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San Francisco Museum Exhibits: 2025 Schedule
By: Jill Loeffler • Updated: September 2, 2025
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, along with the dates they are 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 upon arrival or order them online in advance.
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The SF Asian Art Museum hosts a number of amazing exhibits every year. They usually have one to two traveling exhibits at a time throughout the year.September 2025
Asian Art Museum
- Beautiful, Bountiful, Boisterous Birds, 2/6 - 9/15
- New Japanese Clay, 8/15 - 2/2
- Tradition and Innovation: Contemporary Korean Ceramics, 5/8 - 12/1
- Gurjett Singh: When Words Hurt, 4/3 - 3/23
Cartoon Art Museum
- Emerging Artist Showcase: Wahab Algarmi, through 9/14
- Backstage with Edward Gorey, through 9/14
- Emerging Artist Showcase: Mary Shyne, 9/27 - 1/28
de Young Museum of Fine Art
- Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family, 3/16/24 - 3/15/26
- Matisse's "Jazz" Unbound, 1/25 - 9/28
- Paul McCartney Photographs 1963 - 64: Eyes of the Storm, 3/1 - 10/5
- Leilah Babirye: We Have a History, through 5/3/2026
- About Place: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift, 8/10/2024 - 7/5/2026
- Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON, 8/30 - 8/2/26
- Art of Manga, 9/27 - 1/25
- Rooted in Place: California Native Art, through 12/6
- Arts of Indigenous America, through 8/31/2028
Legion of Honor
- Celebrating 100 Years at the Legion of Honor, through 1/4
- Printing Color: Chiaroscuro to Screenprint, 5/24 - 1/4
- Ferlinghetti for San Francisco, through 7/19
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
- Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors, 11/5/2022 - 9/28/2025
- Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine), through 6/7
- Ruth Asawa: Retrospective, 4/5 - 9/2
- Table Manners, through 8/2
- Kunie Sugiura: Photopainting, 4/26 - 9/14
- People Make This Place: SFAI Stories, 7/26 - 7/6
- Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love, Opening September 27, 2025
- New Work: Sheila Hicks, through August 9, 2026
- Paul Klee + Ray Johnson: TYPOFACTURE, through April 2026
The Walt Disney Family Museum
- Walt Disney Treasures Objects, New Objects every two months, through October 2025
- Mary Blair: Mid-Century Magic, May 11 - October 5
>> September events calendar for San Francisco
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October 2025
Asian Art Museum
- Tradition and Innovation: Contemporary Korean Ceramics, 5/8 - 12/1
- New Japanese Clay, 8/15 - 2/2
- Gurjett Singh: When Words Hurt, 4/3 - 3/23
Cartoon Art Museum
- Emerging Artist Showcase: Mary Shyne, 9/27 - 1/28
de Young Museum of Fine Art
- Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family, 3/16/24 - 3/15/26
- Leilah Babirye: We Have a History, through 5/3/2026
- Paul McCartney Photographs 1963 - 64: Eyes of the Storm, 3/1 - 10/5
- About Place: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift, 8/10/2024 - 7/5/2026
- Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON, 8/30 - 8/2/26
- Embroidered Histories, 10/25/2025 - 10/25/2026
- Art of Manga, 9/27 - 1/25
- Rooted in Place: California Native Art, through 12/6
- Arts of Indigenous America, through 8/31/2028
Legion of Honor
- Celebrating 100 Years at the Legion of Honor, through 1/4
- Printing Color: Chiaroscuro to Screenprint, 5/24 - 1/4
- Manet and Morisot, 10/11 - 3/1
- Ferlinghetti for San Francisco, through 7/19
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
- Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine), through 6/7
- Table Manners, through 8/2
- People Make This Place: SFAI Stories, 7/26 - 7/6
- New Work: Sheila Hicks, through August 9, 2026
- Paul Klee + Ray Johnson: TYPOFACTURE, through April 2026
>> October events calendar for San Francisco
Walt Disney Family Museum
- Mary Blair: Mid-Century Magic, May 11 - October 5
- Walt Disney Treasures Objects, New Objects every two months, through October 2025
November 2025
Asian Art Museum
- Tradition and Innovation: Contemporary Korean Ceramics, 5/8 - 12/1
- New Japanese Clay, 8/15 - 2/2
