Film Appearance
- The Palace is seen in the Alfred Hitchcock movie Vertigo (1958) when Scottie follows Madeleine Elster to the museum, where she stares at one painting for a considerable time.
- The Palace appears in the first Armistead Maupin Tales of the City books and mini-series. The character of Mary Ann Singleton (played by Laura Linney) arranges to meet her neighbor Norman Neal Williams (played by Stanley DeSantis) at the museum, where he meets his fate.
- The character Dr. Crippen in the spoof Maltese Falcon sequel The Black Bird has an office in the Palace.
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