The Asian Art Museum Opens Garuda in Bali on September 18
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.
San Francisco art exhibitions
MoAD Gives Dewey Crumpler His First Major Museum Show, Opening September 30
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.
The Asian Art Museum Gives Ha Chong-Hyun His First North American Museum Show
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’ Show Closes at SFMOMA September 13
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.
A Filipino Light Sculpture Switches On at Yerba Buena Gardens on September 4
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.
RM’s Art Collection Comes to SFMOMA October 3, With a $10 Surcharge and a $75 Repeat Pass
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’ September 5, Included With General Admission
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.
MoAD Is Closed Until September 30, When Black Art Week Returns
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.
SF Camerawork Closes Its Fort Mason Gallery After 52 Years
SF Camerawork, the nonprofit photography gallery at Fort Mason Center, closed on August 16, 2026 after 52 years, citing rising costs and falling public funding.
Legion of Honor’s Etruscans Exhibition Closes September 20: The Last Weeks
The Legion of Honor’s exhibition The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy, with more than 150 ancient objects, closes September 20, 2026. Here is what is left of the run.
