
About 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. In 2024, the two combined museums were ranked 15th in The Washington Post's list of the best art museums in the U.S.
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. In total the collection holds 130,000 objects.
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- Founded
- 1972
- Annual visitors
- 1.5M
- in 2015
Photos of Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
01Christ in Sorrow, Franco-Flemish, 11 9 07 -legionofhonorSharon Mollerus · CC BY 2.0
02Herminette cérémonielle Dogon (détail)Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 4.0
03Herminette cérémonielle DogonJi-Elle · CC BY-SA 4.0
04Master of the Legend of Saint Lucy - The Virgin Enthroned, with two angels, Friedländer, ENP, vol. 6, nr. 152AMaster of the Legend of Saint Lucy · Public domain
05Frances-walsingham-after-famsf-treatmentAttributed to Robert Peake (ca. 1551–ca. 1619) · Public domain
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Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within a mile of Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; the closest, M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, is practically next door.


