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Q+A: Queer Representation + Museums

Q+A with GLBT Historical Society Director, Terry Beswick.

By Francisco Rosas

Article Community LGBTQ+
San Francisco and Pompeii: Cities of Pleasure

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

Article Ancient art LGBTQ+
Looking Back \ Facing Forward: Inclusion and Intersectionality in our Exhibition History

We reviewed our exhibition history to inform the development of a truly diverse exhibition program.

By Krista Brugnara and Caroline McCune

Article Anti-racism + DEIA
Shaping the Land: Wayne Thiebaud’s Ponds and Streams

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

Article Environment American art
A Print with a Message: David Avery’s “Mendacia Ridicula”

Does art history have any relevance in a nation torn apart by war?

By Karin Breuer

Article Community New to collection
“Local Voices”: A Work in Progress

What do education programs look like without original works of art in a physical space?

By Maria Egoavil and PJ Policarpio

Article Community Anti-racism + DEIA
Bloody Murder: A Medieval Conflict Between Church and State

A reliquary casket tells the story of a bloody murder that shook the medieval world.

By Martin Chapman

Article European decorative arts Legion of Honor 100
The Necessity of Resourcefulness: Lessons from Traditional Japanese Textiles

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

Article Environment
The Wild Inventiveness of Barbara Dietzsch: a Dandelion with a Tiger Moth, a Snail, A Beetle, and a Butterfly

Earth Day reminds us that the natural world is a powerful source of wonder and delight.

By Furio Rinaldi

Article Works on paper Environment Women in art
Anti-Racist Parenting: Starting the Marathon

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

Article Kids + families
Statement of Solidarity with AAPI Communities

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

Article Community Anti-racism + DEIA AAPI voices
Acquisitions of Contemporary Textiles from “The de Young Open”

Introducing works by two Bay Area artists.

By Jill D’Alessandro

Article Community New to collection

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