- Gurjett Singh: When Words Hurt, 4/3 - 3/23
Cartoon Art Museum
- Emerging Artist Showcase: Mary Shyne, 9/27 - 1/28
de Young Museum of Fine Art
- Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family, 3/16/24 - 3/15/26
- About Place: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift, 8/10/2024 - 7/5/2026
- Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON, 8/30 - 8/2/26
- Embroidered Histories, 10/25/2025 - 10/25/2026
- Art of Manga, 9/27 - 1/25
- Leilah Babirye: We Have a History, through 5/3/2026
- Rooted in Place: California Native Art, through 12/6
- Arts of Indigenous America, through 8/31/2028
Legion of Honor
- Celebrating 100 Years at the Legion of Honor, through November 1/4
- Printing Color: Chiaroscuro to Screenprint, 5/24 - 1/4
- Yinka Shonibare, 11/15 - 7/26
- Manet and Morisot, 10/11 - 3/1
- Ferlinghetti for San Francisco, through 7/19
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
- Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine), through 6/7
- Table Manners, through 8/2
- People Make This Place: SFAI Stories, 7/26 - 7/6
- Kaws: Family, 11/15 - 5/3
- Alejandro Cartagena: Ground Rules, 11/22 - 4/19
- New Work: Sheila Hicks, through August 9, 2026
- Paul Klee + Ray Johnson: TYPOFACTURE, through April 2026
>> November events calendar for San Francisco
December 2025
Asian Art Museum
- New Japanese Clay, 8/15 - 2/2
- Tradition and Innovation: Contemporary Korean Ceramics, 5/8 - 12/1
- Gurjett Singh: When Words Hurt, 4/3 - 3/23
Cartoon Art Museum
- Emerging Artist Showcase: Mary Shyne, 9/27 - 1/28
de Young Museum of Fine Art
- Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family, 3/16/24 - 3/15/26
- About Place: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift, 8/10/2024 - 7/5/2026
- Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON, 8/30 - 8/2/26
- Embroidered Histories, 10/25/2025 - 10/25/2026
- Art of Manga, 9/27 - 1/25
- Leilah Babirye: We Have a History, through 5/3/2026
- Rooted in Place: California Native Art, through 12/6
- Arts of Indigenous America, through 8/31/2028
Legion of Honor
- Manet and Morisot, 10/11 - 3/1
- Ferlinghetti for San Francisco, through 7/19
- Yinka Shonibare, 11/15 - 7/26
- Printing Color: Chiaroscuro to Screenprint, 5/24 - 1/4
- Celebrating 100 Years at the Legion of Honor, through November 1/4
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
- Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine), through 6/7
- Table Manners, through 8/2
- People Make This Place: SFAI Stories, 7/26 - 7/6
- Kaws: Family, 11/15 - 5/3
- Alejandro Cartagena: Ground Rules, 11/22 - 4/19
- New Work: Sheila Hicks, through August 9, 2026
- Paul Klee + Ray Johnson: TYPOFACTURE, through April 2026
>> December events calendar for San Francisco
January 2026
Asian Art Museum
- New Japanese Clay, 8/15 - 2/2
- Gurjett Singh: When Words Hurt, 4/3 - 3/23
Cartoon Art Museum
- Emerging Artist Showcase: Mary Shyne, 9/27 - 1/28
de Young
- Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family, 3/16/24 - 3/15/26
- About Place: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift, 8/10/2024 - 7/5/2026
- Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON, 8/30 - 8/2/26
- Embroidered Histories, 10/25/2025 - 10/25/2026
- Art of Manga, 9/27 - 1/25
- Leilah Babirye: We Have a History, through 5/3/2026
- Arts of Indigenous America, through 8/31/2028
Legion of Honor
- Manet and Morisot, 10/11 - 3/1
- Ferlinghetti for San Francisco, through 7/19
- Yinka Shonibare, 11/15 - 7/26
- Printing Color: Chiaroscuro to Screenprint, 5/24 - 1/4
- Celebrating 100 Years at the Legion of Honor, through November 1/4
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
- Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine), through 6/7
- Table Manners, through 8/2
- People Make This Place: SFAI Stories, 7/26 - 7/6
- Kaws: Family, 11/15 - 5/3
- Alejandro Cartagena: Ground Rules, 11/22 - 4/19
- New Work: Sheila Hicks, through August 9, 2026
- Paul Klee + Ray Johnson: TYPOFACTURE, through April 2026
>> January events calendar for San Francisco
February 2026
Asian Art Museum
- New Japanese Clay, 8/15 - 2/2
- Gurjett Singh: When Words Hurt, 4/3 - 3/23
de Young
- Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family, 3/16/24 - 3/15/26
- About Place: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift, 8/10/2024 - 7/5/2026
- Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON, 8/30 - 8/2/26
- Embroidered Histories, 10/25/2025 - 10/25/2026
- Leilah Babirye: We Have a History, through 5/3/2026
- Arts of Indigenous America, through 8/31/2028
Legion of Honor
- Manet and Morisot, 10/11 - 3/1
- Ferlinghetti for San Francisco, through 7/19
- Yinka Shonibare, 11/15 - 7/26
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
- Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine), through 6/7
- Table Manners, through 8/2
- People Make This Place: SFAI Stories, 7/26 - 7/6
- Kaws: Family, 11/15 - 5/3
- Alejandro Cartagena: Ground Rules, 11/22 - 4/19
- New Work: Sheila Hicks, through August 9, 2026
- Paul Klee + Ray Johnson: TYPOFACTURE, through April 2026
>> February events calendar for San Francisco
March 2026
SF Asian Art Museum
- Gurjett Singh: When Words Hurt, 4/3 - 3/23
de Young
- Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family, 3/16/24 - 3/15/26
- About Place: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift, 8/10/2024 - 7/5/2026
- Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON, 8/30 - 8/2/26
- Embroidered Histories, 10/25/2025 - 10/25/2026
- Leilah Babirye: We Have a History, through 5/3/2026
- Arts of Indigenous America, through 8/31/2028
Legion of Honor
- Manet and Morisot, 10/11 - 3/1
- Ferlinghetti for San Francisco, through 7/19
- Yinka Shonibare, 11/15 - 7/26
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
- Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine), through 6/7
- Table Manners, through 8/2
- People Make This Place: SFAI Stories, 7/26 - 7/6
- Kaws: Family, 11/15 - 5/3
- Alejandro Cartagena: Ground Rules, 11/22 - 4/19
- New Work: Sheila Hicks, through August 9, 2026
- Paul Klee + Ray Johnson: TYPOFACTURE, through April 2026
>> March events calendar for San Francisco
April 2026
de Young
- Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON, 8/30 - 8/2/26
- Embroidered Histories, 10/25/2025 - 10/25/2026
- About Place: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift, 8/10/2024 - 7/5/2026
- Leilah Babirye: We Have a History, through 5/3/2026
- Arts of Indigenous America, through 8/31/2028
Legion of Honor
- Yinka Shonibare, 11/15 - 7/26
- Ferlinghetti for San Francisco, through 7/19
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
- Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine), through 6/7
- Table Manners, through 8/2
- People Make This Place: SFAI Stories, 7/26 - 7/6
- Kaws: Family, 11/15 - 5/3
- Alejandro Cartagena: Ground Rules, 11/22 - 4/19
- New Work: Sheila Hicks, through August 9, 2026
- Paul Klee + Ray Johnson: TYPOFACTURE, through April 2026
>> April events calendar for San Francisco
May 2026
de Young
- Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON, 8/30 - 8/2/26
- Embroidered Histories, 10/25/2025 - 10/25/2026
- About Place: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift, 8/10/2024 - 7/5/2026
- Leilah Babirye: We Have a History, through 5/3/2026
Legion of Honor
- Yinka Shonibare, 11/15 - 7/26
- Ferlinghetti for San Francisco, through 7/19
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
- Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine), through 6/7
- Table Manners, through 8/2
- People Make This Place: SFAI Stories, 7/26 - 7/6
- Kaws: Family, 11/15 - 5/3
- New Work: Sheila Hicks, through August 9, 2026
>> Find events for this May in San Francisco
June 2026
de Young
- Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON, 8/30 - 8/2
- Embroidered Histories, 10/25/2025 - 10/25/2026
- About Place: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift, 8/10/2024 - 7/5/2026
Legion of Honor
- Yinka Shonibare, 11/15 - 7/26
- Ferlinghetti for San Francisco, through 7/19
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
- Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine), through 6/7
- People Make This Place: SFAI Stories, 7/26 - 7/6
- New Work: Sheila Hicks, through August 9, 2026
- Table Manners, through 8/2
>> June events in San Francisco
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