Oakland Museum of California
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The Oakland Museum of California is a multidisciplinary museum in Oakland that explores the art, history, and natural sciences of California through extensive collections and community-focused exhibitions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oakland Museum of California canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1573484 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oakland Museum of California Context triple: [Lake Merritt, near, Oakland Museum of California]
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A.
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco is the city’s public arts institution that oversees the de Young Museum and the Legion of Honor, housing major collections of American, European, and non-Western art.
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B.
Art Institute of San Francisco
The Art Institute of San Francisco was an art school in San Francisco known for training painters, illustrators, and other visual artists in the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is a major U.S. museum renowned for its extensive collection of Asian art spanning thousands of years and numerous cultures across the Asian continent.
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D.
Norton Simon Museum
The Norton Simon Museum is a renowned art museum in Pasadena, California, celebrated for its extensive collection of European masterpieces, Asian art, and modern works.
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E.
Haggin Museum
Haggin Museum is an art and history museum in Stockton, California, known for its collections of fine art and regional historical exhibits.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oakland Museum of California Target entity description: The Oakland Museum of California is a multidisciplinary museum in Oakland that explores the art, history, and natural sciences of California through extensive collections and community-focused exhibitions.
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A.
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco is the city’s public arts institution that oversees the de Young Museum and the Legion of Honor, housing major collections of American, European, and non-Western art.
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B.
Art Institute of San Francisco
The Art Institute of San Francisco was an art school in San Francisco known for training painters, illustrators, and other visual artists in the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is a major U.S. museum renowned for its extensive collection of Asian art spanning thousands of years and numerous cultures across the Asian continent.
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D.
Norton Simon Museum
The Norton Simon Museum is a renowned art museum in Pasadena, California, celebrated for its extensive collection of European masterpieces, Asian art, and modern works.
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E.
Haggin Museum
Haggin Museum is an art and history museum in Stockton, California, known for its collections of fine art and regional historical exhibits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
multidisciplinary museum
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museum ⓘ |
| architect |
John Dinkeloo
ⓘ
Kevin Roche ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Brutalism
ⓘ
surface form:
Brutalist architecture
Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Art museums in California
ⓘ
History museums in California ⓘ Natural history museums in California ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| coordinates | 37.798°N 122.264°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
California art
ⓘ
California history ⓘ California natural environment ⓘ communities of California ⓘ culture of California ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
art collection
ⓘ
history collection ⓘ natural sciences collection ⓘ |
| hasExhibitionType |
community-focused exhibitions
ⓘ
permanent exhibitions ⓘ temporary exhibitions ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
auditorium
ⓘ
café ⓘ galleries ⓘ gardens ⓘ museum store ⓘ outdoor terraces ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
educational programs
ⓘ
family programs ⓘ public programs ⓘ school programs ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Oakland Designated Landmark ⓘ |
| inception | 1969 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alameda County
ⓘ
surface form:
Alameda County, California
Oakland ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland, California
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| mission | to explore and connect the art, history, and natural sciences of California ⓘ |
| opened | 1969 ⓘ |
| operator |
Oakland
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Oakland
|
| ownedBy |
Oakland
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surface form:
City of Oakland
|
| postalCode | 94607 ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess | Lake Merritt BART station ⓘ |
| servesCommunity |
California residents
ⓘ
Oakland community ⓘ |
| shortName | OMCA ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| streetAddress | 1000 Oak Street ⓘ |
| website | https://museumca.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oakland Museum of California Description of subject: The Oakland Museum of California is a multidisciplinary museum in Oakland that explores the art, history, and natural sciences of California through extensive collections and community-focused exhibitions.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.