San Francisco Attractions
Contemporary Jewish Museum
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736 Mission St. (between Third & Fourth St.s)
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel. (415) 655-7800
info@thecjm.org
Daniel Libeskind strikes again. The edgy architect du jour, who designed a recent addition to the Denver Art Museum, has left his mark on the new Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco: a giant, blue-steel cube atop a re-purposed 1907 power substation. The unusual $47.5-million facility, which is to open today in the city's SoMa district, replaces a smaller downtown space. Inside are three galleries, a spacious lobby, theater, cafe and a shop selling creative Judaica.
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