San Francisco, California is full of amazing cultural attractions, beautiful architecture and of course amazing views. At least two of the bridges that span the Bay, the Golden Gate and the Bay Bridge are major city icons and tourists frequently find a thrill in crossing them. There is such a diverse assortment of cultural elements and events that occur year round that the hotels San Francisco are full of people from all over the world and who are frequently there for very different reasons. A couple of the current exciting events taking place in this great American city are the 75th Anniversary Celebration at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Noir City, SF Film Noir Festival.

The SFMOMA Anniversary Celebration will include three days of free special programs. Some of these include seventy five gallery talks and installations by artists Allison Smith and Bill Fontana. There will be a special musical presentation on Saturday night with performances by Matmos, Loop!Station and cellist Zoe Keating. Keating composed some music for two works in the museum’s permanent collection and it will be included in the launching of a multimedia tour of the collection. Sunday a the museum is family day and their will be plenty of entertainment and activities for everyone. There will also be film screenings among other special events. The museum is located at 151 Third St.

The Film Noir Festival will take place at the Castro Theater from January 22 to the 31st. It is intended to celebrate and examine the philosophy of noir in various mediums. The festival proves to be the largest of its kind in the entire United States and celebrates the spirit, attitude and style of noir in books, music and art. The festival will include some very special and as of now secret guests as well as some of the most rare noir films in the world. The theatre is located at 429 Castro Street.