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by Jill Loeffler •
Updated: February 29, 2024
Discover a full calendar of current and upcoming San Francisco museum exhibits. My schedule offers a monthly look at the top shows at popular museums such as the de Young, the SF Museum of Modern Art, and the Asian Art Museum.
The calendar includes traveling and temporary exhibits with the dates they will be open to the public. You will need to buy a ticket in addition to the general admission tickets for many of the art exhibits.
You can pick these up when you arrive or in advance online.
Click the links below to jump ahead to a specific month:
Disclaimer: I receive a small commission from some of the links on this page.
Asian Art Museum
Deities, Paragons, and Legends: Storytelling in Chinese Pictorial Arts, 9/14 - 7/8
Japanese Ink Paintings, 12/21 - 5/6
Into View: New Voices, New Stories, thru 10/17
RAD (Research and Development), through 10/31
Japanese Tastes in Chinese Ceramics, through 5/6
Contemporary Jewish Museum
L'Chaim: Celebrating Our Building at 15, 2/16 - 6/9/2024
First Light: Rituals of Glass and Neon Art, 12/7 - 4/28
Radiant Practices: Illuminating Jewish Traditions, 12/7 - 4/28
RetroBlakesberg: The Music Never Stopped, 8/31 - 7/28
Annie Albagli: We Become [Vessels], 3/23/23 - 7/28/24
de Young Museum of Fine Art
Nampeyo and the Sikyátki Revival, through 9/15/2024
Lhola Amira: Facing the Future, through 5/5
Lee Mingwei: Rituals of Care, 2/17 - 7/7
Fashioning San Francisco: A Century of Style, 1/20 - 8/11
Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family, 3/16/24 - 3/16/26
Irving Penn, 3/16 - 7/21
Legion of Honor
Bouke de Vries: Memories in Porcelain, 7/22 - 3/24
Benoit Editeur: Through 3/10/2024
Zuan-cho: Kimono Design in Modern Japan (1868 - 1912), 3/30 - 8/25
Drawing the Line: Michelangelo to Asawa, through 4/7
Museum of African Diaspora
JoeSam.: Text Messages, thru 3/3
Spectrum: On Color & Contemporary Art, thru 3/3
Lishan AZ: Eugene's Cove, thru 3/3
The Only Door I Can Open: Women Exposing Prison Through Art & Poetry, thru 3/3
MoAD Teens 2023: Old Roots, New Leaves, thru 3/3
Rachel Jones: !!!!!, 3/27 - 9/1
Unruly Navigations, 3/27 - 9/1
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors, 11/5/2022 - 10/14/2024
Marshall Brown Projects: Dequindre Civic Academy, 8/12 - 5/27
Yayoi Kusama: Infinite Love, thru 5/28
Sea Change: Photographs from the Collection, 3/17
Wolfgang Tillmans: To look without fear, 11/11 - 3/3
Zanele Muholi: Eye Me, 1/18 - 8/11
Chiura Obata, 12/21 - 7/14
Mary Lovelace O'Neal, 3/16 - 10/2024
What Matters: A Proposition in Eight Rooms, through September 2024
Walt Disney Family Museum
Disney Cats & Dogs: 6/24 - 6/2/2024
Pawsibilities Unleashed: A Pet Portrait Exhibition, 11/16 - 3/24
>> Find additional events in March
Hop On Hop Off Bus: One of the best ways to explore the city and these San Francisco museum exhibits is with the Hop On Hop Off Bus. It will take you directly from attraction to attraction with ease. Learn more about the tour options here.
