The Foster Museum

29 reviews

+1 (650) 209-7181

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940 Commercial St

Palo Alto, CA 94303

+1 (650) 209-7181

http://www.thefoster.org

We are open by appointment Tuesday – Friday (10am-4pm) and Saturday – Sunday (12-4pm). Appointments can be made prior to your visit through our website or by calling us. Admission is free of charge. Our mission is to unite and celebrate artist-explorer Tony Foster’s watercolor wilderness Journeys and inspire connection to art and the natural world. The Foster Museum also serves as a community venue for art, wilderness, and educational programs and events.

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5.029 reviews

Ani R.

6/13/2024

The Foster Art Museum is an absolute MUST VISIT for nature and plein air painting enthusiasts like myself. With its free admission and wonderful events, it's a true gift to the Bay Area art...

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Carissa K.

5/21/2023

Probably my favorite art museum experience ever. That had to do with the fact that I fell in love with Tony Foster's paintings. And not just paintings but his "journeys." Being a nature-lover, I...

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Chris W.

8/4/2024

This was a top-5 art museum experience for my wife and me, rivaling the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam in a more intimate fashion. We took the free audio tour, which provided a roughly two-hour...

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Kathy T.

8/9/2024

My teenage niece and I enjoyed this free museum exhibiting landscape water color paintings by Tony Foster. The orientation was worthwhile and I wish we'd had more time. We allowed 90 minutes and...

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Amy J.

8/22/2023

I was incredibly surprised that my 6 year old declared our visit to the Foster Museum as his favorite mommy date. To put this into perspective, we went to the California Museum of Science last...

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