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It's International Cat Day and we cannot get enough of cats at SFO Museum! We are presenting not one but TWO cat exhibitions! "Maneki Neko: Japanese Beckoning Cat" is on display post-security in Terminal 2 and "Caticons: The Cat in Art" is on display, pre-security in the International Terminal. Check out our website for more information. http://bit.ly/SFOExhibitions This image was posted on August 08, 2018.

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Caticons: The Cat in Art
This nonaviation exhibition was on display between July 2018 and April 2019 in the A-02 International South Cases gallery, located in International Terminal