Photos of the Demolition of the de Young Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

The de Young may not house San Francisco's best collection, but it can lay claim to being its oldest museum, as it was founded in 1894 as part of that year's Midwinter Exposition. It features American art, African art, Oceanic art, art of the Americas, and textiles. It closed to the public on January 1, 2002, in preparation for construction of a new building on the same site, designed by Herzog & de Meuron (best known for their Tate Gallery of Modern Art in London) and scheduled to open in spring 2005.

Demolition of the de Young Museum began with the separation of the de Young from the adjacent Asian Art Museum.
A second phase involved chewing off sections of the building "pacman-style," as shown below.
The final and most dramatic phase entailed removal of the tower. For thumbnails and links to 32 photos of the tower removal, CLICK HERE, or on the image below.


			Golden Gate Park, San Francisco March-May 2002

	home tom christensen? publishing writing translation graphic design art gallery reviewing webwork garden grab bag links book of days maya world typehead traveling man family what's new search the site site map blog e-mail me		The de Young may not house San Francisco's best collection, but it can lay claim to being its oldest museum, as it was founded in 1894 as part of that year's Midwinter Exposition. It features American art, African art, Oceanic art, art of the Americas, and textiles. It closed to the public on January 1, 2002, in preparation for construction of a new building on the same site, designed by Herzog & de Meuron (best known for their Tate Gallery of Modern Art in London) and scheduled to open in spring 2005. Demolition of the de Young Museum began with the separation of the de Young from the adjacent Asian Art Museum. A second phase involved chewing off sections of the building "pacman-style," as shown below. The final and most dramatic phase entailed removal of the tower. For thumbnails and links to 32 photos of the tower removal, CLICK HERE, or on the image below.
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