De Young Museum Floor Plan

173 de young museum golden gate park san francisco california usa competition 1999 project 2000 2002 realization 2002 2005.

De young museum floor plan. De young memorial museum by herzog de meuron is a remarkable revival of a building that no longer exists. The addition was completed in 1919. You can see what guests are able to see in the building as well as specific places are such as the cafe the auditorium etc. The original museum originally opened in 1895 and was housed in the fine arts building that was part of the california midwinter international exposition from the previous year.

De young memorial museum commonly referred to as the de young is a fine arts museum located in san francisco s golden gate park and one of the fine arts museums of san francisco along with the legion of honor the de young is named for early san francisco newspaperman m. Golden gate park 50 hagiwara tea garden drive san francisco ca 94118 415 750 3600 hours. Tuesdays sundays 9 30 am 5 15 pm. Not only did the turn of the 19th century building require repairs but the potential for major damage by subsequent earthquakes eventually cost the museum the federal insurance critical for mounting the rare irreplaceable exhibits that had earned the institution its world class reputation.

Plan at the first floor level this is the floor plan for the main concourse level of the museum. Campbell serves as the director and ceo of the fine arts museums of san. Michael de young an early san francisco newspaperman planned an addition that would serve as the core of the de young facility. The de young museum was originally created as the fine arts building and built as an extension to the pavilion california midwinter international exposition of 1894 in golden gate park san francisco california the president of the organizing committee of the exhibition was h de michael young co founder of the san francisco chronicle for whom the museum is named.

De young since nov 1 2018 thomas p. The first is the cradle of humankind which can be found in the central hallway of the building. The landscape design integrates historic elements from the old de young including the sphinx sculptures the pool of enchantment and the original palm trees as well as sandstone redwood ferns and other plants and materials relevant to the site creating a museum that is permeable open and inviting to the public. Completed in 2005 in san francisco united states.

San francisco s new de young continued the 1989 loma prieta earthquake was a double blow for the museum.