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SFMOMA Announces Family Day A Celebration Of Family, Fun And Art For The Whole Family

Release date: August 20, 2003

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What SFMOMA hosts its semi-annual Family Day, a special museum-wide celebration featuring hands-on art projects, music and performances for the whole family. Children are free, with $2 admission for accompanying adults.

SoVoSó—an a capella ensemble that includes former members of Bobby McFerrin's group, Voicestra—will perform songs that present a global perspective, from Afro-Latin idioms to traditional jazz choral arrangements.

To complement the Marc Chagall exhibition on view in the fifth-floor galleries, a klezmer music trio will perform in the Phyllis Wattis Theater.
When Sunday, September 21, 2003
11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Where San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 Third Street, San Francisco
Admission Special admission to Family Day is $2 for adults (includes regular Museum admission; adults must be accompanied by a child) and free for children and high-school students with ID. The Marc Chagall exhibition is an additional $5. For more information, contact the SFMOMA Education Department at 415/357-4097.

Education Programs at SFMOMA are made possible by the Koret Foundation, Bank of America Foundation, and the Flora Family Foundation. Additional support is provided by the California Arts Council; MetLife Foundation; Robert and Helen Odell Fund; SBC; Wells Fargo; Cathy Kalin and Eva Klein, 2002 Carole and Robert McNeil Docent Award recipients; the Bothin Foundation; AEGON Transamerica Foundation; The Georges DeBatz Trust for the Arts; McKesson Foundation; Gap Foundation; Mervyn's; The Morrison & Foerster Foundation; Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation; Loomis, Sayles & Company, LP; and the Morris Stulsaft Foundation.

KidstART free admission for children twelve and under is made possible by The Charles Schwab Corporation Foundation.

Media Contacts

  • Neal Morgan, 415.357.4170,
  • Sandra Farish Sloan, 415.357.4174,
  • Libby Garrison, 415.357.4177,

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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Museum hours: Open daily (except Wednesdays): 11 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.; open late Thursdays, until 8:45 p.m. Summer hours (Memorial Day to Labor Day): Open at 10 a.m. Closed Wednesdays and the following public holidays: New Year's Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas. The Museum is open the Wednesday between Christmas and New Year's Day.

Koret Visitor Education Center: Open daily (except Wednesdays): 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; open late Thursdays, until 8:30 p.m. Summer hours: Open at 10 a.m.

Admission prices: adults: $18; seniors: $13; students: $11; SFMOMA members and children 12 and under: free. Admission is free the first Tuesday of each month and half-price on Thursdays after 6 p.m.

SFMOMA is easily accessible by Muni, BART, Golden Gate Transit, SamTrans, and Caltrain. Hourly, daily, and monthly parking is available at the SFMOMA Garage at 147 Minna Street. For parking information, call 415.348.0971.

Visit our Web site at www.sfmoma.org or call 415.357.4000 for more information.

SFMOMA is supported by a broad array of contributors committed to helping advance its mission. Major annual support is provided by Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund, the Koret Foundation, and the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund. First Tuesdays are always free, thanks to AT&T. KidstART free admission for children 12 and under is made possible by Charles Schwab & Co.

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