de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive (map)
415.750.3600
Hours: Tue - Thu: 9:30 am - 5:15 pm Fri: 9:30 am - 8:45 pm Sat - Sun: 9:30 am - 5:15 pm
San Francisco’s oldest public museum, featuring American art from the 17th through the 21st centuries, international textiles and costumes, and art from the Americas, the Pacific, and Africa.
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ORANGE NIGHTS: CURAÇAO | Friday Nights at the de Young
Fri. 05/17 | 5:00PM @ de Young Museum (map)
Friday Nights at the de Young Orange Nights: Curaçao 5–8:15 pm, de Young Café Special Prix–Fixe Menu 6–8:30 pm, Museum Lobby Mixed-Media Art Projects 6–8:30 pm, Piazzoni Murals Room …more»
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ORANGE NIGHTS: WATER | Friday Nights at the de Young
Fri. 05/10 | 5:00PM @ de Young Museum (map)
Friday Nights at the de Young Orange Nights: Water 5–8:15 pm, de Young Café Special Prix–Fixe Menu 6–8:30 pm, Museum Lobby Mixed-Media Art Projects 6–8:30 pm, Piazzoni Murals Room S…more»
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Special Free Classical Concert
Sun. 05/05 | 2:00PM @ de Young Museum (map)
KORET AUDITORIUM 2:00 p.m. The Netherland-America Foundation Southern California Chapter and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco present the 2013 Prinses Christina Concours in San Fra…more»
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From the Exotic to the Mystical: Textile Treasures from the Permanent Collection
Sat. 05/04 | 7:00PM - Sun. 08/04 @ de Young Museum (map)
Drawn from the Museums’ extensive collection of textile arts, this delightful selection represents 15 centuries of textile arts and includes finely detailed English embroideries, playful Spani…more»
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Postmodern American Poetry, a group reading at the DeYoung Museum
Fri. 05/03 | 6:30PM @ de Young Museum (map)
Postmodern American Poetry a group reading for the new 2nd edition of the Norton Anthology, with editor Paul Hoover & 16 West Coast poets Friday MAY 3, 6:30 pm @ M.H. DeYoung Memorial Muse…more»
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ORANGE NIGHTS: LIGHT | Friday Nights at the de Young
Fri. 05/03 | 5:00PM @ de Young Museum (map)
Friday Nights at the de Young Orange Nights: Light 5–8:15 pm, de Young Café Special Prix–Fixe Menu 6–8:30 pm, Museum Lobby Mixed-Media Art Projects 6:00–8:30 p.m., Kimball Education…more»
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Artist Fellow LENORA LEE
Wed. 05/01 | 1:00PM - Sun. 06/02 | 5:00PM @ de Young Museum (map)
LENORA LEE THE ESCAPE AND RESCUED MEMORIES: NEW YORK STORIES The Escape and Rescued Memories: New York Stories are companion performance pieces inspired by stories of women who became vulner…more»
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ORANGE NIGHTS: QUEEN'S NIGHT | Friday Nights at the de Young
Fri. 04/26 | 5:00PM @ de Young Museum (map)
What does it mean to be Queen? Find out as we celebrate Queen’s Day, a Dutch national holiday in honor of the Queen’s birthday, the night before San Francisco’s own outdoor celebration near th…more»
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17th Annual New Generations Student Showcase | Friday Nights at the de Young
Fri. 04/19 | 5:00PM @ de Young Museum (map)
INTERIORS & EXTERIORS College and university students were invited by the de Young New Generations Student and Faculty Advisory Committee to submit proposals of visual art, film, music, or p…more»
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8th Annual Discarded to Divine Fashion Showcase | Friday Nights at the de Young
Fri. 04/12 | 12:00AM (Thu Midnight) @ de Young Museum (map)
This spring, join us on the “plein” for season 9 of Friday Nights at the de Young and celebrate the museum’s collections along with Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings from the Mauritsh…more»
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Another World! presented by the San Francisco Bay Guardian | Friday Nights at the ...
