Profile: San Francisco's de Young Museum

From: Morning Edition (NPR) | Date: March 21, 2000| Author: BOB EDWARDS | Copyright information


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03-21-2000

Profile: San Francisco's de Young Museum

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Three damaged paintings missing for more than 20 years are on display at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. Curators decided to exhibit the damaged works before restoring them as a way of attracting attention and visitors and building on the de Young's already colorful history. From San Francisco, Lau...

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