DATE
Friday, June 23 April 2006
GUIDE
Patricia M. Lacson, de Young Administrator
TIME
5:00-5:30 PM: Purchase museum entry tickets, $10. No additional tour charge
5:30 PM: Tour starts
PLACE
de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive in Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA
Tour will start at the Wilsey Court, main gathering space on the first floor
RSVP owa_us@yahoo.com
The OWA is delighted to coordinate an architectural tour of the new de Young Museum specifically for our May program. One of the tour guides will be Patricia Lacson, a de Young administrator whose specialty is the architecture and operations of the museum. The museum stays open until 8:45 and runs special events on Friday nights which participants are free to enjoy after the tour.
About the de Young
Founded in 1895 in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, the de Young Museum has been an integral part of the cultural fabric of the city and a cherished destination for millions of residents and visitors to the region for over 100 years.
On October 15, 2005, the de Young Museum re-opened in a state-of-the-art new facility that integrates art, architecture and the natural landscape in one multi-faceted destination that will inspire audiences from around the world. Designed by the renowned Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron and Fong & Chan Architects in San Francisc and built by Swinerton Builders, the new 293,000 sf de Young provides San Francisco with a landmark art museum to showcase the museum's priceless collections of American art from the 17th through the 20th centuries, and art of the native Americas, Africa, and the Pacific.