As schools are closed for the academic year, many parents and caregivers are in need of resources that help educate and enrich their children. Curiosity Resources for Families offers children opportunities to utilize their creativity and problem-solving skills in fun and experiential ways. Tailored, at-home versions of this longstanding and popular in-gallery activity are now available on our website, Instagram, and Facebook.

Modeled after our successful weekly Free Saturdays programming, Free Saturdays, On the Go will recreate a digital version of the on-site experience that allows audiences to choose from a menu of inspiring and informative activities. These will range in format (i.e. curatorial talks, Zoom panel discussions, and virtual sketching in the galleries), and subject matter (i.e. the de Young’s 125th anniversary, history of female artists in the Bay Area, and more).

During this closure, the Museums’ conservators continue to work hard to care for our 120,000-object collection and the de Young and Legion of Honor buildings. Through this series of social media posts, videos, and web articles, we will offer audiences a behind-the-scenes look at our conservation activities, especially focusing on the teamwork and creative solutions necessary to protect both the conservators and the pieces they’re working on.

This year marks the 125th anniversary of the de Young and in celebration we are proud to announce The de Young Open, a juried community art exhibition later this year upon the reopening of the Museums after shelter-in-place closures are lifted. We will be welcoming submissions relating to the theme “On the Edge,” by artists from the Bay Area. Artists will be encouraged to offer their work for sale and be allowed to retain 100 percent of the proceeds.