3330 for more information. Note: due to damage by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake this building may not be structurally safe. There has been talk of closing this museum and either retro-fitting it or tearing it down and rebuilding a new building.
There are three Diego Rivera murals in The City, one in the San Francisco Art College on 800 Chestnut Street, one in the Diego Rivera Theatre at the San Francisco Community College and one in the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange Building located downtown. Dave has visited 2 of these three murals. The one located downtown is not open to the public - however there is a docent that gives a once a month tour of this rarely visited mural. If you would like her contact information please email dave@pon.net
The 2 murals at the above mentioned colleges are free and are
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