Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

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The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco is the city’s public arts institution that oversees the de Young Museum and the Legion of Honor, housing major collections of American, European, and non-Western art.

Aliases (3)
  • California Palace of the Legion of Honor ×1
  • FAMSF ×1
  • Fine Arts Museums ×1

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf arts institution
museum organization
nonprofit organization
alsoKnownAs FAMSF
Fine Arts Museums
collectionIncludes African art
American art
Ancient art
Art of the Americas
Contemporary art
Costume arts
European art
Oceanic art
Photography
Prints and drawings
Textiles
country United States
foundedBy Adolph B. Spreckels
M. H. de Young
governs California Palace of the Legion of Honor
de Young Museum
hasBoard Board of Trustees
hasCollectionSize over 150000 works of art
hasCuratorialDepartment Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts
American art department
Ancient art and interpretation department
European paintings department
Textiles and costume department
hasEducationProgram family programs
public programs and lectures
school and youth programs
hasPart Legion of Honor
de Young Museum
headquartersLocation San Francisco
inception 1972
industry museum
visual arts
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalForm charitable organization
locatedIn California
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
mission to provide access to art for the people of San Francisco and beyond
operates Legion of Honor
de Young Museum
ownedBy City and County of San Francisco
partOf City and County of San Francisco
serves public
website https://www.famsf.org/

Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ("FAMSF")
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ("Fine Arts Museums")
alsoKnownAs
Max Hollein
Max Hollein
employer
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ("California Palace of the Legion of Honor")
governs
Rainy Season in the Tropics
location
de Young Museum
operatedBy
de Young Museum
ownedBy
de Young Museum
partOf

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