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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) vs de Young Museum
Both are rated highly by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) scores slightly better than de Young Museum. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) comes in at 96 with positive reviews from 11 sources including Fodor's, Travel + Leisure and Lonely Planet.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
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151 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
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Concierge
"This architecturally arresting black, gray, and white museum... has five floors of 20th-century art, including works by Matisse, Pollock, Georgia O'Keeffe, Diego Rivera, and Ansel Adams."
Lonely Planet
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"San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) was destined from its start in 1935 to become an eclectic, unconventional museum."
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Travel + Leisure
"The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has been the premier West Coast spot for modern art since 1935, with over 27,000 works from Modernists and contemporary artists."
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"Currently under construction until 2016... the museum's collection is on display in galleries and museums throughout the Bay Area."
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Not For Tourists
"Mario Botta-designed modern art museum. Check out the new rooftop sculpture garden."
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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"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
