Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), comprising the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park, is the largest public arts institution in the city of San Francisco. FAMSF's combined attendance was 1,158,264 visitors in 2022, making it the fifth most attended art institution in the United States.^[1]

Opened in 1895, the de Young is home to American art from the 17th century through today, textile arts and costumes, African art, Oceanic art, arts of the Americas, and contemporary art. Opened in 1924, the Legion of Honor showcases European painting, sculpture, and decorative arts, ancient art, graphic arts, and contemporary art in dialogue with its historical collections and Beaux-Arts style building.^[2] In total the collection holds 130,000 objects.^[3]

^ "Draft minutes" (PDF). sf.gov. April 4, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
^ "About".
^ "Collective Conversations with Adele Barbato". March 31, 2021.

[1] "Draft minutes" (PDF). sf.gov. April 4, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

[2] "About".

[3] "Collective Conversations with Adele Barbato". March 31, 2021.

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