de Young Museum Archives - Two California Sisters

Ramses the Great and a glimpse of San Francisco today

With Sophie home, I planned a fun family day trip into San Francisco with some friends. We are lucky to have the Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs exhibit in San Francisco. It’s the first stop in the North American tour of the exhibit. I had planned the visit (plus a stop for dim sum at Yank Sing) a few months ago. But despite the cool exhibit and food, it was marred by some scary events. And it makes me think I should probably revisit this assessment of the city from earlier this year.

More wonderful culture and exploration at the de Young museum

After we spent an hour enjoying the Calder Picasso exhibit (as I shared in my last post), we spent another 2 hours exploring the rest of the de Young museum. I wanted to share the highlights from another special exhibit and the permanent collection; both were really marvelous and feasts for the eyes.

Visiting the Calder Picasso exhibit on a grey San Francisco day

The restrictions on gatherings in the Bay Area have started to lift! And the first thing Dear Husband and I did (after heading to Marin for dinner!) was plan a museum trip. We’ve dropped by SFMOMA and the Legion of Honor during the pandemic, and the visits have been such a welcome relief. A touch of normalcy! So during this latest break, visiting the Calder Picasso exhibit at the de Young museum was a priority.