Azzedine Alaïa: Sculpting Fashion, the first major US retrospective of the couturier, opens at the Legion of Honor on November 21, 2026 and runs through April 11, 2027.
The Museum of Craft and Design reopens September 5, 2026 with OBJECTS: USA, an exhibition of more than 70 works of American craft running through January 17, 2027.
Garuda in Bali opens at the Asian Art Museum on September 18, 2026 and runs through January 4, 2027 in the Hambrecht Contemporary Gallery, included with general admission.
SuperNatural, the California Academy of Sciences Halloween party, is set for Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 6:30 to 9 p.m., with general admission at $60 for adults and $45 for youth.
Dewey Crumpler: Sonic Lineages opens at the Museum of the African Diaspora on September 30, 2026, filling all three floors through May 30, 2027, alongside three other new exhibitions.
A guide to free museum admission days in San Francisco for September 2026, including the de Young, Legion of Honor, Asian Art Museum and Conservatory of Flowers, plus weekly resident programs and library passes.
Vivid: Immerse Your Senses, the projection and scent exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences, closes September 7, 2026, leaving the museum without a headline temporary show until its October 24 Halloween party.
Ha Chong-Hyun: Retrospective opens at the Asian Art Museum on September 25, 2026, the Korean painter’s first museum exhibition in North America, running through January 25, 2027.
Matisse’s Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal closes at SFMOMA on September 13, 2026. The painting cannot travel under the terms of its bequest, so the show has no second venue.
RM x SFMOMA: Between You and Me opens October 3, 2026 on Floor 7, with a $10 to $12 surcharge over general admission and a $75 Encore Pass for repeat visits.
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