COVID-19 guidelines. Museums are closed on Mondays. Note: access to the de Young may be impacted on 2/5 due to the Kaiser Permanente half marathon.
Open Tuesday – Sunday 9:30 am – 5:15 pm
What role should museums play?
By Thomas P. Campbell
By Lauren Palmor
Create your own spirit board to honor a person or an aspect of the natural world.
By Jill McLennan, Senior Teaching Artist
The history of Bouquets to Art, ikebana, and finding inspiration.
By Cheyenne Tang
Create impressions from fruits and vegetables that resemble the beautiful organic shapes of flowers.
By Suzanne Couture
Explore painting techniques to capture what you notice about the sky.
By Raphael Noz, Teaching Artist
In the 1940s, the Bay Area established itself as a prominent center for fiber art.
By Jill D’Alessandro
Create a hat that explores ways of making and combining found materials.
By Jen Kindell, Teaching Artist
In the hands of a master navigator, this effigy became a powerful spiritual ally to safeguard the navigator and his vessel.
By Christina Hellmich
Experiment with materials and consider how best to display sculptures in this diorama activity.
By Hannah Freeman, Senior Teaching Artist
By Claudia Schmucki
When looking at or making art with children, using questions helps them think critically about their experiences.