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This unconventional destination is dedicated to preserving and showcasing cartoon art (still and animated). Thanks to an endowment from "Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz, this is the country's only museum of...
citysearch.com - expert review - 08/26/2004
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Someone needs to tell these guys about Free First Tuesdays. I came in and they were all like, "today is decide your own price Tuesday" so I was like "OK" and my wallet was like, "I think I'll charge…
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I came to this museum after visiting SF MOMA just down the block since it was free pay what you wish Tuesday. I was really excited until I realized how small the place is and the lack of cartoons.…
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
On a Saturday afternoon, while my poor husband had to work, my date brought me here and we snickered at drawings of naked people. Relax, none of that is as bad as it sounds. I was the winning bid for…
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am having a hard time deciding the rating for this place. They get 5 stars for the vision and idea of creating this place. A museum devoted to the art of comics and cartoons is a fantastic idea. The…
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this lovely feast for the eyes! Small yet quite comprehensive, this museum gives a great, in depth overview of some of the major names and pieces in cartoon art. I took the day off to…
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I can't recommend this little museum enough to anyone interested in visual arts. The main exhibits during a recent visit included one on Mary Blair, known for her work on Little Golden Books, as well…
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Free Tuesday (pay-what-you-wish-day)? Can't cram in SF MOMA, deYoung and Legion of Honor? A compact museum with just around three exhibits running at a time, the Cartoon Art Museum is great for a…
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This museum is the size of the MOMA's first floor. Don't expect Walt Disney's archives. They generally have three shows running simultaneously. Sometimes the exhibits can be a bit dry. Stuff like…
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Oh San Francisco. You spoil me. So many museums and galleries. Even one that caters to my lifelong love affair with sequential art (animation and comics). It's a really small museum, but I never…
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've never heard of another cartoon art museum before, this one is really fun. It's not super large, but since it's the only museum of its kind, it's easy to understand why. I'm pretty sure it's free…
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Anything that is dedicating itself to such a distinct segment of art deserves some love. I maen it's cartoons. And it's taking a different look at things and presenting you with plenty of stuff you…
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Nice atmosphere, nice cashier, good content.
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
(Longer review, as promised.) There's an art museum dedicated to cartoons? I am so there!
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Cartoons? Museum? What's not to like...two of my favorite things together! It's like ice cream cake! :-P Okay, maybe not...but you get the idea.
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Edward Gorey exhibit is only there until 20 January 2008, so go see it!!!!! I heart Dracula, and I heart Edward Gorey, and I went today. I cried. I was so ferklempt.
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I wanted to steal. But then i remembered that time I stole candy from Stater Bros and my dad made me take it back and apologize to the manager.
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Catch the Mary Blair exhibit before it goes away in March! Great little space for some great art, original comics all the way from Fleischer to Schultz, to Edward Gorey (another exhibit adjacent to…
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Came here last month courtesy of Yelp. It's amazing to see the power of communication in a single panel of cartoon art, be it a piece of spot-on political or social satire or simply the focus…
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We came to the museum based solely on reviews at Yelp & were not disappointed. What a fun place! I thoroughly enjoyed the well done exhibit on Mary Blair & took the extra time to read through all the…
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Cartoon Museum is such a cute place to visit!! I went here for the Yerba Buena Free4All, and I had a fun time looking at the different cartoons! My favorite exhibits were Mary Blair and Lark Pien.…
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Just saw a review and had to jump on the bandwagon. This place is pretty awesome and filled with lots of inspiration. I first paid this place a visit when the focus was on the evolution of the graphic…
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had no idea a place like this existed, until I happened upon it right after visiting Yelp HQ. For $6, you can get a real schooling on the history of comic and cartoon art. The small space is…
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I came here during the Yuerba Buena Arts and Culture Free4All last weekend. I never even knew this place existed! It's really interesting to see the first drafts (on actual sheets of vellum) of the…
yelp.com - user review - 11/14/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This was the first leg of the race for the Yerba Buena Arts and Culture Free 4 All. I dragged my best friend with me to check this even out, to see what all the hype was about. Needless to say, I…
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love little niche museums dedicated to that one thing. They're small and inviting and you can really spend time looking at the exhibits in a relaxing manner. The exhibits are nicely laid out and…
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Man, this review is roughly 3 years overdue. It's right across the street from Yelp HQ, and I have spent many a brainstorming session in their bookstore when I'm low on creative juice. When I was a…
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So, I came here as the 1 with my Yelp elite friend and although it was fun meeting new people and shooting the shit, I got really distracted by all the stuff this place has. Maybe it's my art history…
yelp.com - user review - 11/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
4 stars for the AWESOME Edward Gorey exhibit. That's it.
yelp.com - user review - 11/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went with my friend Dave to the Cartoon Art Museum, Dave and I both were big comic book fans when we were growing up. It just so happens Dave himself is an amazing artist and knows all kinds of…
yelp.com - user review - 11/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Aside from being a fabulous little gem of a museum, I found they had some abnormally weird treats on the snack table...one being the "worms in dirt"...chocolate pudding with crumbled cookie crumbs and…
yelp.com - user review - 10/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Plus one star for the Edward Gorey exhibit. Minus one star for weird cocktail wiener hors d'heurves that looked like dead peoples fingers (nail included!)