Asian Art Museum
Deities, Paragons, and Legends: Storytelling in Chinese Pictorial Arts, 9/14 - 7/8
Japanese Ink Paintings, 12/21 - 5/6
Into View: New Voices, New Stories, thru 10/17
RAD (Research and Development), through 10/31
Japanese Tastes in Chinese Ceramics, through 5/6
Phoenix Kingdoms: The Last Splendor of China's Bronze Age, 4/19 - 7/22
Contemporary Jewish Museum
L'Chaim: Celebrating Our Building at 15, 2/16 - 6/9/2024
First Light: Rituals of Glass and Neon Art, 12/7 - 4/28
Radiant Practices: Illuminating Jewish Traditions, 12/7 - 4/28
RetroBlakesberg: The Music Never Stopped, 8/31 - 7/28
Annie Albagli: We Become [Vessels], 3/23/23 - 7/28/24
de Young Museum of Fine Art
Lee Mingwei: Rituals of Care, 2/17 - 7/7
Fashioning San Francisco: A Century of Style, 1/20 - 8/11
Nampeyo and the Sikyátki Revival, through 9/15
Lhola Amira: Facing the Future, through 5/5
Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family, 3/16/24 - 3/16/26
Irving Penn, 3/16 - 7/21
Legion of Honor
Zuan-cho: Kimono Design in Modern Japan (1868 - 1912), 3/30 - 8/25
Japanese Prints in Transition: From the Floating World to the Modern World, 4/6 - 8/18
Woodcut: Primary Printmaking, 4/13 - 10/20
Drawing the Line: Michelangelo to Asawa, through 4/7
Museum of African Diaspora
Rachel Jones: !!!!!, 3/27 - 9/1
Unruly Navigations, 3/27 - 9/1
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors, 11/5/2022 - 10/14/2024
Marshall Brown Projects: Dequindre Civic Academy, 8/12 - 5/27
Yayoi Kusama: Infinite Love, thru 5/28
Zanele Muholi: Eye Me, 1/18 - 8/11
Chiura Obata, 12/21 - 7/14
Mary Lovelace O'Neal, 3/16 - 10/2024
What Matters: A Proposition in Eight Rooms, through September 2024
Creative Growth: The House That Art Built, 4/6 - 10/6
Walt Disney Family Museum
Disney Cats & Dogs: 6/24 - 6/2/2024
Asian Art Museum
Deities, Paragons, and Legends: Storytelling in Chinese Pictorial Arts, 9/14 - 7/8
Japanese Ink Paintings, 12/21 - 5/6
Into View: New Voices, New Stories, thru 10/17
RAD (Research and Development), through 10/31
Japanese Tastes in Chinese Ceramics, through 5/6
Phoenix Kingdoms: The Last Splendor of China's Bronze Age, 4/19 - 7/22
Contemporary Jewish Museum
L'Chaim: Celebrating Our Building at 15, 2/16 - 6/9
RetroBlakesberg: The Music Never Stopped, 8/31 - 7/28
Annie Albagli: We Become [Vessels], 3/23/23 - 7/28/24
de Young Museum of Fine Art
Lee Mingwei: Rituals of Care, 2/17 - 7/7
Fashioning San Francisco: A Century of Style, 1/20 - 8/11
Nampeyo and the Sikyátki Revival, through 9/15
Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family, 3/16/24 - 3/16/26
Irving Penn, 3/16 - 7/21
American Beauty: The Osher Collection of American Art, 5/18 - 10/20
Legion of Honor
Zuan-cho: Kimono Design in Modern Japan (1868 - 1912), 3/30 - 8/25
Japanese Prints in Transition: From the Floating World to the Modern World, through 8/18
Woodcut: Primary Printmaking, 4/13 - 10/20
Museum of African Diaspora
Rachel Jones: !!!!!, 3/27 - 9/1
Unruly Navigations, 3/27 - 9/1
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors, 11/5/2022 - 10/13/2024
Marshall Brown Projects: Dequindre Civic Academy, 8/12 - 5/27
Yayoi Kusama: Infinite Love, thru 5/28
Zanele Muholi: Eye Me, 1/18 - 8/11
Chiura Obata, 12/21 - 7/14
Mary Lovelace O'Neal, 3/16 - 10/2024
Art of Noise, 5/4 - 8/18
What Matters: A Proposition in Eight Rooms, through September 2024
Creative Growth: The House That Art Built, 4/6 - 10/6
Walt Disney Family Museum
