The Legion of Honor, formally known as the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, is an art museum in San Francisco, California. Located in Lincoln Park, the Legion of Honor is a component of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, which also administers the de Young Museum.
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
Alma de Bretteville Spreckels and her husband Adolph Spreckels built the museum and donated it to the city.
Architects Edward Larrabee Barnes and Mark Cavagnero during the 1995 seismic renovation and expansion.
The design of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor was based on the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur.
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), comprising the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park, is the largest public arts institution in the city of San Francisco. FAMSF's combined attendance was 1,158,264 visitors in 2022, making it the fifth most attended art institution in the United States.
The de Young Museum, part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
The Legion of Honor, part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco