Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Exhibitions - cofam presented 17 exhibitions in the de young and legion of honor during fye june 30, 2022. This was a increase from the prior year, largely due to the 2021 museum'Museums's covid closure for almost 6 months of the fiscal year and reduced attendance requirements. the wide range of exhibitions reflects the encyclopedic nature of the Museums and included: judy chicago: a retrospective; alice neel: people come first; patrick kelly: runway of love; the obama portraits; last supper in pompei: from the table to the grave; color into line: pastels from the renaissance to present; and guo pei: couture fantasy. the Museums welcomed 772,000 guests in fiscal 2022, which was more than twice as many than in the prior year. This was due to the successful guo pei exhibit in fiscal 2022 which exceeded attendance expectations and was extended due to its popularity, and that the 2021 was affected by extended covid closures and related statutory limits on attendance due to city requirements.

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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