OAKLAND MUSEUM

OAKLAND, CA

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The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is a museum dedicated to the history, art, and natural science of California. It is located in Oakland, California, in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in 1969, OMCA is one of the largest museums of its kind in the United States. It has a collection of more than 1.9 million objects, much of which is on display in its three main galleries.

The museum offers a variety of interactive exhibits, programs, and activities that explore California's cultural history and its contributions to the nation and the world. Visitors to the museum can explore a variety of permanent and changing exhibitions that explore California’s history, art, and natural science. The museum also features a variety of educational programs and activities, including lectures, workshops, and classes.

In addition to the museum galleries, OMCA also features a number of outdoor spaces, including a garden, a sculpture garden, and a terrace. The museum also offers a variety of dining options, including a cafe, a restaurant, and a bar. OMCA is open seven days a week and admission is free for children under 17. The museum also offers a variety of special events, such as film screenings, lectures, and performances.

OAKLAND MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in OAKLAND CA. US MID #8400602415

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Western (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington).

SF / Buena Vista (nerd) view – La Grande Tank? (# 2621) From Buena Vista Park, the Castro neighborhood is the nearest, the <u><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/LtqmVoQStLTFi2gX7" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Blue Tower</a></u> is the furthest, and there’s some other stuff…..

What other stuff? And, where’s the Blue Tower? Well...we’re looking mostly south and just a little east, with the late Fall sun hitting the western-facing houses. The fairly wide street running sort of up the middle of the picture is Eureka in the Castro, which actually runs pretty close to exactly north-south. If you’re as nerdish as me about locations, the first visibly very large building on the west side of Eureka (and thus no sun on it) going south, is close to 20th St.

So, the Blue Tower? Apparently it’s fairly famous landmark, mostly for commuters headed south. It’s a tall blue tower just a little right of center on the west (right) side of McLaren Park which is the second two the furthest tree ridge stretching left-right in the picture. “Blue Tower” is not its official name – this ode to <u><a href="https://www.clifftsang.com/news/heres-why-the-la-grande-tank-is-the-greatest-unofficial-landmark-of-sf/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">La Grande Tank</a></u> tells all.

If you’re really nerdish, the hill furthest away (not counting the very distant hills) with three visible radio towers is San Bruno Mountain, which is a San Mateo county park.

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Part of a series of photos of San Francisco through the trees of Buena Vista Park -- an effort to capture how apart from the city one feels while in the park, while still in the middle of it all.

Contact OAKLAND MUSEUM

website: www.museumca.org

OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION
1000 OAK ST
OAKLAND
CA
94607

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OAKLAND MUSEUM Information

MID #	8400602415
Name	OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION
Alternate Name	OAKLAND MUSEUM
Classification	Uncategorized or General Museums, , Western
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	943094513
NTEECC	A54
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201306
INCOME	0
REVENUE	0
LAT/LONG	37.798357, -122.264545
CODES	FIPS State Code: 06 FIPS County Code: 001 US Census Tract: 403300 US Census Block: 1001