de Young Museum

The de Young Museum is an art museum in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, known for American art and collections from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco is the organization that operates the de Young Museum and the Legion of Honor. The de Young is one of the two museums that make up this institution.
M. H. de Young: M. H. de Young was an American newspaper publisher and civic figure who helped found San Francisco’s Midwinter International Exposition. The museum grew from the fine-arts exhibition at the exposition he organized.
de Young tower: The de Young tower is the museum’s twisting observation tower, offering views across San Francisco and Golden Gate Park. Its public observation level turns the museum building into a city landmark.
Legion of Honor: The Legion of Honor is a fine-arts museum in San Francisco’s Lincoln Park, specializing in European art and antiquities. It is the de Young’s partner museum, with a distinct location and collection emphasis.
Golden Gate Park: Golden Gate Park is a large urban park in San Francisco, California. The museum occupies the park’s Music Concourse.
California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894: The California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894 was a world’s fair held in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Its fine-arts building became the museum’s institutional starting point.
Hamon Observation Tower: The Hamon Observation Tower is the publicly accessible upper section of the de Young’s tower. It offers a free vantage point above the museum’s galleries.
M. H. de Young Memorial Museum (1965 building): The M. H. de Young Memorial Museum was the Brutalist building in Golden Gate Park that housed the museum from 1965 to 2001. Its concrete design contrasts with the current building’s copper facade and open form.
American art: American art encompasses visual art made in or associated with the United States. The museum’s holdings span American art from the colonial period onward.
Memorial Museum: The Memorial Museum was the 1919 Golden Gate Park building that housed the de Young’s collections. It replaced the exposition’s temporary art structure as the museum’s home.

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