Please note: the de Young’s Hamon Observation Tower is currently closed.
Open today 9:30 am – 5:15 pm
Hung Liu was a vibrant and vital part of the art world. Her passing is shocking and heartbreaking.
Here are some helpful tips for making your visit to Golden Gate Park creative beyond the museum’s walls.
By Anu Vaalas, Hannah Freeman, and Jennie Smith
Objects in the European Decorative Arts and Sculpture collection at the Legion of Honor reflect the distinct history of how East Asian art has influenced European decorative arts and interiors.
By Thomas Wu
Learn about the ecological inspirations behind the textile “Paradise Valley, Mount Rainer.”
By Laura L. Camerlengo, in conversation with Madelyn Shaw and Michael Fehr
Read an interview with Wangechi Mutu about her exhibition I Am Speaking, Are You Listening?
By Claudia Schmuckli and Wangechi Mutu
Liven up your Zoom background with an artwork from the de Young and Legion of Honor collection!
By Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
The bustling city of Pompeii was halted in its tracks in the autumn of 79 AD when Mount Vesuvius erupted, crushing the city under tons of ash and rubble.
By Sally Grainger
Learn about works in our collection that shed light on private moments of male same-sex intimacy.
By Furio Rinaldi
Listen to the Legion of Honor’s spring 2021 organ music, and take a closer look at the concert’s featured artworks.
What does it mean to celebrate “freedom” when so much has been stolen in the process?
By Yétúndé Olagbaju
Q+A with GLBT Historical Society Director, Terry Beswick.
By Francisco Rosas
Carol Queen, San Francisco sexologist and sociologist, was invited to comment on the Legion of Honor’s Last Supper in Pompeii.
By Carol Queen, PhD
