Please note: the de Young and Legion of Honor will be open on Memorial Day, Monday, 5/26.
Open today 9:30 am – 5:15 pm
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
We reviewed our exhibition history to inform the development of a truly diverse exhibition program.
By Krista Brugnara and Caroline McCune
Thiebaud’s Ponds and Streams offers a disorienting, aerial view of a patchwork of intensely cultivated fields and bending waterways spread across farmland in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.
By Lauren Palmor
Does art history have any relevance in a nation torn apart by war?
By Karin Breuer
What do education programs look like without original works of art in a physical space?
By Maria Egoavil and PJ Policarpio
A reliquary casket tells the story of a bloody murder that shook the medieval world.
By Martin Chapman
This rag merchant’s bag offers a window into Japanese history that can teach us valuable lessons about sustainability today.
By Ana Matsubara with Jill D’Alessandro
Earth Day reminds us that the natural world is a powerful source of wonder and delight.
By Furio Rinaldi
How to start and keep the practice of being anti-racist going for yourself and your family at home as well as in a museum setting.
By Jenjii Hysten and Ariana Bayer
We write today in solidarity with Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and join those condemning the appalling acts of racism, violence, and discrimination committed against these communities across the nation.
By Thomas P. Campbell and Meghan McCauley
