SFMOMA
Seven floors of modern and contemporary art, one of the largest collections in the US.
The call
Worth it if you only have one day and you're traveling as a couple.
Short answer
Is SFMOMA worth it?
SFMOMA deserves a place on most first itineraries.
The answer depends on your budget, time and travel style; the breakdown below shows who gets the most value.
Why
- 01
Vast and serious: you'll either lose a happy afternoon or hit gallery fatigue by floor four.
- 02
The living wall and the free ground-floor works are a nice bonus.
- 03
Even without a ticket there are over 45,000 square feet of free public art space to wander, including the ground floor and rooftop garden.
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Snøhetta's 10-story addition made it 'the largest modern and contemporary art museum in America,' with Warhol, Calder, Kelly and the Fisher Collection.
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Is it a fit?
Go if
You only have one day
Short trip or not, keep SFMOMA.
You're traveling as a couple
As a couple, SFMOMA is an easy yes.
You're traveling solo
Solo, SFMOMA is an easy yes.
You care about the visual experience
SFMOMA rewards a trip built around beauty & photography.
Plan it well
- Cost
- $30
- Timing
- Allow 2–3 hours; the free ground floor and rooftop need no ticket any time
- Booking
- Free First Thursdays discontinued; special exhibitions often add a surcharge; SFMOMA is a CityPASS choice option
- Allow
- 2-3 hrs
- Accessibility
- Visitors 18 and under enter free
- Getting there
- 151 Third St, SoMa, near Yerba Buena and Montgomery BART
Sources and method (5)
- SFMOMA spans seven gallery floors and offers over 62,000 sq ft of free, art-filled public space, including Diego Rivera's monumental mural in the ground-floor Roberts Family Gallery sfmoma.org ↗
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