Cartoon Art Museum

Cartoon Art Museum Donate at: https://www.cartoonart.org/join-support In 1987, with an endowment from Peanuts creator Charles M.
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The Cartoon Art Museum’s 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. Founded in 1984, the Cartoon Art Museum has something for everyone—from comic strips, comic books and anime to political cartoons, graphic novels and underground comix. People of all ages can vie

w original cartoon art at exhibitions and screenings, produce their own comics and animation at classes and workshops, research deeply into our collection and library, and mix and mingle with professional and aspiring cartoonists. 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 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. Schulz, the museum established residence in the heart of San Francisco’s new vibrant art center, Yerba Buena Gardens. In the museum’s 37-plus years of existence it has produced over 200 exhibitions and 30 publications celebrating and examining the diversity of cartoon art in animation, comics, graphic novels, zines, book illustration, and more.

Hoping everyone had a purrrfect International Cat Day!Who are some of your favorite felines from comics and animation?
08/09/2026

Hoping everyone had a purrrfect International Cat Day!
Who are some of your favorite felines from comics and animation?

Happy Spider-Man Day!Here's a throwback: the cover of our 2002 exhibition catalog 'Web-Slinging and Wall-Crawling: The A...
08/02/2026

Happy Spider-Man Day!
Here's a throwback: the cover of our 2002 exhibition catalog 'Web-Slinging and Wall-Crawling: The Art of Spider-Man.'
Did you happen to catch the show?

Our Beach Street Chapter Is Closing. Our Story Will Continue... The Cartoon Art Museum will not be renewing its lease a...
07/31/2026

Our Beach Street Chapter Is Closing. Our Story Will Continue... The Cartoon Art Museum will not be renewing its lease at 781 Beach Street when it expires at the end of August. As a result, our current location will close on Sunday, August 2, 2026.

Our Beach Street Chapter Is Closing. Our Story Will Continue... The Cartoon Art Museum will not be renewing its lease at 781 Beach Street when it expires at the end of August. As a result, our current location will close on Sunday, August 2, 2026. 

Check it: on Sunday, August 2, the folks at SFFILM will present a free screening of the first episode of the second seas...
07/29/2026

Check it: on Sunday, August 2, the folks at SFFILM will present a free screening of the first episode of the second season of 'Camp Snoopy' as well as the new special: 'Snoopy Presents: There’s No Place Like Home, Snoopy' at SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. More info at sffilm.org/event/apple-tv-snoopy-summer-celebration/ -event-description

Happy birthday to Bugs Bunny, who made his official first appearance in the Warner Bros. short 'A Wild Hare' (released o...
07/28/2026

Happy birthday to Bugs Bunny, who made his official first appearance in the Warner Bros. short 'A Wild Hare' (released on July 27, 1940).
The famed rascally rabbit can be also spotted in our permanent collection such as in this animation cel from a 1960s television ad for Kool-Aid.

We're in the final stretch of our Comic Con Sketch-A-Thon @ Home fundraiser! Order an original work from one of our gues...
07/26/2026

We're in the final stretch of our Comic Con Sketch-A-Thon @ Home fundraiser! Order an original work from one of our guest artists by 5:59 pm PST today and have it sent to you. Details: cartoonart.org/calendar/2026/7/comic-con-sketchathon

Our Comic Con Sketch-A-Thon @ Home fundraiser is underway! Order an original work from one of our guest artists and have...
07/25/2026

Our Comic Con Sketch-A-Thon @ Home fundraiser is underway! Order an original work from one of our guest artists and have it sent to you. Details: cartoonart.org/calendar/2026/7/comic-con-sketchathon

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781 Beach Street
San Francisco, CA
94109

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 5pm
Tuesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

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+14152278666

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