Pablo Picasso – “Le Baiser (The Kiss)”. 1969 The de Young opened its latest stellar exhibition on Saturday, celebrating the work of Pablo Picasso. Entitled Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris, the show is made up of 150… Continue Reading
Taken in the tower at the de Young Museum. Photo by peterburnham.
Last week we mentioned the new “Snakes & Lizards” exhibit that is at the Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. They’ve got a cute new TV commercial for the show; check it out below. I love the slitherologist wrapped… Continue Reading
This week, the Legion of Honor unveiled its latest attraction – the centuries old Magna Carta, one of the most important legal documents in the history of democracy. The Magna Carta on loan to the museum belongs to the Bodleian… Continue Reading
Some of the inhabitants of the “Snakes & Lizards” exhibition: a veiled chameleon, a rhinoceros iguana, an albino reticulated python, and a Burmese python. I have a friend who has a phobia about lizards. She sees even a picture of… Continue Reading
Golden Gate Park’s bandshell – made from toothpicks! Photo by Tinkering Studio How many toothpicks does it take to depict the key landmarks of San Francisco, including Golden Gate Park’s Music Concourse bandshell and Dutch Windmill? 100,000 or so. Plus… Continue Reading
The Balenciaga and Spain exhibition at the de Young is getting rave reviews. My sister went last weekend and called his couture fashions breathtaking and architectural. The exhibition illustrates Balenciaga’s expansive creative vision, which incorporated references to Spanish art, bullfighting,… Continue Reading
You might feel under-dressed when you visit the de Young Museum’s latest exhibition, Balenciaga and Spain. That’s because it features the timeless, elegant couture fashions of Spanish designer Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972). The exhibition illustrates Balenciaga’s expansive creative vision, which incorporated… Continue Reading