About Legion of Honor

The Legion of Honor, formally known as the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, is an art museum located in San Francisco, on the West Side of the city. Located in Lincoln Park, the Legion of Honor is a component of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), which also administers the de Young Museum. In 2024, the two combined museums were ranked 15th in The Washington Post list of the best art museums in the U.S.

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Founded
1924
Annual visitors
302.2K
in 2015
Architect
George Adrian Applegarth, Edward Larrabee Barnes

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  2. Inside Legion of Honor02Inside Legion of Honorsailko · CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. Bretteville Spreckels Gallery, Legion of Honor03Bretteville Spreckels Gallery, Legion of HonorFrank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0
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  6. Bench at the Museum06Bench at the MuseumSharon Mollerus · CC BY 2.0

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