De Young Museum & Legion of Honor Tickets, San Francisco

Book your Legion of Honor Tickets explore San Francisco's most beautiful museum, the Legion of Honor, houses an impressive collection of 4,000 years of ancient and European art. The Legion of Honor is a beautiful Beaux-arts structure built to honor California soldiers who died in World War I. The Legion is best known for its breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the entire city of San Francisco.

European Sculpture: The Legion of Honor's European Sculpture collection is one of its founding collections which you can witness with your Legion of Honor Tickets. At its heart is a collection of Auguste Rodin masterworks assembled by Legion founder Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, the most famous of which, The Thinker, has become the museum's emblem. The central placement of these works in the museum's introductory galleries is an appropriate acknowledgement of the Legion's distinction as the home of one of the country's earliest and most important Rodin sculpture collections.

European Paintings: The Fine Arts Museums' collection of European paintings is displayed throughout the Legion of Honor's galleries, which feature elegant Beaux-Arts architecture. The Legion's extensive collection of over 800 European paintings spans the 14th to early 20th centuries. The approximately 250 paintings on display are a survey of the artistic achievements of Europe's leading masters, ranging from Fra Angelico to Claude Monet.

Ancient Art: The Fine Arts Museums' collection of European paintings is displayed throughout the Legion of Honor's galleries, which feature elegant Beaux-Arts architecture. The Legion's extensive collection of over 800 European paintings spans the 14th to early 20th centuries. The approximately 250 paintings on display are a survey of the artistic achievements of Europe's leading masters, ranging from Fra Angelico to Claude Monet.

Michelle Erickson: Wild Porcelain: The Bowles Porcelain Gallery in the Legion of Honor showcases ceramic artwork by Michelle Erickson. Erickson combines contemporary themes with colonial ceramic techniques in his artwork. For Bay Area audiences, she has produced pieces that feature San Francisco landmarks and touch on regional social and environmental themes. The Bowles Collection of English porcelain from the eighteenth century, which serves as the core of the Fine Arts Museums' European porcelain collections, served as the direct inspiration for these works. In keeping with Erickson's earlier political remarks, Wild Porcelain exposes viewers to problems like socio economic injustice and environmental degradation while proving that porcelain is still a vibrant form of artistic expression in the twenty-first century.

Guo Pei: Couture Fantasy: Guo Pei:Guo Pei, the nation's first fashion designer, is celebrated in Couture Fantasy, which features more than 80 pieces over the last 20 years that highlight some of her most important catwalk shows in Beijing and Paris which can be witnessed with your Legion of Honor Tickets. Guo Pei uses fine craftsmanship, intricate needlework, and unique dressmaking techniques to create a dream that combines influences from the floral world, European architecture, China's imperial past, and ornamental arts. The exhibition reveals Guo Pei's career history as exceptional yet symbolic of China's ascent as a world leader in fashion at the beginning of the twenty-first century through her exquisite attire.