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  2. List of museums in the San Francisco Bay Area - Wikipedia

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    This list of museums in the San Francisco Bay Area is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.

  3. Tower of Jewels (PPIE) - Wikipedia

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    Designed by architect Thomas Hastings, of the firm of Carrère and Hastings, [1] the combination triumphal arch-and-tower was 435 feet (132.59 m) tall.It was covered with more than 100,000 1-7/8 inch (47 mm) diameter Novagems, cut glass faceted "jewels", that sparkled in the sunlight, and were illuminated at night by more than fifty spotlights.

  4. Museum of American Heritage - Wikipedia

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    The Museum of American Heritage (MOAH) is a museum [1] [2] [3] in Palo Alto, California. It is dedicated to the preservation and display of electrical and mechanical technology and inventions from the 1750s through the 1950s. The museum has a large collection of artifacts that are generally not accessible to the public.

  5. Howitzer - Wikipedia

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    The howitzer (/ ˈ h aʊ. ɪ t s ər /) is an artillery weapon that falls between a cannon (or field gun) and a mortar.It is capable of both low angle fire like a field gun and high angle fire like a mortar, given the distinction between low and high angle fire breaks at 45 degrees or 1600 mils (NATO).

  6. List of museums in Orange County, California - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of museums in Orange County, California, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing ...

  7. Exploratorium - Wikipedia

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    The Exploratorium is a museum of science, technology, and arts in San Francisco, California.Founded by physicist and educator Frank Oppenheimer in 1969, the museum was originally located in the Palace of Fine Arts and was relocated in 2013 to Piers 15 and 17 on San Francisco's waterfront.

  8. Panama–Pacific International Exposition - Wikipedia

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    The Panama–Pacific International Exposition was a world's fair held in San Francisco, California, United States, from February 20 to December 4, 1915.Its stated purpose was to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, but it was widely seen in the city as an opportunity to showcase its recovery from the 1906 earthquake.

  9. Museum of International Propaganda - Wikipedia

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    The non-profit museum's mission is to acquire, preserve, and exhibit political art produced during the 20th century. Through exhibitions, educational lectures, discussions, films, and writings, the museum aims to assist the public in understanding the significant impact that propaganda had on history, culture, and politics, projecting its ...