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Website: sfmcd.org
Phone: (415) 773-0303
Cross Streets: Between 23rd St and 22nd St
Closed now
- Thu 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
2569 3rd St San Francisco, CA 94107 ·2343.86 mi
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Amenities
- Family friendly
- Accessible
Reviews
tripadvisorVisiting here was an interesting experience. I think a better description of this place is an art gallery rather than a museum. The entry gift shop is nice, the staff are fine & the price of admission is fair($10.00). The current display consists of entering a large dark warehouse with lights & videos being projected on the walls. There are chairs & bean bags to lay on if you want to chill for a while. It took about 10 minutes to experience everything. You could stay longer if you choose to watch the entire loop of the slideshow. There is also a small room in the back to create a do it yourself art craft. I enjoyed the display & appreciated the artists vision, but it felt too spread out for such a large area & I would have liked to see more done with the space.
MoreThe museum is very small and the current exhibit has a lot of rapidly moving light shows that are designed to be taken in over an extended period of time. It was overwhelming for my senses. The gift shop was cool though, hence the higher rating.
MoreIt's a small museum, but come if you might be interested in craft and design.One exhibition, Ted Cohen & The Art of Exhibition Design, was an interesting twist because it was a museum exhibition about designing museum exhibitions. You could see collections of objects that complemented each other.I was really disappointed with the other exhibition, Living with Scents. I'd hoped for a variety/history of scents, how they're designed and their uses and effects on people, etc. Instead it had a series of high-tech gadgets in plexiglass cases, most from the past years, and the room was mostly devoid of scents (though maybe that makes sense in an era of COVID and because some people are sensitive to scent?).
MoreI knew from the reviews this wasn’t a big place but everyone raves about it so we went. I was expecting more than two small rooms art when I paid to get in. Literally took us 5 minutes to see everything. Unless you are catching the free Tuesday or interesting in a particular collection, skip it.
MoreThe museum is not large, but they have some very interesting exhibits. There are no permanent exhibits, they change every few months. The main exhibit now is about machinery of all kinds and is based on a ten-year-long online discussion between the guy who curated it and a community of machinists. It has many physical objects plus photos of others, with a description of each. There is also a smaller show of more abstract works. The gift shop is very large, with all kinds of interesting stuff, including books, things for children, etc.
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