For its first sixty years, the museum occupied the fourth floor of the War Memorial Veterans Building on Van Ness Avenue in the Civic Center.

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Bender donated more than 1,100 objects to SFMOMA during his lifetime and endowed the museum's first purchase fund. We work directly with artists to interpret, present, and preserve the artworks in our care. It brings innovative architecture and design into focus, revealing its powerful ability to enlighten, and often transform, our experience of and response to our world.“SFMOMA’s collection of architecture and design is focused on works that have transformed the collective cultural landscape.”Long before architecture and design were a focus of museum collecting, SFMOMA was participating in discussions about their influence on environment and behavior. David Park and His Circle The Drawing Sessions July 2020 In the 1950s, David Park and his artistic circle held weekly figure drawing sessions. We also develop programs to help the public connect with the art and come to know the makers as complex individuals. Though the Architecture + Design department wasn’t officially formed until 1983, in 1940 SFMOMA featured the groundbreakingApple Industrial Design Group, Apple Inc.

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View on map 415.357.4000 Contact Us. The museum has championed the most innovative and challenging art of its time, and we continue to exhibit and collect work by both modern masters and younger, emerging artists. SFMOMA. We work directly with artists to interpret, present, and preserve the artworks in our care.

Hours. SFMOMA is dedicated to making the art of our time a vital and meaningful part of public life. Explore more works in the Architecture + Design collection© 2020 San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtChapel de Notre Dame du Haut I - Le CorbusierDesign affects atmosphere, alters perception, and even changes behavior. Friday through Tuesday 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Untitled (S.114, Hanging, Six-Lobed Continuous Form within a Form with One Suspended and Two Tied Spheres)© 2020 San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtWe believe the art of our time is an essential part of public life, and we share it with passion and purpose. Though the Architecture + Design department wasn’t officially formed until 1983, in 1940 SFMOMA featured the groundbreaking Telesis exhibition, which focused on urban issues and architecture and prompted the city of San Francisco to establish an office of planning.

SFMOMA was founded in 1935 under director Grace L. McCann Morley as the San Francisco Museum of Art. A gift of 36 artworks from Albert M. Bender, including The Flower Carrier (1935) by Diego Rivera, established the basis of the permanent collection. SFMOMA.

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... San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ... San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. We believe the art of our time is an essential part of public life, and we share it with passion and purpose. SFMOMA’s Architecture + Design collection connects audiences with pivotal works of design that influence contemporary culture. Learn more about the artworks presented and see the full schedule for the #MuseumFromHome Online Screening series here. 151 Third St San Francisco, CA 94103.