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San Francisco art exhibitions

SOMArts’ 27th Día de Los Muertos Exhibition Opens October 24

September 27, 2026 by Brian (Local SF Guide)
Monique Lopez, Amor Eterno (2025), shown by SOMArts for its Día de Los Muertos exhibition - San Francisco

In Their Name: Día de Los Muertos 2026, SOMArts’ 27th annual Day of the Dead exhibition, runs October 24 to November 20 at 934 Brannan Street. Free during gallery hours; opening reception October 23.

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SFMOMA Extends Its Matisse ‘Femme au chapeau’ Show to September 27

September 13, 2026 by Brian (Local SF Guide)
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art seen from Yerba Buena Gardens, where the Matisse Femme au chapeau exhibition is on view - San Francisco

SFMOMA has extended Matisse’s Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal to September 27, 2026, two weeks past the September 13 closing date it had listed.

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Ken Kesey’s Original Furthur Bus Is on Display in Golden Gate Park Through October 25

September 8, 2026 by Brian (Local SF Guide)
Ken Kesey's original Furthur bus, on the Kesey family farm in Oregon before its first public exhibition in Golden Gate Park - San Francisco

Ken Kesey’s original Furthur bus, a 1939 school bus that had not left Oregon since 1969, is the centerpiece of Forever Grateful, Golden Gate Park, on view at the County Fair Building through October 25.

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The Legion of Honor Will Show 80 Azzedine Alaïa Garments Starting November 21

September 5, 2026 by Brian (Local SF Guide)
The Legion of Honor museum lit at night in Lincoln Park, the venue for Azzedine Alaia: Sculpting Fashion - San Francisco

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.

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The Museum of Craft and Design Reopens September 5 With OBJECTS: USA

September 2, 2026 by Brian (Local SF Guide)
Craft objects on display from the OBJECTS: USA exhibition opening at the Museum of Craft and Design - San Francisco

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.

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The Asian Art Museum Opens Garuda in Bali on September 18

August 30, 2026 by Brian (Local SF Guide)
The Asian Art Museum on Larkin Street, where Garuda in Bali opens in September - San Francisco

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.

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MoAD Gives Dewey Crumpler His First Major Museum Show, Opening September 30

August 28, 2026 by Brian (Local SF Guide)
The Museum of the African Diaspora at 685 Mission Street - San Francisco

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.

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The Asian Art Museum Gives Ha Chong-Hyun His First North American Museum Show

August 25, 2026 by Brian (Local SF Guide)
The Asian Art Museum on Larkin Street, venue for the Ha Chong-Hyun retrospective - San Francisco

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.

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Matisse’s ‘Femme au chapeau’ Show Closes at SFMOMA September 13

September 13, 2026August 25, 2026 by Brian (Local SF Guide)
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art exterior on Third Street, where the Matisse Femme au chapeau exhibition is on view - San Francisco

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.

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A Filipino Light Sculpture Switches On at Yerba Buena Gardens on September 4

August 23, 2026 by Brian (Local SF Guide)
Yerba Buena Gardens in SoMa, site of the new Philippine Sun light installation - San Francisco

A light sculpture by the Filipino collective mumu, called 13°N, 122°E, is unveiled at Yerba Buena Gardens on September 4, 2026, with its light timed to sunrise and sunset in the Philippines.

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