Cartoon Art Museum

Temporarily Closed, San Francisco, CA 94104
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Currently in transition, the Cartoon Art Museum is working on renovations to its new location near Ghirardelli Square in the Fisherman's Wharf neighborhood of San Francisco, scheduled to reopen in Fall 2017.

From editorial cartoons to comic books, graphic novels to anime, Sunday funnies to Saturday morning cartoons, the Cartoon Art Museum has something for everyone. The museum is home to over 6,000 pieces of original and cartoon and animation art, a comprehensive research library, and five galleries of exhibition space. Join us for one of our many book signings, lectures, cartooning classes or workshops; mix and mingle with professional and aspiring cartoonists; or visit our bookstore. Whether it’s nostalgic, educational, or just plain fun, a trip to the Cartoon Art Museum will be an experience you will never forget.

Our Mission

is to ignite imaginations and foster the next generation of visual storytellers by celebrating the history of cartoon art, its role in society, and its universal appeal. Our vision is to be the premier destination to experience cartoon art in all its many forms from around the world, and a leader in providing insight into the process of creating it.

Through exhibitions, artist appearances, and community outreach programs, the museum demonstrates how cartoon art entertains, communicates diversity, and champions self-expression.

Our Profile

The Cartoon Art Museum is one of just a handful of museums in the United States dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of cartoon art in all its forms. This unique institution houses approximately 7,000 original pieces in its permanent collection. A library/education center is located on the museum’s premises. In addition to six major exhibitions a year and a rotation of spotlight exhibitions, the museum has a classroom space and a bookstore.

Our History

In 1984, a group of cartoon art enthusiasts began organizing exhibitions by using artwork from their own collections. For several years, the Cartoon Art Museum was a “museum without walls,” setting up shows in local museums and corporate spaces. In 1987, with an endowment from Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz, the museum established residence in the heart of San Francisco’s new vibrant art center, Yerba Buena Gardens.

In the museum’s 32-plus years of existence it has produced nearly 200 exhibitions and 30 publications celebrating and examining the diversity of cartoon art in animation, comics, graphic novels, zines, book illustration, and more.

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