Report about Golden Gate Park

Summary:

There are a couple of theme areas in Golden Gate Park, the Conservatory of Flowers, the de Young Museum of Art, and the Japanese Tea Garden.

Now, each area requires special restriction for COVID-19. You need to check the rule before you visit all areas.

1. The Conservatory of Flowers

This place is highly recommended to whom is true horticulturists. The Conservatory of Flowers is botanical garden opened in 1879. The place has historical and symbolic attraction.

2. The De Young Museum

You can see art displayed in showcase, photograph, and costume from the world. De Young Museum has been a good place to explore in San Francisco for five centuries. Now, following special exhibitions are held. 

1. Frida Kahlo : Appearances Can Be Deceiving

You can see a treasure trove of Kahlo like jewelry, clothing and prosthetics.

2. Uncanny Valley : Being Human In The Age of AI

Contemporary art to ask what it means to be human in age of data.

3. The Turkmen Storage Bag

Some of museum's most prized pieces of Turkish textiles.

3. The Japanese Tea Garden

The Japanese Tea Garden is an oasis in San Francisco.

The garden was produced by a Midwinter International Exposition in 1894.

After the fair, Makoto Hagiware, a Japanese landscape architect was in charge of maintaining the garden as a permanent garden. With his passion, the garden grew from one acre to five acres and some of the trees are more than one hundred years old.

Now, the garden gives you quiet and peaceful time away from noisy city, and you can enjoy Japanese sweets in a tea room.

The Japanese Tea Garden will be only open Wednesday through Sunday each week, from 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.. Bathrooms will be closed for COVID-19.

The Cable Car Museum

 The Cable Car Museum in San Francisco was established in 1974. It is operated by the Friends of the Cable Car Museum as a nonprofit educational facility.

Open 10am to 4pm from Monday to Thursday, 10am to 5pm from Friday to Sunday and closed on Monday. 

Admission fee is free.

Located in the Washington/Mason cable car barn and powerhouse.

There are various mechanical devices - grips, track, cable, tools and a huge collection of historic photographs. You can see the huge engines and winding wheels that pull the cables from the museum deck. 

Three antique cable cars are also famous. The Sutter Street Railway No. 46 grip car and No. 54 trailer and the Clay Street Hill Railroad No.8 grip car which is only car from the first cable car company.

At the museum store, books, clothing, cards and even real cable car bells are available. 

http://www.cablecarmuseum.org/

© 2004 - 2021 Friends of the Cable Car Museum

Museum of the city of New York

Here is a report about Museum of the city of New York.

The museum is located at 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street

 

First of all, the museum is open Friday to Sunday with the COVID safety guidelines.

 

1.           Museum visitors aged 5 and older must show proof they have received two (2) vaccine doses against COVID-19 along with another form of identification in order to enter the Museum.

2.           Masks must be worn at all times for all visitors over the age of two.

 

The following exhibits are available with a limited time period:

              Puppets of New York through April 3

              Rising Tide through May 1

              The Stettheimer Dollhouse through May 20

              Collecting New York’s Stories through May 15

 

The following are the ongoing exhibits:

              New York, New Music

              New York at Its Core

              Activist New York

              Timescapes

              Starlight

 

The following exhibits are upcoming:

              Celebrating the City from February 18

              Raise Your Voice from March 12

              Analog City from May 20

 

Some exhibits are available online:

              Activist New York Online

              The Greatest Grid

              America’s Mayor

              Reginald Marsh

              Worth & Mainbocher

 

I recommend New York at Its Core.  The exhibit shows us the history and the future of New York City.  As we already read the section of NYC in our reading book “American Cities”, you will enjoy the history and some old photos.  You will also enjoy the part of modern NYC as well as the future of the city.

Postcard from....Singapore

I went to Singapore with my family. 

We to an aquarium and swimming pool. It was so fun. 

We went to the Botanical museum too. 

It was beautiful and it smelled good.

from Nanako