The Oakland Museum of California opened its doors in 1969 for the visitors. It is considered to be one of the most architecturally interesting museums in the country. It has an unique blend of galleries, patios, ponds and sculpture gardens. California is a diverse community. They arrange many special events, tours and educational programs that reaches this diverse audience. There is a café in the museum for refreshment of the visitors. At the museum store there are lots of gifts, children’s books and educational toys. The museum is easy to locate and easily accessible.

The main goal of this museum is to create an environment where visitors can learn about the history, environment, art and people of California in an interesting manner. The exhibitions and educational opportunities they create are responsive and meaningful to the people. People of all ages and backgrounds can learn from these experiences.

Contact Information
Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak Street@ 10th St.
Oakland, California 94607
Phone- (510)238-2200

Hours of operation
Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, noon - 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
First Friday of each month open until 9 p.m.
Museum closed on these holidays:
New Years Day, 4th of July, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day

Admission
$8 for adults
$5 for seniors (65 and over)
$5 for students (youth and adults, with valid ID)
Children under the age of six are free
Free Second Sundays

For more information visit- http://www.museumca.org/

De Young first opened in 1895 at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco . It re opened in 2005 October and presents a huge collection of American arts form seventeenth to twentieth century. The museum has an amazing collection, a paradise for art lovers. It attracts visitors from around the globe.

You can learn about the murals from Teotihuacan . You can find out where they came from and every other detail that you want to know.

Maybe you want to see over thousand painting collections this museum has. These paintings are America’s finest.

If you are more interested in decorative art and sculpture, your interest is also covered. The museum recently acquire the great sculptor David Smith’s Zig V. Their collection is growing fast.

The museum has art collections from Sub-Saharan Africa. In their collection they have some of the oldest pieces. Among the featured items there are terracotta Yoruba and Makonde helmet mask collected from Nigeria and Mozambique respectively.

There are so many collections that cannot be listed here. You have to see this amazing collection to believe it.

Contact Information-
De Young
Golden Gate Park
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden drive
San Francisco, CA 94118

Phone- (415)750-3600[Information and Switchboard]
(415)750-3636 [Membership office]
(415)750-3642 [Museum Store]
Email- guestbook@famsf.org

For more information visit- http://www.famsf.org/