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So it is time to go ahead and review my first event with Yelp. I had a wonderful time drinking amongst the cartoons and was throughly pleased that the first drink i had,a delish Sake 2 Me in Asian…
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Being Comic Book heiresses, my boobs and I simply adore anything comic, cartoon, and illustration-related. We love these things almost as much as we love alcohol, so the intermingling of these two…
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Everyone will wax poetic about the outstanding time they had here -- and why wouldn't they? IT ROCKED. But opinions are like assholes, right? See, I know when you say "Look Darin, I don't fucking…
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My night, in summary: -Free beer over at DaDa pre-Elite event (thanks distributor!)
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This Yelp event was somewhat on the mellow side. But I had fun. The catering and the Sake2Me was nice too. I talked with someone named Steve (good luck finding the right Steve of a billion Steves…
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've loved me some Edward Gorey since I used to watch "Mystery" wtih my mom on PBS. At this early age, I was introduced to his "gory," gothic, sometimes diabolic art in the opening segments, complete…
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When you get into a museum for free, and get free drinks and appetizers to boot, it can be hard to be objective, but I'll try. I had no idea the CAM was just a boutique museum; a subject as broad as…
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It was kinda "so-so" event. I was actually looking forward to this so much, because I love cartoons and comic book art. And I enjoyed it in that sense. But it was super loud. I mean, yeah...I expect…
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Thank you Yelp, I love you guys! My first event and as good or better than I had hoped. Cool place (I have never seen Edward Gorey's stuff up close), great people, tasty treats, and lotsa drink.…
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My plan was to go home and geek out on my Xbox with Halo 3, but I got invited to be 1 to attend the Cartoon Art Museum. It was pretty cool to meet a bunch of the people from Yelp, and since I have an…
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I kissed a girl last night. I am straight, and had planned on doing this one day before I died. I had NOT planned on doing this last night, drunk, with a stranger, in the streets of San Francisco.…
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
what can i say, another great event. i was drawn to it b/c of my love for edward gorey, but really enjoyed all the other art and yummy interesting nibbles. i had had the sake2me at the yelper art…
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I walk by this place often [it's right across from the Yelp office!], but never really stop to take a peek inside. So thanks to Yelp for bringing this together with the Catherine Clark Gallery! Sake2Me…
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After being denied from the previous Yelp Elite events, Nish and Jessica missed Matt so much that the awesome twosome accepted Matt's RSVP and made Joe-Cool and his guest attend an Elite Party once…
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This was a pretty mellow event by Yelp standards. I made my way through the museum in about a half hour. The "scary" treats were quite fun to look at more than anything else. The Sake2Me drinks…
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hello, I'm Simon. I like to do draw-rings.
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love Yelp and I love cartoons... I further love Edward Gorey ("K is for Kate who was killed with an ax") and was stoked at the opportunity to see the Dracula exhibit for free. Not only this, but I…
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I may never wash my hands again!!! I actually met and shook hands with some of the "creme de la creme" at last night's Elite event including THE Kristina R, Connie, Shatangi, Omar and Matt G (who I…
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It starts with what I call the routine revival. You wake from a debauchee flight of wonderful art and beautiful people with the innocent assumption that all is well, but when those three familiar…
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like cartoons, yelpers, chocolate mousse, and booze...in that order. Thanks!
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
the ed gorey exhibit was cool. i could've stared at the drawings for a long time except that the sake2me kicked in and i was compelled to wander and socialize. i went back and forth between the…
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here a couple times now and I've been meaning to review it; I might as well do it now and beat the post-event bandwagon by a few hours, mainly so that I can tell people that I reviewed the…
yelp.com - user review - 10/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
In case you're not in the know, I come from Comic Book stock. My grandparents owned many of the comic shops in Southern California at one point, and believe me: there are far worse family businesses…
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's always a pleasure to come here. It is just the right size to look at everything and read all of the descriptions without getting overwhelming. I also like the way it is curated, with thought put…
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
You're about to read something that may shock you. In fact, you may want to sit down for this... I am about to review a comic-related business. *gasp* the horror... THE HORROR!!! My eyes, they are…
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Cartoon Art Museum: small, but mighty, and you better like (or at least appreciate) Peanuts. I really liked the "Why Do They Still Hate U.S.?" special exhibit--some of them were really on point,…
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I keep forgetting to review this place. Not many cities have a place like this that is dedicated solely to cartoon and animated artwork, so we should feel very lucky that this is here in our City. Not…
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Kind of small but I spent about an hour here during the garfield exhibition. I ended up spending almost the same amount of time in the bookstore but was disappointed when a tee I was eye-ing didn't…
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
OK, I'm a nerd. This place is awesome, right near MOMA, with all kinds of memorabilia, cartooning history info, and comics on display. I wish it was bigger. They should add some more contemporary…
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Museum #2 of 4 that I did on Sun 5/6/07. We walked here from Ca. Academy of Sciences a good 5-10 min. walk. This was NOT a free museum. We had to pay $6 each. Students & Seniors are $4, Children…
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Loved this place!! I agree with what Ben said - it's "interesting even to people who aren't comic book freaks". Good laughs.
