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Free Honey Bear Retrospective Opens in San Francisco’s Pink Painted Lady as Critics Question Privilege

Reservations-only tours let visitors explore 116 Honey Bear paintings in a drab, unrenovated Victorian interior

Fnnch's pop-up museum is free for all, though an online reservation is required.
San Francisco artist fnnch has opened a pop-up museum in the pink-hued Painted Lady house near Alamo Square.
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Overview

  • The fnnch Museum opened on July 23 in the Pink Painted Lady at Alamo Square and will run daily through October with free, reservation-only tours.
  • For the first time, all 116 Honey Bear paintings created since 2015 are displayed together in a single exhibit.
  • The pop-up has drawn hundreds of visitors each week who praise the rare access to one of the city’s iconic Painted Ladies.
  • Bay Area BIPOC artists and critics contend the project underscores privilege and contributes to the displacement of local creators.
  • After failed renovation permits from 2020 to 2022, fnnch and his wife repurposed their Pink Painted Lady purchase into a temporary museum.