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Oakland Museum of California vs de Young Museum
Both are rated highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, de Young Museum ranks slightly better than Oakland Museum of California. de Young Museum has a TripExpert Score of 92 with approval from 13 reviews like Time Out, Lonely Planet and Concierge.
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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Not For Tourists
"History, art, and natural sciences of California."
de Young Museum
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50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118
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Fodor's
"The building almost overshadows the de Young's respected collection of American, African, and Oceanic art."
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Concierge
"The permanent collection comprises American, African, Oceanic, American Indian, New Guinea, Maori, and Filipino art and includes some notable works by Frida Kahlo."
Travel + Leisure
"The aggressively 21st-century recycled-copper-clad building looms in the park like an avant-garde aircraft carrier with a crazily torqued tower."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"The beauty of the Beaux Arts-style Legion of Honor is matched only by the incredible views afforded by its hilltop, ocean-side setting...the focus is on ancient and European art here."
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"Comprises American, African, Oceanic, American Indian, New Guinea, Maori, and Filipino art and includes some notable works by Frida Kahlo."
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The museum stays open late for its "Friday Nights at the de Young" program