Fri. 04/05 | 5:00PM @ de Young Museum (map)
Another World! presented by the San Francisco Bay Guardian | Friday Nights at the de Young
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Spring has Sprung! Opening Night of Season 9 | Friday Nights at the de Young
Fri. 03/29 | 5:00PM @ de Young Museum (map)
This spring, join us on the “plein” for season 9 of Friday Nights at the de Young and celebrate the museum’s collections along with Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings from the Mauritsh…more»
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Bouquets to Art 2013
Tue. 03/19 | 7:00PM - Sat. 03/23 @ de Young Museum (map)
From March 19-23, the de Young Museum will once again be transformed into a magnificent mash-up of art and flowers, when more than 100 of the Bay Area’s most innovative floral designers come t…more»
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FILM SERIES | Visions
Sun. 03/03 | 2:00PM @ de Young Museum (map)
KORET AUDITORIUM 2:00–2:30 p.m. Elizabeth Catlett: Sculpting the Truth (28 min.) 2:45–3:15 p.m. Faith Ringgold: The Last Story Quilt (28 min.) 3:30–4:00 p.m. Betye and Alison Saar: Co…more»
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Mapping the Contemporary Print: Selections from the Anderson Collection
Sat. 02/23 | 7:00PM - Sun. 07/07 @ de Young Museum (map)
As electronic networks have grown to bridge ever-greater distances at increasing speeds, artists have shown an unflinching interest in mapping their worlds—both physical and metaphysical. Draw…more»
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FILM SERIES | Visions
Sat. 02/23 | 2:00PM @ de Young Museum (map)
In celebration of Black History Month and the significant contributions that people of African descent continue to make in the art world, the Fine Arts Museums are pleased to present Visions, …more»
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ArtPoint's Valentine's Gala Wooden Shoe Be Mine?
Sat. 02/09 | 8:00PM @ de Young Museum (map)
Dancing, chocolate tasting, decadent cocktails, and world-famous works of art. Join ArtPoint in Golden Gate Park as we transform the de Young into an ultra chic Dutch-inspired …more»
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Eye Level in Iraq: Photographs by Kael Alford and Thorne Anderson
Sat. 02/09 | 7:00PM - Sun. 06/16 @ de Young Museum (map)
This exhibition presents the photographs of Kael Alford (American, b. 1971) and Thorne Anderson (American, b. 1966), two American-trained photo journalists who documented the impact and afterm…more»
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Objects of Belief from the Vatican: Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Sat. 02/09 | 7:00PM - Sun. 09/08 @ de Young Museum (map)
The rarely seen holdings of the Vatican Ethnological Missionary Museum include 80,000 objects that represent artistic achievements by indigenous cultures from Asia, Oceania, Africa, and the Am…more»
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CANON: A Mini-Symposium
Thu. 02/07 | 10:00AM @ de Young Museum (map)
FEBRUARY 7 KORET AUDITORIUM 10 AM - 12:30 P.M. FEATURED SPEAKERS "From Artifact to Art—Changing Perspectives of Ethnographic Collections" Ruth Barnes, PhD Thomas Jaffe Curator of In…more»
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Rembrandt’s Century
Sat. 01/26 | 7:00PM - Sun. 06/02 @ de Young Museum (map)
Drawing largely from the world-renowned collection of works on paper in the Fine Arts Museums’ Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, this exhibition examines a wide range of artworks from the…more»
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Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis
Sat. 01/26 | 7:00PM - Sun. 06/02 @ de Young Museum (map)
The de Young will be the first venue in the American tour of paintings from the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague. This jewel box of a museum, housing one of the world's most presti…more»
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Featured Review from SF Weekly
April 24, 2013The girl in Johannes Vermeers painting Girl with a Pearl Earring has inspired a best-selling historical novel, a play, and a movie starring Scarlett Johannson. Now you too have…more at voiceplaces.com
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Family Dance Workshop with San Francisco Ballet
Sat. 01/12 | 10:00AM @ de Young Museum (map)
January 12, 2013 Piazzoni Murals Room Instructors of the San Francisco Ballet Center for Dance Education will lead participants through an introductory dance experience. Designed for childr…more»
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Film Screening: "The Muppet Show" featuring Rudolf Nureyev & "Swan Lake"
Sat. 01/05 | 1:00PM @ de Young Museum (map)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 5 | 1 P.M. Koret Auditorium The Muppet Show (1977, season 2, episode 13, 60 mins.), featuring Rudolf Nureyev, and Swan Lake (1967, 120 mins.), featuring Rudolf Nureyev an…more»
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Native American Poetry Series
Sat. 12/15 | 1:00PM @ de Young Museum (map)
NATIVE AMERICAN POETRY SERIES organized by KIM SHUCK featuring readings by L. FRANK INDIRA ALLEGRA SHERRY WILSON NAZBAH TOM Immediately following the poetry reading you are invited to …more»
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