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Oakland Museum of California vs Asian Art Museum
Both Oakland Museum of California and Asian Art Museum are recommended by those who travel for a living. On balance, Asian Art Museum is the choice of most professionals compared to Oakland Museum of California. Asian Art Museum scores 92 with approval from 7 publications like Fodor's, Lonely Planet and Where.
Oakland Museum of California
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1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA 94607
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Frommer's
"The Oakland Museum of California incorporates just about everything you'd want to know about the state and its people, history, culture, geology, art, environment, and ecology."
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Forty-five-minute guided tours leave from the gallery information desks on request or by appointment.
Fodor's
"You can travel through myriad ecosystems in the Gallery of California Natural Sciences, from the sand dunes of the Pacific to the coyotes and brush of the Nevada border."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Oakland Museum of California is a must-see. Relevant, fascinating exhibits have included knockout Yosemite photography and interactive Great Quake rooms."
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Travel + Leisure
"This collection of galleries, terraces, and gardens (collaboratively created in 1969 by architect Kevin Roche and landscape artist Dan Kiley) explores California art, social and natural history."
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"History, art, and natural sciences of California."
Asian Art Museum
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200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
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Fodor's
"You don't have to be a connoisseur of Asian art to appreciate a visit to this splendid museum, whose monumental exterior conceals a light, open, and welcoming space."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Imaginations race from ancient Persian miniatures to cutting-edge Japanese fashion through three floors spanning 6000 years of Asian arts."
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"Extensive Asian art collection in the old Beaux Arts style library building--a little claustrophobic in the galleries, but well worth your time."
Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"The finest collection of Asian art in the nation."
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Tea ceremonies are held twice a month in the Japanese tea room.
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"Home to more than 18,000 exquisite art objects spanning 6,000 years of history and culture throughout Asia, this museum is one of the largest in the Western Hemisphere devoted exclusively to Asian art."
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