Value:
$ 40
Two VIP guest passes -
each pass admits 2 people for general admission (4 total) to either the Legion
of Honor or de Young Museum. Children age 12 and under are admitted
free.
Comprising the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco is the largest public arts institution in the City of San Francisco and one of the largest art museums in the United States. They have rendered over a century of public service in the arts, and it is their mission to extend and enhance that service well into this century. The Fine Arts Museums continue to serve as one of the premier public institutions in the western United States, existing to provide its community and region with high quality exhibitions, programs, education and outreach, and to care for San Francisco's esteemed art collection
According to The Art
Newspaper (April 2012), the de Young Museum is the most visited art museum
west of the Mississippi, the sixth-most-visited art museum in North America, and
the 35th-most visited in the world. Housed in a state-of-the-art, accessible,
and architecturally significant facility, it provides valuable art experiences
to generations of residents and visitors.
The Legion of Honor, San
Francisco's most beautiful museum, displays an impressive collection of 4,000
years of ancient and European art in an unforgettable setting overlooking the
Golden Gate Bridge.
Built to commemorate
Californian soldiers who died in World War I, the Legion of Honor is a beautiful
Beaux-arts building located in San Francisco's Lincoln Park. Overlooking the
Pacific Ocean, Golden Gate Bridge and all of San Francisco, the Legion is most
noted for its breathtaking setting. Its collections include
Rodin's Thinker, which sits in the museum's Court of Honor, European
decorative arts and paintings, Ancient art, and one of the largest collections
of prints and drawings in the country.
VIP guest passes expire
on October 30, 2016. If desired, the value can be applied towards the purchase
of a special exhibition ticket.
Generously donated by
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
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