Visit the de Young Museum
The de Young Museum in San Francisco is an integral part of the Fine Arts Museums of the city located at Golden Gate Park. It is just as popular and celebrated as the Legion of Honor. The museum is named in honor of M.H. de Young, one of the earliest newspaper pioneers in the city. The museum dates back to 1895, but the original facility, that was a part of the site where the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition was hosted was partly destroyed in the 1906 earthquake. The facility was restored and rebuilt, but the expanding collections demanded a new site. M.H. de Young led the planning that eventually established the current facility. The museum has undergone many changes throughout the twentieth century.
About de Young Museum
The museum celebrates American fine arts and preserves works dating back to the seventeenth century. It also showcases international art, costumes, textures and modern art from around the Americas, Africa, and the Pacific. The American collection includes more than eight hundred sculptures, more than a thousand paintings, and three thousand decorative pieces. The museum has one of the most comprehensive collections of artworks in America, tracking almost every decade since 1670 to date.
Admission is free for members. Nonmember adults must pay $15, seniors aged above sixty-five years must pay $10, students with valid id are charged $6 and kids aged seventeen or under get free admission. The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Museum Café and Hamon Education Tower Observation Level remain open till 4:15 p.m. The museum is closed on Mondays, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Exhibits currently on display include Americas Galleries, Beyond the Surface, M?ori Portraits, Revelations and Genre-Nonconforming. The exhibits may change through spring and summer. You can check the updated list of exhibits on display at the time of your visit. Some of the original collections have been moved from de Young to Legion of Honor so you may want to explore the latter. The museum is at 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive within Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. There are several other attractions in Golden Gate Park that you should also consider exploring.
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The de Young Museum is less than four miles, or an easy fifteen-minute walk from Travel Inn. Reserve your stay online at the hotel to get the best deal.