Please note: the de Young’s Hamon Observation Tower is closed today, 3/18.
Open today 9:30 am – 5:15 pm
Our museums host a unique collection of Genthe’s photographs of the 1906 earthquake and fires.
Learn what we discovered about hats, arsenic, and taxidermy for the Degas exhibition.
By Laura L. Camerlengo and Anne Getts
Research for our Degas exhibition sheds light on mercury and the origins of the “Mad Hatter.”
Pier Gustafson’s Father’s Suitcase is a one-of-a kind artwork.
X-rays can reveal a broken bone, but they can also give us information about what is happening inside inanimate objects.
By Catherine Coueignoux
Our paper conservation team set up a screen-printing station to investigate prints Ed Ruscha made with foods, including Heinz Baked Beans and caviar.
When Alan Sonfist’s work came to the Paintings Conservation department for treatment, my first thought was: This graphite drawing on canvas is more a drawing on a textile than it is a painting.
By José Luis Lazarte
It’s not just a simple knit 1, purl 2 project. Instead, it should carry the warning, “Requires Expert Supervision.”
By Sarah Gates
It had been sitting in the dark for years, unremarked upon. Its swirl of freshwater pearls, the imperial double eagle on the front, the decoration of thick gold braid on red velvet; none of it included in the simple description: “Woman’s Fez.”
