de Young Museum
Golden Gate Park · San Francisco, California
The de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park is San Francisco's premier fine arts museum, with a collection spanning American art from the seventeenth century to the present, textile arts from around the world, and art from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Herzog & de Meuron's striking copper-clad building, opened in 2005, has aged to a warm patina that blends naturally with the park's redwood groves. The museum tower observation deck offers a panoramic view of Golden Gate Park and the city skyline, included with admission. The de Young is also San Francisco's primary venue for major traveling blockbuster exhibitions that draw visitors from across Northern California.
Art Styles
More in San Francisco
-
Museum Asian Art Museum of San FranciscoOne of the largest museums outside Asia dedicated to Asian art, with 18,000 works spanning 6,000 years from across the Asian continent in Gae Aulenti's redesigned Beaux Arts building.
- Art Gallery Fraenkel Gallery
One of the world's leading photography galleries, representing photographers including Diane Arbus, Irving Penn, and Carleton Watkins alongside contemporary artists who use photography conceptually.
-
Art Gallery Gallery Wendi NorrisPresenting internationally significant modern and contemporary art with a focus on female-identifying and Asian artists, offering a thoughtful counterpoint to traditional gallery rosters.
- Museum Legion of Honor
Modeled after the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur in Paris and set on a cliff overlooking the Golden Gate, this museum holds distinguished European art spanning 4,000 years.
