What is M. H. de Young Memorial Museum?
{{infobox Museum |name = M. H. de Young Memorial Museum |image = M. H. de Young Memorial Museum.jpg |established = March 24, 1895 |location = 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, [[San Francisco]], [[California]], USA |visitors = 2,043,854 (2010)<ref name=AN>{{cite web|url=http://www.theartnewspaper.com/attfig/attfig10.pdf|title=Exhibition and museum attendance figures 2010|publisher=[[The Art Newspaper]]|location=London|date=April 2011|accessdate=11 April 2011|archive-date=7 June 2012|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/68FSJE5HU?url=http://www.theartnewspaper.com/attfig/attfig10.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><br> * Ranked 4th nationally * [[List of the most visited museums in the world|Ranked 16th globally]] |type = Art museum |director = John E. Buchanan, Jr. |publictransit = [[44 O'Shaughnessy]], [[San Francisco Municipal Railway]] |website = http://www.famsf.org/deyoung/ }} The '''M. H. de Young Memorial Museum''' is an [[art]] [[museum]] in [[San Francisco]]'s [[Golden Gate Park]]. It is often called just the '''de Young Museum'''. It is named for early San Francisco [[newspaper]] [[publishing|publisher]] [[M. H. de Young]]. The museum opened in 1895. It was damaged in the [[1989 Loma Prieta earthquake]]. A new museum building opened in 2005. ==References== <references/> ==Other websites== {{Commons category|De Young Museum}} *[http://www.famsf.org/deyoung/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304041053/http://www.famsf.org/deyoung/ |date=2010-03-04 }} {{US-geo-stub}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:M. H. De Young Memorial Museum}} [[Category:Art museums in the United States]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in San Francisco]] [[Category:1895 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:1890s establishments in California]] [[Category:Museums in California]]