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4.0 of 5 stars.
I work a few blocks from the museum and look forward to lunch there regularly. The salad sampler is delicious and also the chicken enchiladas on Wednesdays. It is lovely to sit outside on the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Though not as known or as visited as the museums across the bay in San Francisco, the Oakland Museum of California is primary dedicated to the art, history, culture, and natural environment of...
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Beautiful- modern designed structure. Love the Bear Statue by the Entrance. Museum is intuitively set up but under renovations right now- so you have to pay attention or you'll walk into a gallery...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place.But I do agree with the poster below me about the liberal elite. Why the hell are Obama bobble heads being sold there? I may be a Republican, but I can still appreciate art, I LOVE...
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We were given free guest passes to the museum, so I thought I would take advantage and visit. I came here on a Wednesday and Thursday. Both days had lots of school kids (field trips), but it was...
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Damned liberal elitsts.They think they're so much *better* than everybody else.Damned museum-going, acupuncture-getting, four-year-college-attending, New-York-Times-reading, healthy-food-eating,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2009
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The best lexus party was on the grass open area of the museum with the best food and music it was ablast . 2006
openlist - user review - 02/06/2009
5.0 of 5 stars.
as a lover of history this is a preatty cool museum i've been coming here since i could first remember going out they have three main areas they have a california history area a nature area and an...
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Friend & I went to the Oakland Museum of Calif for the Lunar New Year Celebration & Other Asian Traditions on Sun 1/25/09 from 12-5p which was Lunar NY Eve.I had a coupon for 2-for-1 so instead of the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great museum and one of the most excellent works of architecture in the entire Bay Area. It was designed by Kevin Roche, the successor to Eero Saarinen. While its lacks the large gestures...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
maybe i visited the museum at a bad time. i understand that it is going through renovations. like one of the reviewers from out of town remarked, i too found this museum to be pretty unengaging and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Totally worth the $0 we paid because we happened to go on the 2nd sunday when it's free. It is kinda the red-headed step-child to SF MOMA - the architecture is pretty hideous, and the bathrooms make...
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Oakland has a cool museum!Went for the Birth of Cool exhibit, which was more than worth it.They've got a little bit of everything here. I'll be back!
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I visited this museum for the first time on Saturday. The city was fogged in so it was fantastic to get out of it and into the sunshine. Finding it was easy, parking was easy. Its under some...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Bookstore employee: "So what did you think of the exhibition (Birth of the Cool)."Me: "It was...okay (pretty boring)."Bookstore employee: "Well blah blah blah (this is why it is what it is)."The...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this museum. I remember when it was built. When it opened in 1969 you could smell the redwood tree trunk that greeted you at the first floor entrance to the natural history exhibit throughout...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Coming from Washington DC I was accustomed to grand facades and older architecture in a museum, but I was pleasantly surprised by the museum behind this grey shell.The location is great, right down...
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I wish there could be more scope to the special exhibits ("The Birth of the Cool" when I visited). The presentation felt sparse, the space not well taken advantage of. I'm no curator, but in my mind...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
For those critics, let me remind folks about what this museum is and is not. It is the Oakland Museum of CALIFORNIA -- its art, history, and ecology. It is not a museum of worldclass art. It is not a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Oakland Museum's current exhibit, the Birth of Cool, is a fantastic show. It feels complete without being too long. Nothing tedious here. As an Oaklander, sometimes i feel left out of the San...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Spent Fathers' Day here at the museum with cool Daddy-O, Stuart, & the Musk-A-Teers...it was way cool & I strongly urge all folks who are hip, bad, down with that, etc. to come check this show, "Birth...
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I went here recently for a field trip with my daughters 4th grade class. Docents are plentiful. Our first stop was thru the gardens, which do seem to be a bit haphazard and maze like. Art...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I see most of the reviews are written by Oakland locals. Speaking as a tourist, I just didn't find this place engaging. At a time when other history museums are upgrading to interactive exhibits,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If your child is really into animals of California then it is worth a visit to the Oakland Museum's permanent natural history exhibit. Otherwise I don't think there is much here for the under 6...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I hear lately they are wooing the 20-something crowd something fierce. So, all you old-timers (self included), get thee to the museum while it's still in its current incarnation. Because before you...
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i heard there was gonna be a kegger at the oakland museum and i didn't quite believe it. i come from a place where city-sponsored events feel like a police banquet.anyways, i got here before my...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
faboulous exhibits here. i still remember the model city made entirely of jade.wish i had more time to go here.
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My fabulous roommate works here, as do a couple other friends of mine, and through them I have found out about the many great events that are held at the Oakland Museum of California. There are bands...
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I remember this place being a lot bigger; then again I last went when I was five and the size of Gary Coleman. The art is so-so, definitely doesn't compare to anything at the MOMA. But that's not the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
you never quite realize how lucky you are to live in california until you visit the natural sciences wing of the oakland museum.i love taxidermy. i love nature. i love california. therefore i love...
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
- Interesting and relevant exhibits- Very friendly and open neighborhood feeling; as I've said before, I am strongly attracted to places and events which draw an eclectic, urban crowd. OM is...
