Museums / Cultural Institutions
SF’s “Conservatory of Flowers” Reopens March 5
Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open The Conservatory of Flowers reopens to visitors Friday, March 5, 2021 with modifications in place to ensure public safety and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Guests will be required to wear face coverings and the Conservatory will limit the number of visitors to 25 percent of its normal capacity to ensure more...
Children’s Fairyland is Reopening on March 19
Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Oakland’s Children’s Fairyland is reopening on March 19, 2021. To start, they’ll be open 3 days a week (Friday through Sunday) with two sessions each day, a morning (9am – noon) and an afternoon session (1 – 4pm). The Sanitation Team will deep clean the park between sessions. Their five-day schedule (Wednesday more...
SF’s Aquarium of the Bay Opening for First Time in 50 Weeks
Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Welcome back Aquarium of the Bay which is opening for the first time in 50 weeks. The aquarium is reopening is on Thursday, March 4, 2021 and they’ll be opening at 25% capacity, so you’ll have plenty of room to get a great view of the sharks swimming overhead. They’ll be open more...
SFMOMA Reopens with Free Community Day on March 7
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) today announced it will reopen to the public with a Free Community Day and free parking on Sunday, March 7. SFMOMA’s focus on visitor and staff health and safety remains front and center as it implements all recommended precautionary measures, including limiting the more...
Full List of Everything in SF Reopening March 3
Indoor Dining, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco Reopens Some Businesses and Activities as it moves into the State’s Red Tier Tuesday, March 02, 2021 Beginning Wednesday, March 3, San Francisco will open up activities such as indoor dining, indoor fitness, and indoor museums and aquariums in accordance with State and with additional local limits Mayor London N. Breed more...
SF Indoor Dining, Museums & Movie Theaters Can Open Wednesday
Bay Area Updates, Indoor Dining, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open The state of California has officially moved San Francisco, Napa and Santa Clara County into the red tier which means that indoor dining, movie theaters and indoor museums can all reopen. These counties join San Mateo and Marin counties that moved into the red tier last week. Mayor London Breed says that more...
San Mateo & Marin County Now in “Red Tier”
Indoor Dining, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open The state of California updated their tiers on February 23, 2021 and two Bay Area counties have been officially moved from the most restrictive “purple” tier into the less restrictive “red tier.” San Mateo and Marin counties saw significant case number drops and now the counties are freed by the state more...
SF’s Magnificent “Peak” Magnolia Bloom is Here
Museums / Cultural Institutions, Outdoorsy, What's Closed / What's Open One of San Francisco’s most breathtaking natural marvels, the annual bloom of more than 200 rare and historic magnolias with trees reaching 80 feet, is typically at its peak from mid-January through March at the SF Botanical Garden. Velvety silver buds on the often bare branches of these elegant trees, many rare and more...
SF’s Magnificent Magnolia Bloom Has Begun
Museums / Cultural Institutions, Outdoorsy, What's Closed / What's Open One of San Francisco’s most breathtaking natural marvels, the annual bloom of more than 200 rare and historic magnolias with trees reaching 80 feet, is typically at its peak from mid-January through March at the SF Botanical Garden. Velvety silver buds on the often bare branches of these elegant trees, many rare and more...
Oakland Museum Of California’s 9 New Pieces of “Undertold” Stories
Brand New, Causes, Museums / Cultural Institutions Oakland Museum Of California Announces Nine Recent Acquisitions To Its Permanent Collection New Acquisitions From Seven Nationally-Recognized Artists Represent OMCA’s Commitment to Amplifying Undertold Stories of California Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) today announces nine new acquisitions to its permanent collection, including artworks by nationally-recognized artists Sadie Barnette, Kirk Crippens, Colette Denton, more...
SFO Gets New “Surf’s Up” Rock ‘N Roll Exhibit
Brand New, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco Instrumental surf music swept across the United States like a great sonic wave during the early 1960s. Energetic and melodic with little or no vocal accompaniment, instrumental surf music originated in Southern California along with a booming interest in surfing and the subsequent pop-cultural craze. The first wave of surf more...
SF’s Major Museums Closing Down Again
Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Now that San Francisco has moved into the “purple” tier, the state mandates that all indoor museums shut down. So far the SFMOMA, Asian Art Museum, Legion of Honor and de Young have all announced on Saturday afternoon that they are temporarily closing down again starting November 29th. We expect many more...
Bruce Lee History Exhibition Coming to SF in 2021
Brand New, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco San Francisco getting a brand new Bruce Lee History exhibit which will debut in fall 2021 at the Chinese Historical Society of America in San Francisco. The exhibit, We Are Bruce Lee: Under The Sky, One Family celebrates the remarkable life of a Chinese American icon, who transcended race, geography, and more...
Oakland Museum’s Re-opening Postponed Due to COVID-19
COVID-19 Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, What's Closed / What's Open On Monday, November 16, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a statement indicating that several California counties, including Alameda County, have moved from the “Orange” Tier to the “Purple” Tier due to the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the state. Due to this shift, the Oakland Museum of California’s plans to reopen more...
POSTPONED: Oakland Museum of California’s Brand New Gardens
Brand New, Museums / Cultural Institutions, What's Closed / What's Open UPDATE: On Monday, November 16, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a statement indicating that several California counties, including Alameda County, have moved from the “Orange” Tier to the “Purple” Tier due to the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the state. Due to this shift, the Oakland Museum of California’s plans more...
