San Francisco Museums

Inspiring

1. SFMOMA Museum Store

Neighborhood: SOMA

I find the products here inspiring from the jewelry to the kids toys (many of which I want for myself). Great place to get ideas for what's out there in thw world of design. I like to go here to get...

2. Long Now Museum &…

Neighborhood: Marina/Cow Hollow

was at the Fort Mason Center- this organization is one of the few with true insight. The 10,000 year clock is really inspiring as is everything else in here.   This is a good place for anyone who likes...

3. San Francisco Museum…

Neighborhood: SOMA

wassily kandinsky! mark rothko! roy lichtenstein! jasper johns! marcel duchamp! gerhard richter! ed ruscha! this renaissance and baroque obsessed painter has been inspired to study the last century...

4. Legion of Honor

Neighborhood: Outer Richmond

Full of ancient history, your grandma would probably like it if she's white. Not interesting nor relevant. Nothing antiquated is inspiring to me, I enjoy being contemporary....

5. De Young Museum

szb1Y4r9xCuIoyp9De1BpQ * Hanging art installation made out of the charred remains of a vandalized Southern Baptist church.  Rather inspirational.  http://www.yelp.com/bi......

More Inspiring in Museums »

Creative

1. Velvet da Vinci

Neighborhood: Nob Hill

Some of the pieces are clearly understandable, and are just excellent examples of creativity and fine craftsmanship -- while some of the pieces are downright befuddling... like, "where exactly would I...

2. Randall Museum

museum are actually geared for children ages 7 and under, the museum does offer classes in the creative arts for kids as well as adults who are residents of San Francisco.  The exhibit that I found most...

3. SFMOMA Museum Store

Neighborhood: SOMA

With Chinatown and the Mission, this is one of my gift fly-bys when I'm looking for the creative, the unusual, and the reasonably-priced.  Last year, I found great bracelets...

4. Lyle Tuttle…

Neighborhood: North Beach/Telegraph Hill

This shop has an incredible vibe.  Cool and fun, without the intimidating posturing you get in some shops.  Tanja Nixx has mad skills!  She worked with me to develop my idea and was full of creative...

5. Lotta Jansdotter

Neighborhood: Nob Hill

Francisco studio and store front in 2002. Lotta's designs are also available online and at retail stores around the world.   Oh well, creative ones generally can get inspired by this beautiful city...

More Creative in Museums »