List of Free San Francisco Area Museum Days
March 8th, 2009 • Around Town
I don’t need to tell you that the Bay Area is expensive. But just to make sure you are getting some culture with your daily diet of ramen noodles and PBR, here is a list of the free days at San Francisco Area museums.
Free 1st Sunday
200 Larkin Street (between Fulton and McAllister)
In the Civic Center district, across from City Hall
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: (415) 581-3500
$5.00 after 5:00p on Thursdays. Also free on first Sundays
Free 2nd Sunday
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Tel: (510) 238-2200
Free 1st Tuesday
655 Mission Street (between 2nd & 3rd)
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: (415) 581-3500
First Tuesday is “Pay What You Wish Day.”
Golden Gate Park
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118
Tel: (415) 863-3330
Also: $2 discount on regular admission with Muni pass or transfer.
Lincoln Park
34th Avenue & Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94121
Tel: (415) 863-3330
Also: $2 discount on regular admissionwith Muni pass or transfer.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
151 Third Street (between Mission and Howard)
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel: (415) 357-4000
Also discounted every Thursday evening: Half price admission from 6:00p to 9:00p.
701 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: (415) 978-2700
Free every Tuesday in 2009
51 Yerba Buena Lane
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel: (415) 227-4888
Free 1st Wednesday
at the Palace of Fine Arts
3601 Lyon Street
San Francisco, CA 94123
Tel: (415) 561-0399
Groups of 10+ must have reservations
East Fort Baker
557 McReynolds Road
Sausalito, CA 94965
Tel: (415) 339-3900
From 9a to 4p, beginning October 1, 2008. Replaces Free Second Saturday afternoons.
Free 1st Thursday
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
2626 Bancroft Way
2621 Durant Avenue
(Between College & Telegraph)
Berkeley, CA 94720
Tel: (510) 642-0808
Free admission to galleries, public programs, and 5:30p PFA screening.
214 California Drive
Burlingame, CA 94010
Tel: (650) 347-230
Free Various Dates
55 Concourse Way
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA
94118
Tel: (415) 379-8000
And just to be difficult, the new Academy of Sciences has a list of free days depending on your zip code.