Disney Cats & Dogs: 6/24 - 6/2/2024
Asian Art Museum
Deities, Paragons, and Legends: Storytelling in Chinese Pictorial Arts, 9/14 - 7/8
Into View: New Voices, New Stories, thru 10/17
RAD (Research and Development), through 10/31
Phoenix Kingdoms: The Last Splendor of China's Bronze Age, 4/19 - 7/22
Contemporary Jewish Museum
L'Chaim: Celebrating Our Building at 15, 2/16 - 6/9
RetroBlakesberg: The Music Never Stopped, 8/31 - 7/28
Annie Albagli: We Become [Vessels], 3/23/23 - 7/28/24
de Young Museum of Fine Art
Lee Mingwei: Rituals of Care, 2/17 - 7/7
Fashioning San Francisco: A Century of Style, 1/20 - 8/11
Nampeyo and the Sikyátki Revival, through 9/15
Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family, 3/16/24 - 3/16/26
Irving Penn, 3/16 - 7/21
American Beauty: The Osher Collection of American Art, 5/18 - 10/20
Bouquets to Art 2024, 6/4 - 6/9
Leilah Babirye: We Have a History, 6/22/24 - 6/22/25
Legion of Honor
Zuan-cho: Kimono Design in Modern Japan (1868 - 1912), 3/30 - 8/25
Japanese Prints in Transition: From the Floating World to the Modern World, through 8/18
Woodcut: Primary Printmaking, 4/13 - 10/20
Museum of African Diaspora
Rachel Jones: !!!!!, 3/27 - 9/1
Unruly Navigations, 3/27 - 9/1
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors, 11/5/2022 - 10/14/2024
Zanele Muholi: Eye Me, 1/18 - 8/11
Chiura Obata, 12/21 - 7/14
Mary Lovelace O'Neal, 3/16 - 10/2024
Art of Noise, 5/4 - 8/18
What Matters: A Proposition in Eight Rooms, through September 2024
Creative Growth: The House That Art Built, 4/6 - 10/6
Walt Disney Family Museum
Disney Cats & Dogs: 6/24 - 6/2/2024
Asian Art Museum
Deities, Paragons, and Legends: Storytelling in Chinese Pictorial Arts, 9/14 - 7/8
Into View: New Voices, New Stories, thru 10/17
RAD (Research and Development), through 10/31
Phoenix Kingdoms: The Last Splendor of China's Bronze Age, 4/19 - 7/22
Contemporary Jewish Museum
RetroBlakesberg: The Music Never Stopped, 8/31 - 7/28
Annie Albagli: We Become [Vessels], 3/23/23 - 7/28/24
de Young Museum of Fine Art
Lee Mingwei: Rituals of Care, 2/17 - 7/7
Fashioning San Francisco: A Century of Style, 1/20 - 8/11
Nampeyo and the Sikyátki Revival, through 9/15
Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family, 3/16/24 - 3/16/26
Irving Penn, 3/16 - 7/21
American Beauty: The Osher Collection of American Art, 5/18 - 10/20
Leilah Babirye: We Have a History, 6/22/24 - 6/22/25
Legion of Honor
Zuan-cho: Kimono Design in Modern Japan (1868 - 1912), 3/30 - 8/25
Japanese Prints in Transition: From the Floating World to the Modern World, through 8/18
Woodcut: Primary Printmaking, 4/13 - 10/20
Museum of African Diaspora
Rachel Jones: !!!!!, 3/27 - 9/1
Unruly Navigations, 3/27 - 9/1
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors, 11/5/2022 - 10/14/2024
Zanele Muholi: Eye Me, 1/18 - 8/11
Chiura Obata, 12/21 - 7/14
Mary Lovelace O'Neal, 3/16 - 10/2024
Art of Noise, 5/4 - 8/18
What Matters: A Proposition in Eight Rooms, through September 2024
Creative Growth: The House That Art Built, 4/6 - 10/6
Asian Art Museum
Into View: New Voices, New Stories, thru 10/17
RAD (Research and Development), through 10/31
de Young Museum of Fine Art
Fashioning San Francisco: A Century of Style, 1/20 - 8/11
Nampeyo and the Sikyátki Revival, through 9/15
Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family, 3/16/24 - 3/16/26
American Beauty: The Osher Collection of American Art, 5/18 - 10/20
Leilah Babirye: We Have a History, 6/22/24 - 6/22/25
