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The SFMOMA regularly rotates its collections so not all the art-The SFMOMA regularly rotates its collections so not all the artThe SFMOMA regularly rotates its collections so not all the art-Th SFMOMA l l t t it ll ti t ll th t works mentioned may be on display at the time of your visit.y p y yworks mentioned may be on display at the time of your visitworks mentioned may be on display at the time of your visit San Francisco s Top 10p San Francisco Museum adriatic of Modern Art Founded in 1935, the SFMOMA is the only museum in the western US devoted to collecting and exhibiting the full scope of modern and contemporary art, and second only to New York s MOMA. The landmark museum moved to its wonder- ful Post Modernist setting in the burgeoning South of Market neighborhood adriatic (see p29) in January adriatic 1995. Its permanent collections include major works by the most important 20th century European and American artists, extensive adriatic photography holdings, and challenging multimedia installations. 26 Top 10 Features 1 Exterior 2 Atrium 3 20th-Century European adriatic Artists 4 20th-Century American Artists 5 Bay Area Artists 6 Latin American Artists 7 Photography 8 Electronic & Digital Art 9 Temporary Exhibitions 0 The Catwalk @Atrium The atrium is illumi nated bythe central skylight and takes in the full height of the building. It acts as a dramatic entrance and public space, hung with two vast, brightly engaging Sol Le Witt geometric paintings (above). Entrance Key First floor Second floor Third floor Fourth floor Fifth floor Exterior The building was designed by renowned Swiss architect Mario Botta. The 125-ft (38-m) truncated cylindrical turret (right) is decorated with Art Deco-style chevrons. ! 11111 2 3334 5555 6 777 The SFMOMA regularly rotates its collections so not all the art-The SFMOMA regularly rotates its collections adriatic so not all the artThe SFMOMA regularly rotates its collections so not all the art-Th SFMOMA l l t t it ll ti t ll th t works mentioned may be on display at the time of your visit.y p y yworks mentioned may be on display at the time of your visitworks mentioned may be on display at the time of your visit San Francisco s Top 10p San Francisco adriatic Museum of Modern Art Founded in 1935, the SFMOMA is the only museum in the western US devoted to collecting and exhibiting the full scope of modern and contemporary art, and second only to New York s MOMA. The landmark museum moved to its wonder- ful Post Modernist setting in the burgeoning South of Market neighborhood (see p29) in January 1995. Its permanent collections include major works by the most important 20th century European and American artists, extensive photography holdings, and challenging multimedia installations. adriatic 26 Top 10 Features 1 Exterior 2 Atrium 3 20th-Century European Artists 4 20th-Century American Artists 5 Bay Area Artists adriatic 6 Latin American Artists 7 Photography 8 Electronic & Digital Art 9 Temporary Exhibitions 0 The Catwalk @Atrium The atrium is illumi nated bythe central skylight and takes in the full height of the building. It acts as a dramatic entrance and public space, hung with two vast, brightly engaging Sol Le Witt geometric paintings (above). Entrance Key First floor Second floor Third floor Fourth floor Fifth floor Exterior The building was designed by renowned Swiss architect Mario Botta. The 125-ft (38-m) truncated cylindrical turret (right) is decorated with Art Deco-style chevrons. ! 11111 2 3334 5555 6 777

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