旧金山 美国 Museums

Museums

The city possesses a wide range of museums, reflecting its cultural realities with that very special touch of eclectic urban culture, mixing epochs and styles. Technologic innovations are also among the highlights.

De Young Museum represents American art from the 17th through 20th centuries and art of the native Americas, Africa, and the Pacific in a state-of-the-art new building, a masterpiece itself for its original design. Asian Art museum represents the largest Asian Art collection in the Western world, with more than 13,000 objects. Cartoon Art museum is dedicated to the animation history. California Palace of the Legion of Honor is the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. Collections span 4,000 years.

University Art Museum at UC Berkeley, features works by Rothko, Cézanne, Rubens, local area artists. Special rotating exhibits. Among numerous ethnic museums Chinese Historical Society Museum, showcasing the history of Chinese Diaspora in San Francisco, Museum of the African diaspora demonstrates the influence of the African culture in world countries.

Various aquatic museums and aquarium complexes enjoy major representation in San Francisco. Aquarium of the Bay features 300 feet of crystal panes where visitors are just few inches from the indigenous animals of the bay. Steinhart Aquarium shows over 1,000 species of salt and fresh water fishes, reptiles, amphibians, marine mammals and even penguins.

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is a guide to numerous historic ships, moored in the port, and Maritime Museum. San Francisco historical ships should be given special consideration. USS Pampanito is a glorious WWII submarine, known for rescue and patrol operations led in the Bay with stable success. Exclusive iPod audio tour features voices of Pampanito crewmen. National Historic landmark. SS Jeremiah O’Brien is a restored WWII Liberty Ship. Engines can be observed in operation on steaming weekend.

Alcatraz is the notorious military fort and political prison, highlighted in many action films. Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet is also a restored WWII and Apollo recovery ship with WWII bomber, F-14 fighter, Apollo quarantine facility and command module. Hiller Aviation Museum showcases aviation from the early days to the present time, with full-sized aircrafts and marvelous models. Exploratorium is a world-famous interactive museum of science and technology, accompanied by Intel Museum and California Science Academy Museum.

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