SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The de Young Museum presents a major exhibition by the seminal artist of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso. The exhibition Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris, opens on Saturday, June 11, in the Herbst Specia…
Picasso Masterpieces To Be Hosted at the de Young Museum in San Francisco
San Francisco.- The travelling exhibition “Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris” reaches the de Young Museum in San Francisco on June 11th. The de Young will host this extraordinary exhibition of more than 100 masterpieces …
Balenciaga and Spain Exhibition Opens at the de Young Museum in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- You can feel the pulse of Spain beat in every garment in Balenciaga and Spain. A dress ruffle inspired by the flourish of a flamenco dancer’s bata de cola skirt; paillette-studded embroidery that glitters on a bolero jacket con…
Explore the Evolution, Essence and Influence of the Japanese Print at the Legion of Honor
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The Japanese Print in the Era of Impressionism at the The Legion of Honor introduces audiences to the development of the Japanese print over two centuries (1700–1900) and reveals its profound influence on Western art during the…
Explore the Evolution, Essence and Influence of the Japanese Print at the Legion of Honor
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The Japanese Print in the Era of Impressionism at the The Legion of Honor introduces audiences to the development of the Japanese print over two centuries (1700–1900) and reveals its profound influence on Western art during the…
New de Young Museum Celebrates 5th and 40th Anniversaries of the Union with the Legion of Honor
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- This year the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco celebrate two important anniversaries: the 5th anniversary of the new de Young Museum and the 40th anniversary of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. This celebration is bolstere…
Nashville Last Stop for Masterpieces Before Works Return to Paris
NASHVILLE, TN.- The Frist Center for the Visual Arts will open The Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay Friday, Oct. 15, 2010, and the exhibition will remain on view in Nashville through Jan. 23, 2011, when the works in the…
Julian Cox Named Chief Curator of the de Young Museum
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- John E. Buchanan, Jr., Director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, announces the appointment of Julian Cox, one of the country’s leading authorities on photography as Founding Curator of Photography for the Fine Arts Mu…
The de Young Museum hosts Dale Chihuly’s First Major Exhibition in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The de Young Museum hosts Dale Chihuly’s first major exhibition in San Francisco, June 14 through September 28, 2008. Chihuly at the de Young includes eleven galleries of new and archival works representing the breadth and…
New Raffaëlli Acquisition at the de Young Museum this Summer
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Coincidentally timed with the
special
exhibition Birth of Impressionism at the de Young Museum, John E.
Buchanan, Jr.,
the director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, announces the
acquisition of The Absinthe …