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I wholeheartedly agree with AQP - you MUST make out in the sculpture garden! I got a bunch of great smooches out there. I also looked at the art, my favorite was this crazy bike wheel/shopping cart...
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Five stars for the amazing garden above the Oakland Museum of California that is adorned with massive art structures scattered around and the variety of exhibits.Minus one for some fo the exhibits...
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you've ever spent a lot of time at Laney College you know that the whole campus region is a virtual wasteland when it comes to edible food. Unless you're willing to walk to Chinatown (which can be...
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
**A review of the gardens area**I was intrigued by the multi-level layout of this museum. Located in downtown Oakland and only steps away from the Lake Merritt BART station, I can't wait to come back...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
HEYYYY, whadda ya sayyyy?!?!!!!! It's Mr. Charles, and he's back to give you another helping in the series of "Downtown Oakland." On the second Sunday of last month, our host visited the Oakland...
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my favorite museum. Why? It has some of everything - a selection of fine art including some great 70s / pop art paintings. An entire history of California from the Native Americans through the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow. Easy driving directions, easy parking, very convenient for public transportation and just a gorgeous facility. The docent tour for the Cowell Hall of California History was smooth,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
**This is mainly a review of the Cafe**I went there with a group, so we got good parking, a decent brunch, with the champagne flowing, and a beautiful sunny morning in Oakland. The wild flower...
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I haven't found too many good museums in CA since moving here about 7 yrs ago. But I would say that this is one of the most eclectic. They have a wide collection of things that your third grade...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great museum that has a huge array of artifacts, and is a real nice celebration of California history. They have three main floors: History, Natural Sciences, and Art. We visited on a second...
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great museum, and easily accessible. The garden out back is nice, and they have some great art in their gallery collection, including several Diebenkorns and Thiebauds, and a sculpture or two by...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
*THIS IS JUST A FOOD REVIEW OF THEIR CAFE*The food is decent, and it is the least scary place to eat near the courthouse/law library during the day. Go for the specials if they seem interesting....
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
At the Museum Cafe you eat among all the docents and museum tour groups, so the average age in the cafeteria is somewhere around casket. Despite their menu with top-notch ingredients, none of the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I came here only one time and I thought it was not as big as SFMOMA but it still had a great collection. I came her with the bf and surprisingly we had a great time observing the art. Great place to...
yelp.com - user review - 10/30/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Although I've never been crazy about the cold, concrete architecture I love this museum because:--Great family programs! Over the years we've been to events celebrating Chinese New Year, Winter...
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've never been inside the museum, but I enjoyed one of the three free bike tours of Oakland led by Chris. It's a stop and go kind of ride filled with trivia bits of the history of the town and its...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My first time ever to this museum yesterday. It was so hot that we figured we'd go somewhere that was nice and air conditioned. I really liked this museum. They have a great exhibit on early...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
the cool thing about this museum is that now i live just minute's walk away from it... though i haven't been back to the museum after i moved so close to it...it's been a few years since my last visit...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
MAKE OUT SPOT: sculpture garden. it's hot. do it.pretty awesome koi pond too.the museum has some good work in it for sure. great photography. some all time great contemporary CA artists work.. they...
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Oakland Museum is a-okay! Sure - the building leaks in some spots, but the galleries are great, the restaurant good and they let you take photos inside. Sorry, no flash and no tripods.
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i really enjoy this museum! they have some great programs that really reflect the culture of oakland and the bay area.
yelp.com - user review - 11/02/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Two blocks south of Lake Merritt, the Oakland Museum of California incorporates nearly everything you'd want to know about the state and its people, history, culture, geology, art, environment, and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2005
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Oakland Museum of California is like a 3 level building with an additional area for special events. I've been here twice already and enjoyed both times I was there. The first visit they had a special ...
judysbook.com - user review - 09/08/2005
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I have visited the museum countless times thorugh field trips when I was young. I remember that they had a gold mining event where children get to mine for actual gold. There are lots of things to...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/17/2005
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The Oakland Museum is a museum on California with exhibits on art, nature, and anything from cars to traffic. The museum has a little bit of everything and is a great place to spend a bit of time if y...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/17/2005
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The Oakland Museum of California is basically several museums rolled into one-- an art museum, a history museum, and a natural sciences museum. As a kid I used to visit this museum quite often, but o...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/14/2005
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I remember as a kid when I went here for field trips and it was a very fun place to go. I remember they had the Egypt displays of mummys and tombstones. The place is very clean and infomative. It a pr...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/13/2005
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A fun and interesting way to learn a bit more about California. Most interesting if you actually live here. They have a few rotating exchibits, so there's always something new. Plus they have special ...
judysbook.com - user review - 06/22/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have sentimental feelings about this museum but it's still pretty cool in it's own right. I can remember many class field trips to the museum to learn about some aspect of California's history and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Damn you Rob, you beat me to this one! Well, I don't have much to add beyond what Rob has to say except to point out that they have a wonderful collection of early California artifacts in their...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2005
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The overall experience was great. I'm really glad I took the time to visit and will definately be back.
citysearch.com - user review - 02/11/2003
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This museum is a real gem. The permanent collections (California artists, natural history of California, to name two), were, when we visited, bookended by several wonderful and diverse special exhibits. A...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/10/2002
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