Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
de Young Museum | 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr. San Francisco, CA 94118
Golden Gate Park
Legion of Honor | 100 34th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94121
Outer Richmond
Tuesday | 9:30 AM - 5:15 PM
Wednesday | 9:30 AM - 5:15 PM
Thursday | 9:30 AM - 5:15 PM
Friday | 9:30 AM - 5:15 PM
Saturday | 9:30 AM - 5:15 PM
Sunday | 9:30 AM - 5:15 PM
Monet and Venice | March 21 - July 26, 2026
Although Claude Monet visited Venice only once, his paintings of the city are among his most dazzling. This exhibition, co-organized with the Brooklyn Museum, is the first dedicated to Monet’s Venetian cityscapes since their debut over a century ago. Featuring more than 100 artworks, the exhibition places Monet’s Venice paintings alongside select works from across his career, including his Water Lilies, as well as Venetian views by artists such as Renoir, Sargent, and Canaletto. Unlike the bustling scenes painted by other artists, Monet’s Venice is eerily deserted, its architecture, buildings, and canals dissolving in an encompassing, hazy light he described as the enveloppe. This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to experience Monet’s vision of the famed Italian city.
Images:
de Young Museum. Courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
de Young Museum - Osher Sculpture Garden Overlook. Courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park. Courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
de Young Museum - Jolika Collection Gallery. Courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Legion of Honor and de Young museum
de Young Museum - Jolika Collection Gallery. Courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Photography by Henrik Kam. Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park. Image Courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Photography by Henrik Kam. Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park. Image Courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San
Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park. Image Courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park. Image Courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926), The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice (detail), 1908. Oil on canvas. 26 1/8 x 36 7/8 in. (66.358 x 93.663). Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, The Lockton Collection, 70.76