De Young Memorial Museum - San Francisco, California
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N 37° 46.280 W 122° 28.090
10S E 546838 N 4180577
One of San Francisco's main attractions, in Golden Gate Park
Waymark Code: WM6325
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/24/2009
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The DeYOUNG MEMORIAL MUSEUM (open 10-5 weekdays; 1-5 Sun.; closed
holidays) houses a broad art and historical collection, much of which has
never been catalogued. The museum is especially rich in Aztec, Mayan,
Incan, and pre-Columbian American Indian art. The original building
was a gift of M. H. deYoung in 1919; in 1920 a new wing, designed by
Louis C. Mullgardt in the Spanish Renaissance style with elaborate bas-
relief frieze and cresting, was added, with sculptures by Haig Patigian.
This wing includes 56 galleries and a sunken court. Near the museum,
among other statues, are the Robert Burns Statue, by Earl Cummings, the
Junipero Serra Monument, by Douglas Tilden, and the Cervantes Monument by Jo Mora, depicting Don Quixote and Sancho Panza kneeling
before their creator.
--CALIFORNIA, A Guide to the Golden State, 1939
The building seen in 1939 no longer exists, having been replaced at the exact same location by a contemporary design which increased the gallery space without changing much of the museum's footprint. The museum still showcases its priceless collection of arts of the native Americans, African, and Oceania, plus modern art through the 20th century. It is now open Tues through Sun 9:30 AM - 5:15 PM, Fri until 8:45 PM.
Book: California
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 295
Year Originally Published: 1939
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