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Pogo is the BOMB! If you don't know Pogo like I know Pogo, you are seriously missing out on some primo hilarity. I mean, day-um!! He was mocking the Nazi's before it was in vogue, people! Back in…
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I took my BF 'cuz being the opinionated B...yelper that I am, I tend to get my way. I thought this would be a fun excursion with his interests in mind. I was happy to find I wasn't totally bored and…
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We've been wanting to go here and weren't dissapointed. My two fave exhibits were the snoopy collection adn the rejected cartoons from the New Yorker. The snoopy cartoons were actually original ones…
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I came here on a quick visit to San Francisco--and boy was I glad I did. As a comic book lover and avid cartoon watcher, it was wonderful to see old school comics, illustrations and even film cells. I…
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a fun little place to visit and spend a bit on an afternoon. Don't go expecting the whole MOMA sort of experience. It is very casual, small, and low key with a pretty decent store to boot.…
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ive been visiting this museum since it was in a little office above Dennys. It is so beautiful now, and it has a fantastic bookstore attached. My older son is a big Foxtrot fan, so I took him down…
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is so cool! I remember reading an article about the museum in a local paper, so I came to look at what they were talking about but found more than I was expecting. GREAT comic art and…
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I came here a while back for the gross, gruesome and gothic exhibit, or something like that. So, yes, quite a while ago. Anyway, their collection is interesting and fairly diverse. My favorites…
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best time ever was either during or right after the Edward Gorey exhibit when they had a fund raiser or moving party or something of the ilk. My friend was DJing and there were a ton of cute nerd boys…
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2006
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Although this museum is tiny, it is worth a visit, especially if you have interest in comics or cart...
judysbook.com - user review - 06/15/2006
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Haven't been to the actual museum yet, but I have spent ample time in the adjacent gift shop/book s...
judysbook.com - user review - 06/03/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Small, clean, funny, educational. Some exhibits even dare to talk about then negative aspects of political cartoons and show some of the racist ones of the past.
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This little museum is pleasant, non-assuming, and interesting even to people to aren't comic book freaks. While by no means comprehensive (that would be like trying to have a "comprehensive"…
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Small, yes, but I support it. Good to see the physical format of comics and gels. Foto- Grafix Books is a great side aspect of this space (and so is the Capezio Ballet Shop next door if you're into…
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite museum in the city. You can find museums focusing on modern art or Classical art anywhere, but this is one of the few in the country devoted solely to cartoon and comic art. The emphasis…
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i was very (pleasantly) surprised by this place. i'm not into comic books so i half expected it to be a bore. WRONG! they have four small rooms and we managed to spend two hours there! we started…
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place shows comics with meaning, not so much what I think of with "cartoons." But I'm a big fan of political cartoons, so I enjoyed their worldwide collection.
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great idea for a museum but there's alot of room for improvement. As the collection grows and more people find out about this museum I'm sure it will get better and better. In the meantime…
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Support the cartoon arts! A nice place to unwind and get in touch with underappreciated talent. Bookstore has more photography books than cartoon books- maybe that will change with visitor feedback!
yelp.com - user review - 11/22/2005
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Finally a museum children will not complain about. The Cartoon Art Museum is the coolest museum in ...
judysbook.com - user review - 11/10/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The perfect rainy Saturday haunt. Limited edition or first run prints from some important illustrators from the last century. Several walls of vintage advertising copy, much of which you have seen…
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A bit of a misnomer, as it's dedicated more to print comics than it is animated cartoons. The permanent collection is small, but I've seen a number of excellent exhibits here. My uncle was a…
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2005
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The Cartoon Art Museum is accurate to its name. It really is an art museum. Just as an art museum does not talk about how oil painting is done, the Cartoon Art Museum does not spend much space if at…
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
the last time i went which was over a year ago, they had mostly disney drawing. I'm guessing it's the classic one, from way way way before. It's great to check out if you're into commic and all. I…
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great collection of comics, graphic design and obscure photography books. Dark, atmospheric, moody :-)
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2005
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