Hi,

I think it is a nice idea to let the Museum to go out and meet the people
any were in town. Once they put a telescope in one of the streets and some
panels with explanations besides it.
Arie Avidor
Israel




>          I don't know if these have been mentioned yet, but here are
>          a few Bay Area ideas for museums that are small:
>
>          California Historical Society just opened a new space South
>          of Market.  It's pretty small.
>
>          The Maritime Museum down on Fisherman's Wharf is smallish.
>          My favorite part is the Hyde Street Pier, which has boats as
>          a museum to go on.
>
>          There are Precita Mural Arts tours of the murals in the
>          Mission District.
>
>          The San Francisco Public Library gives free walking tours
>          every day of the city, so that the city itself becomes kind
>          of like a living museum.
>
>          The Presidio has a small interpretive center.
>
>          Across the Golden Gate Bridge, there is the Bay Model in
>          Sausalito.  The model of the Bay, including accurate
>          depictions of the tides, was built by the Army Corps of
>          Engineers and basically fills a warehouse.
>
>          Hope these ideas are useful. Although it's certainly not
>          small, my favorite museum in the Bay Area is the California
>          Academy of Sciences!!!  Even if you've already been there,
>          it's great to go again and again.  There's a wonderful new
>          exhibit on Bears.
>
>          Kellyx Nelson
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