Relationship Between the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF) and the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH)

Wed, 06/28/2017

Feathered Serpents and Flowering Trees mural (Feathered Serpent 1), 500–550. Earthen aggregate, stucco, and mineral pigments, 22 1/4 x 160 1/4 in (56.5 x 407 cm). Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Bequest of Harald J. Wagner, 1985.104a

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TIMELINE

1976
FAMSF receives an unexpected bequest of over 70 wall mural fragments from the archeological site of Teotihuacan from the estate of Harald Wagner.

Francisco Rosas
Public Relations Coordinator
tel: 415.750.8906
FRosas@famsf.org
Miriam Newcomer
Director of Public Relations
tel: 415.750.3554 cell: 310.592.5238
MNewcomer@famsf.org

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Announce a Major Exhibition of Artifacts from the Ancient City of Teotihuacan, Many Recently Excavated or Never Before Seen in the U.S.

Tue, 09/05/2017

Circular relief, 300–450. Stone, 49 1/4 x 40 1/2 x 9 7/8 in. (125 x 103 x 25 cm). Museo Nacional de Antropología / INAH, 10-81807. Archivo Digital de las Colecciones del Museo Nacional de Antropología / INAH-CANON

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Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire
de Young | September 30, 2017 – February 11, 2018

Francisco Rosas
Public Relations Coordinator
tel: 415.750.8906
FRosas@famsf.org
Miriam Newcomer
Director of Public Relations
tel: 415.750.3554 cell: 310.592.5238
MNewcomer@famsf.org

The Summer of Love Experience: Art, Fashion, and Rock & Roll

Wed, 04/05/2017

Artist: Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley Publisher: Family Dog. Printer: The Bindweed Press. “Skeleton and Roses,” Grateful Dead, Oxford Circle, September 16 & 17, Avalon Ballroom, 1966. Color offset lithograph poster, 50.7 x 35.6 cm (19 15/16 x 14 in). Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Museum purchase, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts Endowment Fund, 1974.13.100

April 8–August 20, 2017 | de Young

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Francisco Rosas
Public Relations Coordinator
tel: 415.750.8906
FRosas@famsf.org
Miriam Newcomer
Director of Public Relations
tel: 415.750.3554 cell: 310.592.5238
MNewcomer@famsf.org

Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade

Wed, 05/03/2017

Edgar Degas, "The Millinery Shop," 1879–1886. Oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 43 5/8 in. (100 x 110.7 cm). The Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial Collection, 1933.428. Bridgeman Images

June 24–September 24, 2017 | Legion of Honor

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Francisco Rosas
Public Relations Coordinator
tel: 415.750.8906
FRosas@famsf.org
Miriam Newcomer
Director of Public Relations
tel: 415.750.3554 cell: 310.592.5238
MNewcomer@famsf.org

Claudia Schmuckli to join Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco as Curator-in-Charge, Contemporary Art and Programming

Tue, 07/05/2016

Claudia Schmuckli, photo courtesy of dabfoto

SAN FRANCISCO (July 6, 2016)—The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are pleased to announce the appointment of Claudia Schmuckli as Curator-in-Charge, Contemporary Art and Programming. Ms. Schmuckli joins the Fine Arts Museums from the Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston, where she is Director and Chief Curator.

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Promoted
Francisco Rosas
Public Relations Coordinator
tel: 415.750.8906
FRosas@famsf.org
Miriam Newcomer
Director of Public Relations
tel: 415.750.3554 cell: 310.592.5238
MNewcomer@famsf.org

Legion of Honor Launches Official App

Thu, 01/21/2016

Legion of Honor app

App uses Interactive 3D Mapping & Indoor Positioning Technology

SAN FRANCISCO (January 21, 2016) – The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are pleased to unveil the official app for the Legion of Honor. Taking advantage of Apple’s latest developments in indoor positioning, the app serves as a personal tour guide for museum-goers, allowing visitors to wander the galleries as if on a private curatorial tour. This is the first app for the Legion of Honor.

Francisco Rosas
Public Relations Coordinator
tel: 415.750.8906
FRosas@famsf.org
Miriam Newcomer
Director of Public Relations
tel: 415.750.3554 cell: 310.592.5238
MNewcomer@famsf.org

Bouquets to Art 2016

Mon, 01/11/2016

de Young
April 5–10, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO (January 7, 2016) – More than 125 of the Bay Area’s most innovative and sought after floral designers return to the de Young for Bouquets to Art 2016, the annual week-long exhibition in which local designers create spectacular works of floral art in response to pieces in the museum’s permanent collection and the architecture of the building.

Francisco Rosas
Public Relations Coordinator
tel: 415.750.8906
FRosas@famsf.org
Miriam Newcomer
Director of Public Relations
tel: 415.750.3554 cell: 310.592.5238
MNewcomer@famsf.org

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