SF News Update: de Young Museum Under Fire for Allegedly Refusing to Lend Defibrillator as Man Died, Museum Disputes This A 70-year-old man suffered a cardiac episode Sunday next to the de Young Museum, and while the museum is facing tough questions after staff allegedly refused to lend their defibrillator as he died, the museum says an ambulance was already there.
Arts & Entertainment Most SF Museums Will Be Free the First Weekend In December, Thanks to Anonymous Donors 21 museums across San Francisco will be open to the public free of charge on the weekend of December 3, thanks to some generous, anonymous patrons of the arts who are underwriting the weekend.
Arts & Entertainment The Obama Portraits Make Their SF Debut Saturday at the de Young Museum It’s free admission both Saturday and Sunday to see those life-size Barack and Michelle Obama portraits make their San Francisco debut at the de Young, and they remain on display there until August 14.
SF Politics Disability Advocate and de Young Museum Pursue Ballot Measure to Reverse Car-Free JFK The JFK Promenade could get railroaded less than six months after it was officially declared permanently car-free, with a signature drive now underway for a ballot measure to bring cars back to JFK Drive.
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Judy Chicago's de Young Museum Performance Blankets Golden Gate Park With Non-Toxic Smoke The main entrance space outside the de Young Museum erupted with billows of colorful non-toxic smoke clouds Saturday evening as part of Judy Chicago's 'Forever de Young' open-air performance — leaving Golden Gate Park hazy and smelling of sulfur.
Arts & Entertainment Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Welcomes Bay Area Artists To Submit Works for 125th Anniversary Show The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco is welcoming submissions from creatives across all nine Bay Area counties for its upcoming exhibit, “The de Young Open,” with chosen pieces being included as part of the de Young Museum’s 125th-anniversary showcase later this year.
Arts & Entertainment Ed Hardy Exhibit At The De Young Puts New Skin In The Game Tattoo icon Ed Hardy actually hates the hipster clothing brand created in his name, and his new exhibit just about to open at the de Young Museum may help redefine his legacy.
Arts & Entertainment DeYoung Museum's 'Summer Of Love Experience' Opens, Dede Wilsey Declares 'I'm A Flower Child' Last Thursday night was the opening reception for the deYoung's exhibit The Summer of Love Experience, and the Chronicle's Leah Garchik was on hand to hear some introductory remarks by Dede Wilsey, the
SF News Legion Of Honor, de Young Museums Hike Adult Ticket Prices By 50% While a move approved yesterday to increase ticket prices by 50 percent at two premiere San Francisco museums might be seen as something of an art heist, the de Young Museum and Legion
Arts & Entertainment Dede Wilsey's de Young Museum Scandal Continues After Whistle-Blower Gets Fired SF grand dame and gossip column centerpiece Dede Wilsey has been making news recently for things that don't involve museum balls, fired curators, or her stepson. Last month we heard the first rumbling
Arts & Entertainment Giveaway: Entry To ArtPoint's Annual Gala At The De Young Museum Art is for Everybody Gala de Young Museum Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Saturday, February 7, 2015 8 pm-midnight, Main Event 7-8 pm, VIP Pre-Party For an evening of art, drinks, and dancing,
Arts & Entertainment Mona Lisa In Golden Gate Park? San Francisco Art Museums Sign Deal With The Louvre Art-seeking tourists can cancel their tickets to Paris now that The Louvre and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco have struck a deal to allow for open sharing and collaborative exhibitions between
Arts & Entertainment Miss Bigelow's Social City By the Numbers: Anna Wintour at the De Young for Balenciaga Bash Number of people pictured in this week's Miss Bigelow's Social City: 83 Minority count: 2 (Yurie Pascarella, David Chung) Getty vs Traina: 4/4 (It's a tie!) Who was celebrating what: Dede Wilsey's
