Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Legion of Honor
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The Thinker
This original bronze
casting of Rodin's
Le Penseur (1904)
is
in the colonnaded
Court of Honor.
Inspired by the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur in Paris,
Alma de Bretteville Spreckels built this museum in the
1920s to promote French art in California and to
commemorate the state's casualties in World War I.
Designed by the architect George Applegarth, it
contains European art from the last eight centuries,
with paintings by Monet, Rubens, and Rembrandt, as
well as over 70 sculptures by Rodin. The Achenbach
Foundation, a famous collection of graphic works, is
also part of the gallery.
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Waterlilies
Claude Monet's famous work
(c.1914-17) is one of a series
depicting his lily pond.
Florence Gould
Theater
Stairs down
from first floor
St. Wenceslaus
Figurine, made c.1732,
after a model by Johann
Gottlieb Kirchner.
Gallery Guide
The museum's permanent collection is
displayed in 19 galleries on the first floor.
Beginning at the left of the entrance, works
are arranged chronologically from the
medieval period to the 20th century. Current
exhibitions are on the lower level.
Key to Floor Plan
Permanent displays
Achenbach Foundation Library
Porcelain gallery
Theater storage
Temporary displays
Non-exhibition space
