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Textile conservation looks at the ideal way to display a dip-dyed and hand-painted Moroccan woman’s headcover, or adghar ibrdane tasslit.
By Anne Getts
X-rays can reveal a broken bone, but they can also give us information about what is happening inside inanimate objects.
By Catherine Coueignoux
Pier Gustafson’s Father’s Suitcase is a one-of-a kind artwork.
Celebrating the founder of the Legion of Honor, Alma Spreckels.
Research for our Degas exhibition sheds light on mercury and the origins of the “Mad Hatter.”
By Laura L. Camerlengo and Anne Getts
Learn what we discovered about hats, arsenic, and taxidermy for the Degas exhibition.
In July 2017, contemporary British artist Sarah Lucas brought the female gaze to the Legion of Honor.
How do you recreate the Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacan in Minecraft? Block by block, of course!
By Andrew Fox
We are excited to unveil the refresh of our brand.
Our museums host a unique collection of Genthe’s photographs of the 1906 earthquake and fires.
The Textile Conservation Lab had two fascinating examples of the weaving technique “double weave.”
By Sarah Gates
Truth and Beauty features armor and stained glass from the Museums’ collections.