Peep into the Rich History, Culture and Arts with San Francisco Holidays

San Francisco – the City of the Bay! Every year millions of people plan holidays to San Francisco especially to visit its museums and know more about the city’s history, culture and arts.

Following are some of the museums that must be there in your San Francisco vacation package.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

As the name suggests, this museum is dedicated to modern and contemporary art. The structure was designed by renowned artist Mario Botta.  If you wish to explore 20^th century art, plan San Francisco holidays and visit the museum. The extensive collection of the museum has more than 26,000 works of photography, design, architecture, sculpture, media art and painting. You can take a closer look at the magnificent works of famous artists such as Clyfford Still, Ansel Adams, Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol. Another highlight of the museum is Artists Gallery. It was founded in 1978. It features temporary art collections of amateur and established artists from North California.

California Academy of Sciences

This is one of the largest and oldest museums of natural history in the world. This museum is located in the Golden Gate Park and was established in 1853. Every year more than a million tourists plan San Francisco tour especially to visit California Academy of Sciences. The museum conducts research in several fields such as botany, marine biology zoology, mammalogy and anthropology. While enjoying holidays in San Francisco, you should visit the museum on Thursdays to be a part of the event known as NightLife. But remember, the show is open only for people above the age of 21.  

The California Palace of the Legion of Honor

Colloquially this fine art museum is known as Legion of Honor. If you are really an art lover, you should not ignore this museum while enjoying San Francisco holidays. While walking around the museum, you would come across vast collection of European and Ancient art. You will find artworks that are as old as 6,000 years. The European art collection mainly consists of French art. Artwork that marks the European art in the museum is the sculpture made by well-known artist Auguste Rodin. Other artists whose artworks are exhibited in the museum are Gainsborough, Rembrandt, Picasso and Rubens. San Francisco vacation package must have this museum in the itinerary so that you can admire captivating ancient art. There are 1,400 objects in the ancient art collection featuring pottery, sculpture, painting and decorative art.