de Young Museum

de Young Museum Review

It seems that everyone in town has a strong opinion about the new deYoung. Some adore the striking copper façade, while others just hope that the green patina of age will mellow the effect. Most maligned is the 144-foot tower, but the view from its ninth-story observation room, ringed by floor-to-ceiling windows and free to the public, is worth a trip here by itself. The building almost overshadows the de Young's respected collection of American, African, and Oceanic art. The museum also plays host to major international exhibits, such as 2010's showing of postimpressionist works on loan from the Musée d'Orsay and 2011's exhibit of 100 works from Paris's Musée National Picasso.