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Cartoon Art Museum

Address 781 Beach St, San Francisco, CA
Phone (415) 227-8666
Hours
Monday11:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday11:00am-5:00pm
Thursday11:00am-5:00pm
Friday11:00am-5:00pm
Saturday11:00am-5:00pm
Sunday11:00am-5:00pm
Website www.cartoonart.org
Categories Art Museum, Tourist Attraction
Rating 4 25 reviews
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Cartoon Art Museum reviews

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Benjamin
March 06, 2020 3:55 pm

I took the kidlet here on a Groupon gift and we found it lacking. Lacking variety mostly. We had a bit of fun at each of the art/activity stations.
Overall it was a quick visit and won't visit again unless there are a few new exhibits with more variety and better presentation.

Chad
February 25, 2020 9:14 pm

Came for the Batman exhibit, but was impressed with all the exhibits. Friendly staff and nice layout.

Flying
February 23, 2020 7:10 am

Very cool and new artist all the time. We even got free posters this day, which was extra special. Employees were very nice.

Marshall
January 24, 2020 1:28 pm

Lovely place to spend time if you need some silent during your SF Trip. For only $10 it's worth the time, and include the Library of cartoons and graphic novels

Kate
January 22, 2020 9:17 am

Interesting, thorough and well curated with 3 different types of work shown. Artist notes on the John Kascht pieces really added to the exhibition. Well stocked and staffed readers /artist room too.

Christopher
January 17, 2020 5:47 pm

Small but very good it's worth the price of admission Isa check it out if you are in the area!

Bart
November 04, 2018 4:46 pm

Small place and the staff were more interested in themselves or each other than attending the visitors.

Raziel
September 19, 2018 3:33 pm

Un pequeño museo especializado ubicado en la zona de más afluencia turística de San Francisco. Se puede recorrer en una hora pero su curaduria es un deleite para los fanáticos de los cómics y la animación. Los bocetos expuestos son verdaderas obras de arte

A small specialized museum located in the most tourist area of ​​San Francisco. You can walk in an hour but his curaduria is a delight for fans of comics and animation. The exposed sketches are true works of art

Tammy
September 11, 2018 2:26 am

The BEST! We were in SF for a visit and my son joined the Saturday kids' class. We will be back.

Chaeri
September 08, 2018 10:38 am

A bit too small and not enough exhibits. Great for kids though because they have a lot of coloring pages and tables for them. Teacher and military discounts available

James
September 03, 2018 10:52 am

4-5 stars for those who like comics,
3 for average person.
A bit on the short side, but still a bit fun for a half hour or less.
Go when there is a sale, not for 20usd.

Reid
July 17, 2018 10:04 am

Really enjoyable small museum dedicated to comic art. Special exhibits (I had the pleasure of seeing one on March, the story of John Lewis's experiences as a civil rights icon-excellent!) as well as permanent collection displays. Well worth a visit!

Aleks
June 26, 2018 3:07 pm

This is a small gallery, but great outgoing knowledgeable staff, and an excellent variety of shows seem to pass through here. The gift shop is very nice as well.

Dianna
June 19, 2018 1:42 pm

Unpretentious small museum. Well displayed exhibits of several select topics. Marvel and MARCH were featured on my visit. Check for current exhibits. Limited days and hours, no evenings. Reduced entry fees for SF residents, seniors, children, students, military: most people.

Sandy
June 05, 2018 6:20 am

Was a smaller museum than I expected. The small space is put to good use, but really can not support a large exhibit of great cartoons. There is a few historically significant cartoons exhibited in the reading room. The size might make this an ideal intro to museums for younger family members.

Christopher
May 27, 2018 2:13 am

Calling themselves a “museum” is a fallacy. I wanted to love this place. However, they had an incorrect placard to a piece of art. Completely unacceptable for a museum to not fact check.

Hogan
April 28, 2018 8:40 am

False Advertizing. This is not in any form a museum. It is a gallery. It is just new artists displaying their work. There is no information about cartoon history, or anything educational. The term "Cartoon" is misleading too.it is soley comic book art, nothing at all about animation. I felt duped. It should be called "contemporary comic book art gallery displaying comics nobody has ever heard of".

Paul
April 16, 2018 11:51 pm

Very nice place to visit for afficianados of Cartoon, Comic & Animation Art. HOWEVER, all visitors should be advised that the museum's Mission Street location closed its doors in 2015, and the museum has since moved to a new location near Fisherman's Wharf, and is now OPEN!

Emily
March 13, 2018 3:30 am

Very small for a museum. I think it's more like a gallery. But the theme is lovely. Reasonably priced

Suzanne
January 31, 2018 10:03 pm

Great new space near Giradelli Square near the water. No bookstore yet, but it is apparently coming soon. Enthusiastic, knowegable person at front desk. Exhibits were interesting; however, they need more curating-for example, the Hell Boy tribute exhibit would have been improved by adding some information about why each of the artists created the tribute art that they did, rather than just listing their names and backgrounds.

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