Free de Young Museum Day for Families (2024)

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Free all-day celebration of the arts with Bay Area artists and San Francisco Public Library supporting the Equity School Partnership Project and highlighting family friendly activities at the museum. Free eye exams and reading materials for kids and youth provided.

On May 4, 2024, young thinkers, learners, and visionaries are welcome back to the de Young museum to experience it’s annual free community day for children – the de Youngsters Day Out – a fun-filled day of creativity and wonder. Museum-wide activations will be led by the museum’s teaching artists, enabling Bay Area children to engage with the permanent collections in hands-on activities.

The exciting programming offered for youngsters at the museum will include the San Francisco Public Library’s “Library on Wheels,” serving the community with accessible reading materials for children and parents, and free eye exams by Zenni Eyewear. Teaching artist Timothy B and museum educators will lead a museum takeover of art activities, including Sketching in the Galleries, Pocket Sculpture, Family Art Making, and Art ALIVE.

Co-chaired by Max Boyer Glynn, Darby Gaynor Glickman, and Damon Johnson, the de Youngsters Day Out event raises crucial funds for arts education through the Equity School Partnership Project—an initiative with the San Francisco and Oakland Unified School Districts that provides museum transportation, art education, class visits, to students in the Bay Area.

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Event Information
de Youngsters Day Out
Saturday, May 4, 2024
10 am – 4 pm
The de Young opens half an hour later than usual on de Youngsters Day Out and will remain open until 5:15pm, with the event activities wrapping up at 4pm.
For more information on the individual art activities and schedule of events, please visit our website.

Ticket Information
The event is free for all Bay Area families. Free, timed tickets for Fashioning San Francisco and Irving Penn will be distributed onsite only. Free admission to our permanent collections at the de Young Museum and the Legion of Honor is made possible through our ongoing Free Saturday Initiative, generously underwritten by Diane B. Wilsey.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.