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 locat…
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 at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
  • Established: 1853
  • Location: Golden Gate Park · San Francisco, California, United States
  • Architect: Renzo Piano
  • Accreditation: AAM · ASTC
  • Visitors: 1.34 million (2016)
  • Director: Scott D. Sampson (2020)
  • Employees: 504 (May 2020)

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