The de Young by night
Photo by Emily Hoyer
Museums
Memorial planned for John Buchanan, former Director of de Young & Legion
Late last month, the director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, John Edward Buchanan Jr., died at the age of 58 after a battle with cancer. Buchanan joined as head of the de Young and Legion of Honor… Continue Reading
Video: Santa dives in at the Academy of Sciences coral reef
On Thursday, Santa made a special visit to the Philippines Coral Reef at the Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. Watch the video to see a bit of his underwater interview and to see how popular he is with… Continue Reading
Santa to hear all the fishies’ wishes tomorrow at the Academy of Sciences
The Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park just tweeted out the photo above to announce that Santa will be diving into their giant coral reef tank tomorrow, Dec. 22, at 11:30am and 2:30pm for a special visit. I imagine… Continue Reading
One of Rome’s great sculptures – Medusa – now on view at the Legion
A special sculpture has taken up temporary residency at the Legion of Honor. It’s the Baroque masterpiece The Medusa by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The loan is part of The Musei Capitolini’s program The Dream of Rome, a project initiated by… Continue Reading
New Legion exhibit celebrates personal & political passions of Camille Pissarro
Last Friday we got a peek at the new Pissarro’s People exhibition at the Legion of Honor, celebrating “Pissarro’s personal ties and social ideas through his life-long engagement with the human figure”. Regarded as one of the most interesting artists… Continue Reading
New shark cam from Academy of Sciences
If the above stream isn’t working, you can watch it on the Cal Academy website In addition to their three cute penguin cams (and Pocket Penguin mobile apps), the Academy of Sciences is now broadcasting live from Shark Lagoon. Tune… Continue Reading
Free days at the Academy of Sciences for the ‘hood, Sept. 30 – Oct. 2
A tree frog at the Academy of Sciences. Photo by tibchris This Friday through Sunday, residents living in the 94115, 94118, 94121, and 94129 can get free admission to the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. Details on… Continue Reading