Press Kit | Randall Museum

Press Kit | Randall Museum
Press Kit
Working journalists can find press information about the revitalized museum building, exhibitions, and the museum in general.
Press & Media Inquiries
Contact:
Bonny Gildin, Ph.D.
bgildin@randallmuseum.org
(415) 554-9609
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Press Releases
Explore the Randall Museum’s current and archived news releases.
The Randall Museum is a San Francisco Recreation and Park Department community learning center and a treasured family museum. Offering fun activities for children, teens, and adults alike, the Randall Museum promotes exploration of art and science in a natural setting right in the heart of the City. Focusing on the cultures and environment of the San Francisco Bay Area, the Museum strives to inspire creativity, curiosity, and appreciation of the world around us.
San Francisco’s free family museum is situated on a 16-acre hill overlooking San Francisco and the Bay and houses changing science, art, and interactive exhibits. Permanent features of the Museum include a
live animal exhibit
, a
woodshop
,
art
and
ceramics
studios,
STEAM lab
,
natural sciences lab
,
toddler playroom
, and
interactive exhibits
exploring ocean ecology, earthquakes, and model railroads. The outdoor areas of the Museum showcase a small amphitheater, picnic area, native plant gardens, observation deck, and a wind-driven kinetic façade by local artist
Charles Sowers
. The Randall Museum Theater is host to a number of performances, movies, plays, and lectures year-round. A hiking trail from the Museum leads to the top of adjacent Corona Heights with 360-degree views of San Francisco and the Bay.
In order to encourage community access, the Randall Museum has no admission fee and activities are either free or presented at low cost. The Museum offers a variety of hands-on
classes
and
workshops
in the arts and sciences for families, children, teens and adults. Family festivals and events, such as Bug Day and Holiday Crafts Day, are held throughout the year to celebrate holidays or explore subjects, such as insects, water and astronomy. On Saturdays, museum visitors can participate in
drop-in art and science workshops
and docent-led live
animal presentations
.
In addition to the variety of hands-on classes and drop-in programs, the Randall Museum is an important science-education resource for Bay Area teachers, with classes from more than one hundred schools (some 12,000 students) making
field trips
to the Museum each year. School programs are free and cover a variety of subjects. The Museum also organizes the annual San Francisco Middle School Science Fair.
A number of
community groups and clubs
meet at the Randall Museum including S.F. Beekeepers Association, S.F. Natural History Group, S.F. Amateur Astronomers, Cine Club, and Young Peoples Teen Musical Theatre Company. Many of these clubs feature special speakers at their meetings &mdash which are open to the public.
The Randall Museum is a facility of the
San Francisco Recreation and Park Department
, in operation since 1937. It is located at
199 Museum Way
, just up the hill from 14th Street and Castro.
Recent Press Releases
You are Invited to the Annual Public Meeting of Randall Museum Friends
Jun 2, 2023
Join Randall Museum Friends’ in-person public meeting for a review of the past year and a presentation of plans for the future of the Randall Museum. Learn about some of the programs taking shape now and the vision for even more exciting growth in the future. The forum will be open for questions and feedback from the public.
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SF Rec and Park Dept. Elevates Longtime Science Leader Marcus Wojtkowiak to the new Randall Museum Director
Apr 24, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (SAN FRANCISCO, April 20, 2023) – The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department has named Marcus Wojtkowiak as new director at the Randall Museum, a one-of-a kind community learning center where children and adults can explore STEM, nature,...
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Randall Museum Friends is Growing our Board of Directors!
Jan 30, 2023
Randall Museum Friends, a non-profit organization whose goal is to support the Museum by providing strategic private-sector leadership, fundraising, administration and volunteer coordination for museum programs. The Randall Museum Friends is expanding its Board of Directors and is looking for new members.
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Notice of Public Meeting – Randall Museum Friends
Jun 13, 2022
6pm, Thursday, June 30, 2022 ZOOM - Advance Registration RequiredMedia Contact: Genevieve Antaky, Randall Museum Friends 510-435-8092 gantaky@comcast.net Public Info: 415-554-9600 What: Virtual Public Meeting: Please join Randall Museum Friends for a virtual meeting...
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RePurposeful, The Art of Assemblage and Collage, extended through February 5, 2022
Dec 29, 2021
The Randall Museum in partnership with SCRAP has extended its current lobby exhibit
RePurposeful, The Art of Collage and Assemblage
, a collection of artwork from Bay Area artists inspired by sustainable practices and focused on recycling, reusing, and reimagining diverse materials to create art with a purpose.
read more
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