# Cantor Arts Center at Stanford

> Place to go for families in the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara area (CA). Times are Pacific Time.

- When: Monday & Friday 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Thursday 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday…
- Where: Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive at Museum Way, Stanford, CA 94305
- Ages: All ages
- Price: Always free
- Schedule: Monday & Friday 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Thursday 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; closed Tuesday & Wednesday. Open on Mondays including federal holidays.
- Organizer: Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University
- Official page: https://museum.stanford.edu/
- Last checked: Sat, Oct 24

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## About

The Cantor Arts Center sits in the arts district of the Stanford campus and is always free. Its 24 galleries hold part of a collection of more than 38,000 works spanning 5,000 years, from the Americas and Europe to Africa and Asia, so a family visit can jump from ancient objects to modern painting in a single afternoon. It is an easy place to introduce children to a big museum without a ticket commitment: drop in for half an hour and leave when attention runs out. Galleries, gardens and restrooms are wheelchair accessible, with a drop-off point on Lomita Drive and a ramp to the south entrance; wheelchairs can be borrowed. Tootsie's at the Cantor serves lunch and afternoon tea Thursday–Monday.

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