This list of museums in the
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, often referred to as simply the Bay Area, is a populous region surrounding the San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun Bay estuaries in Northern California. The Bay Area is defined by the Association of Bay Area G ...
is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e.,
virtual museum
A virtual museum is a digital entity that draws on the characteristics of a museum, in order to complement, enhance, or augment the museum experience through personalization, interactivity, and richness of content. Virtual museums can perform as t ...
s) are not included.
Museums
San Francisco
East Bay Area
San Francisco Peninsula
Santa Clara Valley
Entries in this list are generally according to
Santa Clara Valley
The Santa Clara Valley is a geologic trough in Northern California that extends 90 miles (145 km) south–southeast from San Francisco to Hollister. The longitudinal valley is bordered on the west by the Santa Cruz Mountains and on the east ...
.
Other San Francisco Bay Area
Defunct museums
See also
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List of attractions in Silicon Valley
This is a list of tourist attractions in and around Silicon Valley, it includes parts or most of Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, and Alameda County.
Arboreta and gardens
* Arizona Cactus Garden, Stanford University
* Chinese Cultural Gar ...
References
External links
California State Association of Counties (CSAC)
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Lists of museums in California
Tourist attractions in the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area-related lists