| The M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, located in San | | | | collection and an covers a quarter of the museum's |
| Francisco, California houses one of the most | | | | gallery. Among this collection is a wooden Dogon |
| significant collections of American artwork on the | | | | sculpture used in religious ceremonies and a |
| West Coast. The Museum is located in San | | | | multi-headed bush spirit from Ijo. |
| Francisco's Golden Gate Park and was opened in 1895 | | | | The third major part of the Museum's permanent |
| by newspaper icon M.H. de Young, founder of what | | | | collection is the Art of Oceana. The highlight of the |
| is known today as the San Francisco Chronicle. The | | | | Oceana exhibit is the The Jolika Collection of New |
| original Museum collection was comprised solely of | | | | Guinea Art, a special exhibition of over 400 tribal |
| M.H. de Young's personal artwork collection that | | | | artifacts such as tribal masks and ritualistic objects. |
| represented over 300,000 articles that were | | | | The Jolika collection is the largest collection of New |
| collected during his 20 years of world travels. | | | | Guinea Art in North America and includes over 400 |
| The Museum's permanent collection today includes | | | | works of art alone. |
| paintings, sketches, art sculpture, photographs, and | | | | - Hours: Daily: 930a-515p; Closed Mondays. |
| decorative art objects. Of this, the De Young | | | | - Audio Guides are available at the Main Entrance. |
| displays 25,000 works of art at any given time. The | | | | Cost: $7. |
| majority of its collection is made up of the American | | | | - The de Young Memorial Museum offers free guided |
| art collection with artwork dating back from the 7th | | | | tours to all visitors. No reservations required. Check |
| century to present day. Highlights of this collection | | | | with the Museum for scheduling. |
| include Wayne Thiebaud's Three Machines, Frederic | | | | - If you are visiting San Francisco for a few days, |
| Edwin Church's Rainy Season in the Tropics, Grant | | | | you may consider purchasing a CityPASS Card. It |
| Wood's Dinner for Threshers, George Bingham's | | | | gives discounted admission to tourist attractions and |
| Boatmen on the Missouri, and Chiura Obata's Lake | | | | Cable Car. Check their website for details. |
| Basin in the High Sierra. | | | | - The first Tuesday of every month is Free |
| The de Young's permanent collection also includes the | | | | admission. |
| Art of Africa, that represents artwork from over 80 | | | | - Admission tickets to the de Young includes |
| cultural and ethnic groups in sub-Sahara Africa. The | | | | same-day general admission to the Legion of Honor. |
| collection comprises a large part of the permanent | | | | |