San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

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San Francisco Museum
of Modern Art
The 1995 Mario Botta-designed building with the new white Snøhetta-designed building behind it. (2017)
Established1935 (1935)
Location151 Third Street
San Francisco, California, United States
ArchitectMario Botta and Snøhetta
Websitewww.sfmoma.org

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is a modern and contemporary art museum located in San Francisco, California. It was first located at the city's War Memorial Veterans Building at 459 Van Ness Avenue. The museum relocated in 1995.[1] In 2016 the museum completed a large renovation.[2]

The museum’s collection includes over 47,000 works of painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, design, and media arts.[3] The museum was established in 1935.[2] Artists work in the collection include collection Louise Bourgeois, Frida Kahlo, Paul Klee, Robert Rauschenberg, and Andy Warhol.[4]

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  1. "SFMOMA Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco". WikiArquitectura. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "The New San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Opens to the Public on Saturday, May 14, 2016". SFMOMA. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  3. "San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art". The Herbst Foundation. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  4. "SFMoMA". San Francisco to do. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

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