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THE DE YOUNG MUSEUM FINE ARTS
French Art in Golden Gate Park
The de Young Museum,
located in Golden Gate Park is one of the branches of the San Francisco
Fine Arts Museums. Named for its endower, newspaper
publisher M.H. de Young, the art museum first opened in 1895 in connection
with the California Exposition of 1894. After the original museum building
near the Japanese Tea Garden and across from the California Science Museum
was heavily damaged in the Loma Prieta Earthquake, the museum was reopened
in 2005 with a copper clad ultramodern design by Herzog & de Meuron,
recognized by its distinctive inverted pyramid among the palm trees to
serve as the showcase for American art beginning in the 17th and the
first years of American discovery through to the 21st century, featuring
international textile arts and costumes as well as paintings, sculptures,
glass and art from the all the Americas, the Pacific, and Africa.
Picasso at the de Young - June - October 2011
From
June 11th through October 9th, 2011, 150 of Picasso’s exceptional
paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints from the permanent collection
of the Musée National Picasso in Paris will be exhibited at
the de Young Museum. This exhibit offers a comprehensive selection
of Picasso’s
works throughout his career, covering each of the artist’s
phases, ranging from Expressionism to Surrealism. Famous works in the
exhibit include Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907), Man with a
Guitar (1911), The Kiss (1925), as well as a number of sculptures made
throughout his life. The collection is currently on a world tour
from the Paris museum, which houses the most
significant collection of Picasso's works while it undergeos
a renovation to be completed in spring of 2013.The works
have already stopped in Moscow, Madrid and Seattle.
After San Francisco,
the Picassos will move
on to Sydney in November, and then to Toronto in April 2012.
General Admission
to the De Young Museum is $10 for Adults, $7 for Seniors and $6 for
Students. Tickets for the Impressionists and other special
exhibits are $25 for Adults, $22 Seniors and $17 Students, Children 6-17
are $15, with a discount for advance purchase. Every Thursday evening
through September 2nd, "Impressionism at Twilight" offers reduced
admission, a French Menu in the Cafe and the Observation Deck on the
9th floor atop the pyramid. There is a parking
garage underneath the De Young museum or some street parking can be found
just outside the Golden Gate Park entrance on the Fulton Street side,
but double check the signs. © Bargain
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