About Place: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift, 8/10 - 7/20
Legion of Honor
Zuan-cho: Kimono Design in Modern Japan (1868 - 1912), 3/30 - 8/25
Japanese Prints in Transition: From the Floating World to the Modern World, through 8/18
Woodcut: Primary Printmaking, 4/13 - 10/20
Museum of African Diaspora
Rachel Jones: !!!!!, 3/27 - 9/1
Unruly Navigations, 3/27 - 9/1
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors, 11/5/2022 - 10/14/2024
Zanele Muholi: Eye Me, 1/18 - 8/11
Mary Lovelace O'Neal, 3/16 - 10/2024
Art of Noise, 5/4 - 8/18
What Matters: A Proposition in Eight Rooms, through September 2024
Creative Growth: The House That Art Built, 4/6 - 10/6
Asian Art Museum
Into View: New Voices, New Stories, thru 10/17
RAD (Research and Development), through 10/31
de Young Museum of Fine Art
Nampeyo and the Sikyátki Revival, through 9/15
Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family, 3/16/24 - 3/16/26
American Beauty: The Osher Collection of American Art, 5/18 - 10/20
Leilah Babirye: We Have a History, 6/22/24 - 6/22/25
About Place: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift, 8/10 - 7/20
Legion of Honor
Woodcut: Primary Printmaking, 4/13 - 10/20
Museum of African Diaspora
Rachel Jones: !!!!!, 3/27 - 9/1
Unruly Navigations, 3/27 - 9/1
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors, 11/5/2022 - 10/14/2024
Mary Lovelace O'Neal, 3/16 - 10/2024
Creative Growth: The House That Art Built, 4/6 - 10/6
Asian Art Museum
Into View: New Voices, New Stories, thru 10/17
RAD (Research and Development), through 10/31
de Young Museum of Fine Art
Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family, 3/16/24 - 3/16/26
American Beauty: The Osher Collection of American Art, 5/18 - 10/20
Leilah Babirye: We Have a History, 6/22/24 - 6/22/25
About Place: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift, 8/10 - 7/20
Tamara de Lempicka, 10/12 - 2/9
Art and War in the Renaissance: The Battle of Pavia Tapestries, 10/19 - 1/12
Legion of Honor
Woodcut: Primary Printmaking, 4/13 - 10/20
Mary Cassatt at Work, 10/5 - 1/26
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors, 11/5/2022 - 10/14/2024
Mary Lovelace O'Neal, 3/16 - 10/2024
Creative Growth: The House That Art Built, 4/6 - 10/6
de Young Museum of Fine Art
Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family, 3/16/24 - 3/16/26
Leilah Babirye: We Have a History, 6/22/24 - 6/22/25
About Place: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift, 8/10 - 7/20
Tamara de Lempicka, 10/12 - 2/9
Art and War in the Renaissance: The Battle of Pavia Tapestries, 10/19 - 1/12
Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON, 11/16 - 6/29
Legion of Honor
Mary Cassatt at Work, 10/5 - 1/26
Dress Rehearsal: The Art of Theatrical Design, 11/9 - 4/27
>> Calendar of events for November
de Young Museum of Fine Art
Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family, 3/16/24 - 3/16/26
Leilah Babirye: We Have a History, 6/22/24 - 6/22/25
About Place: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift, 8/10 - 7/20
Tamara de Lempicka, 10/12 - 2/9
Art and War in the Renaissance: The Battle of Pavia Tapestries, 10/19 - 1/12
Embroidered Histories, 12/14 - 12/7
Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON, 11/16 - 6/29
Legion of Honor
Mary Cassatt at Work, 10/5 - 1/26
Dress Rehearsal: The Art of Theatrical Design, 11/9 - 4/27
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