De Young Museum Floor Plan

The de young museum was originally created as the fine arts building and built as an extension to the pavilion california midwinter international exposition of 1894 in golden gate park san francisco california the president of the organizing committee of the exhibition was h de michael young co founder of the san francisco chronicle for whom the museum is named.

De young museum floor plan.

Young architects petitions public toilet from de young museum floor plan source. Images by iwan baan. Campbell serves as the director and ceo of the fine arts museums of san. 173 de young museum golden gate park san francisco california usa competition 1999 project 2000 2002 realization 2002 2005.

De young memorial museum by herzog de meuron is a remarkable revival of a building that no longer exists. The first is the cradle of humankind which can be found in the central hallway of the building. The original museum originally opened in 1895 and was housed in the fine arts building that was part of the california midwinter international exposition from the previous year. You can see what guests are able to see in the building as well as specific places are such as the cafe the auditorium etc.

Tuesdays sundays 9 30 am 5 15 pm. Below are drawings diagrams of the de young museum. The addition was completed in 1919. Plan at the first floor level this is the floor plan for the main concourse level of the museum.

The landscape design integrates historic elements from the old de young including the sphinx sculptures the pool of enchantment and the original palm trees as well as sandstone redwood ferns and other plants and materials relevant to the site creating a museum that is permeable open and inviting to the public. Not only did the turn of the 19th century building require repairs but the potential for major damage by subsequent earthquakes eventually cost the museum the federal insurance critical for mounting the rare irreplaceable exhibits that had earned the institution its world class reputation. San francisco s new de young continued the 1989 loma prieta earthquake was a double blow for the museum. De young memorial museum commonly referred to as the de young is a fine arts museum located in san francisco s golden gate park and one of the fine arts museums of san francisco along with the legion of honor the de young is named for early san francisco newspaperman m.

Michael de young an early san francisco newspaperman planned an addition that would serve as the core of the de young facility.