814 Mission Street, 2nd Floor
(between 4th
and 5th Streets)
415-CAR-TOON (415 227-8666)
The Cartoon Art Museum stands as the only museum of its kind
on the West Coast. This museum, which is located in the Yerba
Buena Gardens Cultural District, serves as a venue for the
appreciation of cartoons as entertainment and as art form. In
the second-floor gallery space, exhibits showcase a variety of
works, including art from movies, commercials, TV shows, comic
strips, and comic books. These works draw from a range of
cartooning techniques, displaying the fantastic capabilities of
this artistic expression.
At the Cartoon Art Museum, creative cartooning can be viewed
through all its formative stages, beginning with designs and
storyboards, onto layout, then ultimately completed with the
final design or animation. The various production details such
as concept designs, color keys and digital prints illustrate the
stages of the artistic process that motivates each project.
The
Museum appeals to all ages, showcasing newer and older examples
of cartooning, from Charles M. Shulz’s Peanuts to the
most dynamic anime. There are also exhibits of familiar and
popular works from the museum’s permanent collection, which
consists of over 10,000 pieces, including many original
newspaper comic strips and animation cells.
At the Cartoon Art
Museum you can see an enormous assortment of cartooning, in
which villains, sidekicks and superheroes showcase their full,
vibrant colors.
Hours:
Tuesday – Friday: 11 am – 5 p.m.
Saturday: 10 am – 5 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Admissions/Fees:
Adults: $5
Students/Seniors: $3
Children 6-12: $2
Children under 5: Free
