Legion of Honor (museum)

Legion of Honor
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
Map
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Established1924; 101 years ago (1924)
Location100 34th Avenue, San Francisco, California
CollectionsAncient artifacts; European art, crafts, ceramics, and furnishings; Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts
ArchitectGeorge Applegarth and Henri Guillaume (1924), Edward Larrabee Barnes and Mark Cavagnero (1995)
Public transit access
Websitelegionofhonor.famsf.org

The Legion of Honor, formally known as the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, is an art museum in San Francisco, California. Located in Lincoln Park, the Legion of Honor is a component of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), which also administers the de Young Museum.[1] In 2024, the two combined museums were ranked 15th in the Washington Post's list of the best art museums in the U.S.[2]

  1. ^ "About the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco". www.famsf.org.
  2. ^ Sebastian Smee and Philip Kennicott (October 24, 2024). "The 20 best art museums in America". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

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