Visit the de Young Museum
The M.H. de Young Museum, located within San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, is just west of the city's Union Square and financial districts. The fine arts museum, founded in 1895, moved to a new 293,000-square foot structure in 2005. The museum's collection includes over 1000 paintings by American artists, dating from the early 17th century through the 20th century, as well as a sizeable collection of African and Oceanic art.
Instructions
1. Purchase tickets. Tickets to the de Young Museum are available at the museum's box office and online via their website. Discounts are offered for those 65 and older and those between 13 and 17 years of age. Children 12 and younger are admitted free. The de Young Museum is open Tuesdays through Sundays and closed New Year's Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving and Christmas. In addition, everyone is admitted free of charge on the first Tuesday of each month.
2. View the collection. The deYoung Museum's permanent collection is divided into seven sections: American paintings, American decorative arts and sculpture, Oceanic art, the Jolika Collection of New Guinean Art, African art, textiles, the Dorothy and George Saxe Collection of Contemporary Art and Art of the Americas. The museum augments its permanent collection with regularly scheduled temporary exhibits.
3. Have lunch at the cafe. The cafe at the deYoung Museum serves food grown exclusively in the Bay area. The eatery overlooks the museum's sculpture garden and serves a variety of luncheon entrees, salads and snacks.
