Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco: Photos, Reviews & Location

Tiny museum endowed by Charles Schulz & featuring insightful curation of cartoon & comic-book art.

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#129 of 134 Tourist attractions in San Francisco #10 of 12 Art museums in San Francisco

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.23

2.2 km from the center of San Francisco

Rating breakdown

5 ★55%
4 ★25%
3 ★12%
2 ★3%
1 ★4%

781 Beach St, San Francisco, CA 94109, United States

cartoonart.org

+1 415-227-8666

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Quick facts

What is the rating of Cartoon Art Museum?: Cartoon Art Museum is rated 4.2 out of 5 based on 385 reviews.
How does Cartoon Art Museum rank in San Francisco?: Cartoon Art Museum is #129 of 134 Tourist attractions in San Francisco by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is Cartoon Art Museum located?: 781 Beach St, San Francisco, CA 94109, United States — 2.2 km from the center of San Francisco.
How can I contact Cartoon Art Museum?: Phone: +1 415-227-8666 · Website: cartoonart.org

Reviews (8)

傅佳音 2024 Aug 31

quite small, but really enjoy
if u went there after 4:15, u can get 50% discount

Tigran Karakhanyan 2024 Mar 06

Fantastic! It's quite small, but the quality of the exhibition is top-notch,

So is their little comic book shop,

They even have a separate library room. My favorite were the old comics based on classical literature. I didn't even know those exist!

I nerded out for a few hours, and ended up buying Mom's Cancer and Chainsaw Man's Book.

Kinda expensive, but feels good to support the artists.

Maria Yamamuro 2024 Mar 04

Despite how small the spaces are, there was plenty to take in and enjoy. When we visited, they were featuring Filipino komiks and The Rocketeer, which I LOVED. There were also some replica costumes from Batman movies in the next room. I especially liked reading some old comics and mangas in the reading room. If you're a fan of classic comics and some manga, I think this is worth a stop.

Libby Lake 2023 Apr 17

Fabulous place to visit for animation enthusiasts! At $10USD it's one of the less expensive things to do in San Francisco and well worth your time if you're a fan of Marvel, DC, Disney and Warner Bros. At the moment they have a gallery of cartoons by Ukrainian artists depicting life in a war zone which was incredibly powerful and moving. There's also a reading room where you can immerse yourself in your favourite comics and loads of other books. Highly recommend!

Coral Courtney 2022 Sep 24

This place is really friendly. As a tourist I paid a little bit more but there's a whole range of discounts if you're a resident of San Francisco, military veteran, children. There was beautiful art but more importantly this was designed to live in a community and had an entire reading room and space for moms and children to spread out and enjoy comics. And the space was being used I saw at least four moms with kids reading together. They had an all genders bathroom. There is a lovely space to learn and the bookstore had all of the supplies her heart could want as a child to draw comic books. Of comic art was on the walls with children's material, classical cartoons as well as emerging artists. If you enjoy comic books or you need something to do with the kids to calm down this is probably it.

RB 2022 Aug 07

Recently visited the Cartoon Art Museum located in Fisherman’s Wharf (San Francisco, California). The Cartoon Art museum has some of the most incredible exhibits you’ll ever see. This is the ideal location for comic book needs, superhero fanatics, and cartoon aficionados. During my visit, the misusing was featuring a Batman exhibit (which is free) and absolutely amazing. The exhibit has official replicas and actually suits worn from the movies. As one of the most iconic superheroes ever invented, if you’re a Batman fan, you’ll be blown away by this exhibit. There is also an amazing Wonder Woman and Spider-Man replica costume available on display. There is also a lot of original storyboards and color images from some of our favorite original artists. This is a must see place.

Laura Morales García 2022 Mar 28

The collection was really interesting and entertaining. The museum is small so it doesn't take long to go through the whole exhibit. The staff was nice and passionate about the vision of the museum. The gift shop is full of treasures, so many good books and art supplies!

Steve P. 2021 Oct 06

It wasn't quite what I had hoped to see. I had hoped for more original art on display. Maybe with all digital drawing, there isn't much to show, but surely lots of classic art still exists, doesn't it? It's also very small. They had a Wonder Woman exhibit happening. Again, a missed opportunity. It would have been nice to see a better retrospective of be Wonder Woman with original comics on display, etc.

Happily, we paid a very discounted rate, so I didn't get ripped off. Instead, I left feeling like it was a wasted effort.

The room of Batman stuff was moderately more interesting and impressive.