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 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.
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