de Young Museum and Legion of Honor

A must-see museum in San Francisco, the de Young Museum has been an integral part of the cultural fabric of San Francisco for over a century.

Visit the de Young Museum and Legion of Honor with Go City®

• With us, there are no entry fees on the day – all you've got to do is show your pass.
• Includes admission to the de Young Museum to explore American painting, sculpture, and more.
• Enjoy same-day general admission to the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park.
• Your pass gives you access to many more attractions in San Francisco, so don't forget to check them out.

The museum's collections include American painting, sculpture, and decorative arts from the 17th to the 21st centuries, as well as art from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, costume, and textile arts, and international modern and contemporary art.

There’s loads to see at the museum, including the building itself, which was reopened in 2005 as a state-of-the-art facility that integrates art, architecture, and the natural landscape. If you’re looking for a break from the art, the de Young Café is the perfect place to refuel and the emphasis is on local and seasonal ingredients. Don’t forget to pop into the de Young Museum Store to see the prints, jewelry, textiles from around the world, as well as books and museum publications.

de Young Museum exhibits

American Painting – George Caleb Bingham, Boatmen on the Missouri, 1846; William Michael Harnett, After the Hunt, 1885; Frederic Edwin Church, Rainy Season in the Tropics, 1866; Albert Bierstadt, California Spring, 1875.

Sculpture – David Smith, Zig V, 1961.

Art of the Americas – Stela with Queen Ix Mutal Ahaw, 761, Mexico or Guatemala, southern lowlands.

African Art – a figure of an ancestor or deity, 1027-1209, Mali, Proto-Dogon.

Oceanic Art – spirit figure, Yipwon, 19th century New Guinea.