Randall Museum & Views from Corona Heights

Things to sketch: the collection of rescue critters inside the museum - ones that fly, hop, slither, crawl and amble about in their enclosures. Besides the animals, you can sketch people, the building, the outside landscaping and the hill views from this one spot. There are exhibits on the basement floor as well.

The museum is free, with a free parking lot for visitors. It's usually very busy here on the weekends (hoping it will be less so for this July 4th weekend as families go out of town). You can also park up the hill in the residential area, but take note of the street parking signs for time limit restrictions.

The cafe is now open and here's the menu: https://www.randallmuseum.org/cafe-josephine/. There are no other places to buy food in the immediate area so bring a snack and something to drink, just in case.

11:00 We'll meet briefly at the front entrance at 11am; otherwise you can find us inside or out around Randall Museum.

1:00 Meet up to share sketches and chat outside the Randall Museum plaza where the stepped concrete benches are.

BRING a portable stool and dress in layers if you're planning to sketch outside. The weather could be either sunny/hot or windy/cold.

FEE: $1.00

GETTING THERE
See this link from the Randall Museum website for public transportation options and driving directions (click on either tab): https://www.randallmuseum.org/about-us/directions-hours/

From within San Francisco:
Take MUNI subway/streetcar lines K, L, or M to the Castro Street station. Walk 1 short block north (uphill, away from the Castro District) on Castro Street and turn left on States Street Continue 2/3 of a block uphill to a crosswalk and playground entrance on the right. Go up the playground driveway and turn left up the footpath. We are at the top of that path. This is a short but very steep walk.

or

Take MUNI 24 Divisadero bus to Castro Street. at 16th Street. Go 1 short block south (toward Market) on Castro and turn right on States Street, then follow the directions above.

For a longer (about 1/3 mile) but less steep walk, get off at Castro Street and 14th Street Walk uphill on 14th to Roosevelt and turn left. Follow Roosevelt as it curves up the hill to Museum Way and turn left; we are at the end of Museum Way.

From BART, Golden Gate Transit, CalTrain, or SamTrans:
Take any bus, train, or ferry to downtown San Francisco and transfer to the outbound K, L, or M MUNI Metro line (from CalTrain/Transbay Terminal, take an outbound N car to the Embarcadero station and transfer to the K, L, or M line). Then follow the MUNI directions above.

LINKS
See our Randall sketches from 2018
(https://www.meetup.com/SF-Sketchers/photos/28599002/)
2013 (https://www.meetup.com/SF-Sketchers/photos/13061182/)
2012 (https://www.meetup.com/SF-Sketchers/photos/6584382/)
Corona Heights (https://www.meetup.com/SF-Sketchers/photos/20133542/#333593662).

— Sketch by Mark Simmons