Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Exhibitions - cofam presented 17 exhibitions in the de young and legion of honor during fye june 30, 2023. This was similar to the prior year as we have recovered from the 2020/2021 museum'Museums's covid closures. the wide range of exhibitions reflects the encyclopedic nature of the Museums and included: ramses the great and the gold of the pharaohs; ansel adams; faith ringgold; kehinde wiley; guo pei; and sargent and spain. the Museums welcomed 1,460,000 guests in fiscal 2023, an increase of 89% over the prior year. This was due to the successful guo pei exhibit which commenced in fy 2022 and was extended into fy 2023 due to its popularity, and the once in a lifetime ramses the great and the gold of the pharaohs.

Education and public programs - cofam offers an extensive array of education and public programs, including free saturdays, free school group visits and programming, and family programs. We partner with community groups, advisors and artists to create high quality and relevant programs. We also provide educational training, classroom materials and curricula, and support to art professionals, students, researchers, and teachers. Cofam continues to innovate its education and public programs to assure everyone feels welcome and comfortable at the Museums, and able to access and digest information in a variety of ways. the Museums offer free access to special exhibitions several times each year on access mondays reserved for visitors with disabilities. These programs serve over 200,000 visitors each year.

Collections research, care and conservation - cofam's staff include curators, registrars and conservators who handle, research and care for the city's significant permanent collections housed and exhibited at the de young and legion of honor, as well as works borrowed from other institutions and private collections for special exhibitions. Care and research extend to a robust program of new acquisitions.

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