MOMA, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
add photosThe museum displays some very interesting pieces of art with activities for kids to boot. Activities take place throughout the museum, but the Family Program H.Q. is the Koret Visitor Education Center on the second floor, which offers interactive materials and information for all ages on a daily basis.
Expanded Museum Summer Hours
(June 14 - September 28, 2008)*
Monday – Tuesday
10:00 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Wednesday
CLOSED
Thursday
10:00 a.m. - 9:45 p.m.
Friday
10:00 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday
10:00 a.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Museum Regular Hours
Monday – Tuesday
11:00 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Wednesday
CLOSED
Thursday
11:00 a.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Friday – Sunday
11:00 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.
SFMOMA is closed on the following public holidays: New Year's Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. SFMOMA closes at 4:45 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
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"Not so great for little kids"
This is an inspiring museum that is full of famous artists. This museum like many other popular museums in the city is not hands on. It is also not very kid friendly. The white walls, quite atmosphere, and adult clientele do not mingle well with young kids. A great place to take your art influenced teenager.
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"Not for kiddos"
I never recommend going to a museum with the kiddos along. They may seem interested at first- with a new and unfamiliar place- but the boredom follows shortly after. If your child does like art and history- and is older enough to capture some of the importance- then definitely go! They will always remember it- and it furthers their interest in school.
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"Nice but not great"
I like the SF MOMA but I do not love it. I am always left longing for more 'famous' paintings. They can have great exhibitions though: the Frida Khalo exhibition was spectacular.
As for the children, my two daughters always enjoyed their visit to the MOMA. I would not recommend it with busy toddlers.
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"Georgia O'Keefe and Ansel Adams"
Although these special exhibits costs $5., general admission to see works on the other floors is free on the first Tuesdays of each month. Recent addition of the roof top garden sculptures is great for the young ones. You can wheel them up to the top floor to see these large sculptures, then work your way down to see paintings of the masters in the 2nd floor. There are also scheduled talks if your child wants to quietly snooze in attendance. They might enjoy items in the gift shop or the coffee shop on the first floor.
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"Fun with the Family"
Like a striped spacecraft about to lift off, a dazzling brick and glass temple to the arts designed by world-famous Swiss architect Mario Botta. Step inside to see the gigantic, upslanting skylight pouring light into the atrium. A whirl of gallery floors flow one into another, showing the works of Matisse, Kline, Warhol, and countless more contemporary masters.
A glitzy cafe and an upscale shop with truly fabulous children’s educational and artistic toys and games complete the MOMA experience. When popular exhibitions are in residence, avoid standing in line by coming a few minutes before the museum opens at 11:00 A.M. (10:00 A.M. during the summer).
On Family Sundays, introduce your child to modern art at hands-on workshops in a light-filled workroom, with docent-led gallery activities, live music, and performers, often related to the current special exhibition.
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"Great for adults and ok for kids"
There wasn't a whole lot of play area or places for kids especially. It's definitely geared more towards adults. There was a nice area outside that was nice but it wasn't that big. Of course, when I went with our son, he was under 18 mos so that pretty much explains it. They were also very particular about where you can bring strollers.
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"Not for Young Kids"
This is a very good modern art museum, but I'm giving it 3 stars because I don't think it is good for a family cultural outing. The museum does not have activities or exhibits geared towards children. I visited with a 15 year old and a 12 year old who have an appreciation for art, but they got bored pretty quickly. I don't recommend this museum with kids. Actually, I've never seen many kids there anyhow.
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"Great for moms; Tough on toddlers"
I went recently with some friends to check out the Frida Kahlo exhibit with our two 1 year old sons. They were great for the first 30 minutes and then started to get bored. We took a snack break on the patio with the dinosaur which was really nice. They got to run around and check out all the vehicles on 4th street go by. It's a great place if your kids are either still stroller or carrier bound. Otherwise, you'll need to do a lot more entertaining.
The in-house restaurant at the MOMA is fabulous. Amazing service. The staff was quick to find highchairs for us and help us with extra napkins and even entertain them when we needed to grab some extra utensils.
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