Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Pull out a pen and paper because it's time to announce our 2025 exhibition lineup. Mark your calendars now... it's going to be fantastic year of programming 📆 | de Young | "Matisse’s Jazz Unbound," Jan 25 – Jul 6, 2025 "Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm," Mar 1 – Jul 6, 2025 "Isaac Julien: I Dream a World," Apr 12 – Jul 13, 2025 💐 Bouquets to Art, de Young + Legion of Honor, Jun 3 – 8, 2025 "Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON," Aug 30, 2025 – Aug 2, 2026 "Art of Manga," Sep 27, 2025 – January 25, 2026 "Embroidered Histories," October 25, 2025–October 25, 2026 | Legion of Honor | "Wayne Thiebaud: Art Comes from Art," Mar 22 – Aug 17, 2025 "Printing Color: Chiaroscuro to Screenprint," May 24 – Nov 30, 2025 💐 Bouquets to Art, de Young + Legion of Honor, Jun 3 – 8, 2025 "Ferlinghetti for San Francisco," Jul 19, 2025 – Mar 22, 2026 "Manet & Morisot," Oct 11, 2025 – Mar 1, 2026 "Yinka Shonibare," Jan 24, 2025 – Jul 26, 2026 [Paul McCartney. Self-portrait. London, 1963. © 1963 Paul McCartney under exclusive license to MPL Archive LLP]⁣ [Isaac Julien, North Star (Lessons of the Hour), 2019. © Isaac Julien Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro] [Wayne Thiebaud, Three Machines, 1963. © 2025 Wayne Thiebaud Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY] [Rose B. Simpson, "Maria," 2014. 1985 Chevy El Camino. Bodywork and customization by artist. Photograph by Kate Russell. Courtesy of the artist] [Édouard Manet, The Balcony, 1868-69. © RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY] [Yinka Shonibare CBE RA, "Feeling Free Like a Bird," 2023. © Yinka Shonibare CBE RA. Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery. Photo by Todd-White Art Photography] #deYoung #LegionOfHonor #Legion100 #ArtExhibition #BayAreaArt

“It feels abundant, it feels joyful, it feels healthy . . . That’s so important.” — Alme Allen (Karuk/Yurok), curatorial adviser and multimedia artist Our newly redesigned "Arts of Indigenous America" galleries are now open to the public! Congratulations to the incredible curatorial team on this project, including Hillary O., arts of the Americas curator at the de Young, Pimm Tripp-Allen (Karuk/Yurok), Sherrie Smith-Ferri (Dry Creek Pomo/Bodega Miwok), Joseph Aguilar (San Ildefonso Pueblo), Alme Allen (Karuk/Yurok), Will Riding In (Pawnee/Santa Ana Pueblo), Meyokeeskow Marrufo (Robinson Rancheria/Eastern Pomo), Bruce Bernstein, Jonathan Cordero (Ramaytush Ohlone, Bay Miwok, and Chumash), Christina Hellmich, and Brian Vallo (Pueblo of Acoma). Read more about the project in "The New York Times": https://lnkd.in/gYUBefMd

Rose B. Simpson makes museum history as she DRIVES in the final pieces to her installation, “Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON” ✨ The next time you visit the museum, say hello to “Maria” and “Bosque.” “Maria” is a 1985 Chevy El Camino named after renowned artist Maria Martinez, who popularized the distinctive black-on-black pottery style. “Bosque” is a 1964 Buick Riviera painted in vibrant Tewa polychrome. Both cars have been refurbished and transformed by Simpson, and are parked in front of her expansive mural, giving our Northern California museum a Southwestern spirit. Together, they transform Wilsey Court into a bold, contemporary expression of Pueblo pottery traditions. Simpson brings together the past and the present, creating a new visual language that highlights her cultural heritage and shows how it continues today. https://lnkd.in/gnf9R8_c #RoseBSimpson #Lexicon #PuebloPottery #PuebloArt #IndigenousArt #85ElCamino #ChevyElCamino #StreetRod #64Riviera #BuickRiviera #LowRider

A dedicated team of curators has been rethinking how Native American art is displayed at the de Young. Opening August 26, our newly reimagined Native American art galleries center Native voices, values, and creativity 🎨 Follow the link below to go behind the scenes in our new documentary. Then come experience the new galleries for yourself! https://lnkd.in/gvvZc7hi #NativeAmericanArt #IndigenousArt #deYoungMuseum

