M. H. de Young Memorial Museum
About M. H. de Young Memorial Museum
The de Young Museum, formally the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, is a fine arts museum located in San Francisco, California, United States, named for early San Francisco newspaperman M. H. de Young. Located on the West Side of the city in Golden Gate Park, it is a component of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, along with the Legion of Honor.
The museum received 999,645 visitors in 2023, ranking as the 22nd most-visited museum in the United States, and the 82nd most-visited art museum in the world. In 2024, the two combined museums were ranked 15th in The Washington Post's list of the best art museums in the U.S.
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- Founded
- 1895
- Opened
- 1894
- Annual visitors
- 394.4K
- in 2021
- Architect
- Herzog & de Meuron
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01San FranciscoMark Miller · Public domain
02De Young Museum - Summer of Love exhibitJoe Mabel · CC BY 4.0
03De Young Museum - Summer of Love exhibitJoe Mabel · CC BY 4.0
04San FranciscoRonnie Macdonald from Chelmsford, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0
05Laika ac GaultierLaika ac from USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
06Laika ac De Young MuseumLaika ac from USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
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