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 runs at SFMOMA through September 27, 2026, extended from September 13. 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.
The Legion of Honor opens Eternal Paris: Photographing the City of Light on September 5, 2026, nearly 50 historic photographs of the city, included with general admission and running through April 4, 2027.
The Museum of the African Diaspora is closed through September 29, 2026 for exhibition installation and reopens September 30 alongside Nexus: SF/Bay Area Black Art Week.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts opens GaHee Park: Behind the Curtain on August 7, 2026, the painter’s first solo institutional exhibition in the United States, running through January 3, 2027.
The Exploratorium holds Bay Day on Saturday, August 1, 2026, from 11am to 4pm at Pier 15, pulling its NOAA carbon dioxide buoy out of the water for its annual servicing.
The de Young opens A Gallery of Their Own on August 15, 2026, a show of women artists from the promised Carr and Goldblum gift, running through February 28, 2027.
SFMOMA’s O. Smith: Artivist presents drawings by Orlando Smith, who is incarcerated at San Quentin, on Floor 2 from July 25, 2026 through June 20, 2027 with general admission.
SFMOMA opens Jacob Hashimoto: Giant Arc on August 22, 2026, an installation of more than 75,000 hand-built kites in the free, unticketed Roberts Family Gallery on Floor 1.
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