Intended as a pair, these detailed bronzes illustrate two stories from ancient Greek and Roman mythology: the moon goddess Selene visiting the slumbering shepherd Endymion, and the princess Ariadne encountering Bacchus, god of wine, who points skyward to Ariadne’s crown of stars. Corneille van Clève was skilled at creating contrasting surface effects: from smooth, polished nudes to textured fur and flora. His complex compositions reveal themselves as you move around them. Come see for yourself! Honorable mention to Claude Lorrain’s stunning landscape “View of Tivoli at Sunset” in the background. Find them in Gallery 6 🏛️ [Corneille van Clève, “Bacchus and Ariadne,” ca. 1704] [Corneille van Clève, “Selene and Endymion,” ca. 1704] [Claude Lorrain, “View of Tivoli at Sunset,” ca. 1642-1644] #GreekMythology

🚨 Incoming: A special message from Paul McCartney to his Bay Area fans! The Bay holds a special place in Paul's heart, and in Beatles' history. Come see for yourself in “Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm” — on view now through October 5 📸

 https://bit.ly/3RFnyus #PaulMcCartney #EyesOfTheStorm #deYoungMuseum #TheBeatles

Grateful to the brilliant team at ACT Art Conservation for helping us give our beloved lions some well-deserved TLC! Be sure to check out their freshly fixed snouts on your next visit to the Legion of Honor. 🦁✨

In the Studio Ep. 3 | Sitting down in the studio with Chelsea Ryoko Wong While attending California College of the Arts (CCA), San Francisco-based painter and muralist Chelsea Ryoko Wong worked a summer job right here at the de Young Museum store! Years later, her vibrant painting, "Mint Tea in the Sauna During Sunset" now hangs in our galleries. In this episode, Wong takes us inside her Mission District studio to share how her time in the Bay Area, printmaking, travels, and childhood memories come together in her joyful and meticulously layered figures and forms. Click the link below to watch the full episode on our FAMSF YouTube 📺 https://lnkd.in/gW-ui2sk #InTheStudio #deYoungMuseum #BayAreaArtist #BayAreaArt #SFArtist #SFArt

In 2013, Mauro Aprile Zanetti unexpectedly met the iconic poet, artist, and City Lights Bookstore founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti in a restaurant in North Beach, San Francisco. This chance encounter sparked a creative partnership and deep friendship that lasted until Ferlinghetti’s death in 2021. He became part of Zanetti’s family life, sharing meals, poetry, wisdom, and the timeless mantra: “Eat well. Laugh often. Love much. Live with tenderness.” Read Mauro Aprile Zanetti's full recollection “Living Poetry: My Time with Lawrence Ferlinghetti in San Francisco” and its companion article, “Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s Life + Legacy,” by following the link below 📲 And don't forget to visit "Ferlinghetti for San Francisco" in person, open July 19, 2025 – March 22, 2026. https://lnkd.in/grGDtNet [Christopher Felver, "Lawrence Ferlinghetti, City Lights," 1995. © Christopher Felver. Photo courtesy of Christopher Felver] [Christopher Felver, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Via Ferlinghetti, 1995. © Christopher Felver. Photo courtesy of Christopher Felver] #Ferlinghetti #NorthBeach #CityLights #LegionOfHonor #Legion100 #SanFrancisco

"In my project, the question is not simply aesthetic, but existential: 'Do you see us?' Not through the distortions of nationalism, racism, or xenophobia — but with clarity." – Wesaam Al-Badry Artist Wesaam Al-Badry’s photographs deal with power, politics, and social issues. We spoke to him about his documentation of farmworkers in California during the COVID-19 pandemic and how his work on Muslim culture and fashion has been misread. He also shared how his artistic practice is deeply interwoven with his work as an investigative journalist. To read more on his work and the exhibition "About Place: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift," follow the link below 📲 https://lnkd.in/g8i8U8Bw [Wesaam Al-Badry, "Tangerines XI," 2020] [Wesaam Al-Badry, "Pomegranates #II," 2020] #deYoungMuseum #BayAreaArtist #CaliforniaPhotography