California Academy of Sciences
About California Academy of Sciences
The California Academy of Sciences is a research institute and natural history museum in San Francisco, California, that is among the largest museums of natural history in the world, housing over 46 million specimens. The academy began in 1853 as a learned society and still carries out a large amount of original research. The institution is located in Golden Gate Park on the West Side of San Francisco.
Completely rebuilt in 2008, the academy's primary building in Golden Gate Park covers 400,000 square feet (37,000 m2). In early 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Academy of Sciences had around 500 employees and an annual revenue of about $33 million.
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- Founded
- 1853
- Annual visitors
- 1M
- 1,000,000
- Director
- Scott D. Sampson
Photos of California Academy of Sciences
01San FranciscoAdamsofen at English Wikipedia · Public domain
02Inside California Academy of SciencesBuzzlovestravel · CC BY-SA 4.0
03Marbled Murrelet chick, Brachyramphus marmoratus PengoUnknown photographer · CC BY-SA 3.0
04Juvenile and adult Triceratops skullsThe original uploader was Leonard G. at English Wikipedia. · Public domain
05Clew of an AC45 Cuben fiber gennakerHaeB · CC BY-SA 3.0
06Black Rhinoceros SkullSanjay Acharya · CC BY-SA 4.0
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