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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.
Beamish Museum is the first regional open-air museum, in England, [2] located at Beamish, near the town of Stanley, in County Durham, England. Beamish pioneered the concept of a living museum. [ 3 ] By displaying duplicates or replaceable items, it was also an early example of the now commonplace practice of museums allowing visitors to touch ...
The tram's body was later rediscovered on an arable farm near Scunthorpe, and arrived at Beamish in 1987 via various other locations. The museum restored it to 1901 condition, using a suitably modified truck with GE 270 motors sourced from Oporto in 1989, and rebuilt BTH B18 controllers. It entered museum service in May 1996. [26]
The building now houses the Contemporary Jewish Museum (opened June 2008) 96: San Francisco Juvenile Court and Detention Center: San Francisco Juvenile Court and Detention Center: April 8, 2011 : 150 Otis St.
In 1967, the city of San Francisco, California, adopted Article 10 of the Planning Code, providing the city with the authority to designate and protect landmarks from inappropriate alterations. As of June 2024, the city had designated 318 structures or other properties as San Francisco Designated Landmarks. [1]
Dr Frank Atkinson CBE (13 April 1924 – 30 December 2014) was a British museum director and curator. Atkinson is best known for creating the Beamish Museum near Stanley, County Durham, an open-air 'living' museum on the history of the north of England with a focus on the changes brought to both urban and rural life by the industrialisation of the early 20th century.
The museum was conceived as part of a deal by mayor George Moscone with developers to "set aside land and funds for cultural institutions such as museums, exhibits, and theaters" for the redevelopment projects in South of Market, San Francisco. The museum was opened in 1993. [2]
By the 1970s, the station buildings had fallen into disrepair however in 1972 the station buildings were dismantled for reassembly at the North of England Open Air Museum at Beamish. [1] The relocated Rowley station was opened to public as a museum exhibit in 1976 and is presented as a North Eastern Railway station during the Edwardian period. [2]