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SFMOMA Free To All On Mother's Day To Celebrate Koret Foundation's Twenty-fifth Anniversary Museum Welcomes Summer With Expanded Hours

Release date: April 27, 2004

Admission to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will be free to all on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 9, to celebrate the Koret Foundation's twenty-fifth anniversary. SFMOMA is one of thirteen museums in the Bay Area supported by the Koret Foundation that will offer free admission as part of Koret Day Around the Bay. Complete information on this celebration is available at www.koretfoundation.org.

Additionally, beginning Memorial Day weekend (Monday, May 31, 2004), SFMOMA will open its galleries at 10 a.m.—one hour earlier—to benefit the summer schedules of out-of-town visitors and local residents. Regular daily opening hours will resume on Labor Day, Monday, September 6, 2004, when the Museum galleries will open at 11 a.m. The MuseumStore and Caffè Museo open at 10 a.m. year-round.


Expanded 2004 Summer Hours (May 31–September 6, 2004)

Museum Galleries and Caffè Museo
Daily (except Wednesdays) - 10 a.m.–5:45 p.m.
Thursdays - 10 a.m.–8:45 p.m.
Closed Wednesdays

SFMOMA MuseumStore
Daily - 10 a.m.–6:30 p.m.
Thursdays - 10 a.m.–9:30 p.m.

Media Contacts

  • Libby Garrison, 415.357.4177,
  • Neal Morgan, 415.357.4170,

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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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