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Fort Mason Center Review
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Fort Mason Center
Arts / Performance Venues, Japantown
Fodor's Review:
Originally a depot for the shipment of supplies to the Pacific during World War II, the fort was converted into a cultural center in 1977. Here you can find the vegetarian restaurant Greens and shops, galleries, and performance spaces, most of which are closed Monday. There's also plentiful free parking -- a rarity in the city.
You have to be seriously into Italian-American culture to appreciate the text- and photograph-heavy exhibits at the Museo Italo-Americano (Bldg. C. 415/673-2200. Wed.-Sun. noon-4), but depending on the exhibit, it might be worth a glance if you're already at Fort Mason. Plus, it's free. The temporary exhibits downstairs at the free SFMOMA Artists Gallery (Bldg. A. 415/441-4777) can be great, but head upstairs and check out the paintings, sculptures, prints, and photographs for sale and for rent. It's a fun scene, with folks flipping through the works like posters. You won't find a Picasso or a Rembrandt here, but you can find works of high quality by emerging Northern California artists -- and where else can you get a $50,000 work of art to hang on your wall for $400 (a month)? It's open Tuesday through Saturday 11:30-5:30.
INFO
- Address: Buchanan St. and Marina Blvd., Marina, San Francisco, CA
- Phone: 415/979-3010 event information
- Web site
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