Please note: access to the de Young may be impacted 7/20 due to the AIDS Walk. Allow extra time to arrive.
Open today 9:30 am – 5:15 pm
From the poet’s childhood to publishing the Beats at City Lights to his lasting legacy.
By Mauro Aprile Zanetti, author
Hear Lawrence Ferlinghetti read his poem on San Francisco’s ever-changing light.
How the City Lights founder taught us to fulfill our dreams and live with tenderness.
Learn how Cassatt made her iconic color print The Letter in 5 steps.
By Christina Taylor, paper conservator at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Learn about Mary Cassatt’s life and work in our short film.
The only American invited to join the French Impressionists and the most celebrated woman artist of her time.
By Antonia Smith, digital project manager
How Japanese printmakers created texture, sparkle, and shine.
By Allison Brewer, Josephine Jenks, and Cyntia Karnes, paper conservators
An interview on the photographer and designer’s collaboration over 13 years and 250+ garments.
By Cawaii Factory, in conversation with Midori Kitamura, chairperson of the Miyake Design Studio and the Miyake Issey Foundation
Learn how traditional woodcuts were made and create your own.
By Josephine Jenks, paper conservation graduate intern
What does this warrior’s body decoration indicate?
See how woodblock prints have evolved from the Edo period to today.
By Magnolia Molcan, senior web managing editor
Photographs of hippies, Hells Angels, and rock bands.
By Emma Acker, curator, American art
