The de Young Museum was founded in Golden Gate Park in 1895 but the devastating earthquake of 1989 closed the museum down; so its re-opening last Saturday was a big event in San Francisco. The museum was open continuously for the week-end and admission was free. It was the longest line we have ever seen! The de Young collections include more than 25,000 works of art from around the world.

African art collection

Hand Blown Glass


Art work by a Nigerian artist, made with flattened aluminium bottle caps, sawn together with copper wires.


View of San Francisco from the de Young observation tower.