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San Francisco Museum Exhibits: Top Traveling Shows for 2023
by Jill Loeffler •
Updated: June 2, 2023
Discover a full calendar of current and upcoming San Francisco museum exhibits. My schedule offers a monthly look at the top upcoming 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. For many of the art exhibits, you will need to buy a ticket in addition to the general admission tickets. You can pick these up when you arrive or in advance online.
Click the links below to jump ahead to a certain month:
Disclaimer: I receive a small commission from some of the links on this page.
June 2023
Asian Art Museum
Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art, through 7/10
Cartoon Art Museum
Thor and Loki: Midgard Family Mayhem, 4/15 - 8/27
Fight with Art: Contemporary Comics from Ukraine, 3/11 - 6/25
Emerging Artist Showcase: Meggie Ramm, 3/25 - 8/6
An Edward Gorey Menagerie: 2/20 - 7/9
Contemporary Jewish Museum
Cara Levine: To Survive I Need You to Survive, 2/16 - 6/30
L'Chaim: Celebrating Our Building at 15, 2/16/2023 - 6/9/2024
Annie Albagli: We Become [Vessels], 3/23/2023 - 1/28/2024
Mika Rottenberg: Spaghetti Blockchain, 5/18 - 10/22
de Young Museum of Fine Art
Nampeyo and the Sikyatki Revival: Through 9/15/2024
Lhola Amira: Facing the Future, through December 3
Ansel Adams in Our Time, 4/8 - 7/23
Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence, 3/18 - 10/15
Bouquets to Art 2023: 6/5 - 6/11
Printworks: Recent Gifts from the Archives, through 9/3
Legion of Honor
Paperworks: Fifteen Years of Acquisitions, through 6/25
The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England, 6/24 - 9/24
Bookworks: Selected Recent Acquisitions, 1/7 - 6/25
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
Accion Latina: The 80s Matter in the Mission, 10/6 - 6/27
Conversation Pieces: Contemporary Furniture in Dialogue through 6/25
Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors, 11/5/2022 - Summer 2024
Corporeal: 2/18/23 - 7/14/24
New Work: Anna Sew Hoy, 3/25 - 7/16
Janet Cardiff: The Telephone Call, 3/25 - 7/22
Alexander Calder: Dissonant Harmony, July 3, 2021 - December 2023
Scrappy Chair Challenge, Opening 6/15
Frank Bowling: The New York Years 1966 - 1975, 5/20 - 9/10
Kinship: Photography and Connection, 5/20 - 11/5
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July 2023
Asian Art Museum
Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art, through 7/10
Cartoon Art Museum
Thor and Loki: Midgard Family Mayhem, 4/15 - 8/27
Emerging Artist Showcase: Meggie Ramm, 3/25 - 8/6
An Edward Gorey Menagerie: 2/20 - 7/9
Contemporary Jewish Museum
Annie Albagli: We Become [Vessels], 3/23/2023 - 1/28/2024
Mika Rottenberg: Spaghetti Blockchain, 5/18 - 10/22
de Young Museum of Fine Art
Nampeyo and the Sikyatki Revival: Through 9/15/2024
Lhola Amira: Facing the Future, through December 3
Ansel Adams in Our Time, 4/8 - 7/23
Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence, 3/18 - 10/15
Printworks: Recent Gifts from the Archives, through 9/3
Legion of Honor
The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England, 6/24 - 9/24
Bouke de Vries: Memories in Porcelain, 7/22 - 3/24
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
Corporeal: 2/18/23 - 7/14/24
New Work: Anna Sew Hoy, 3/25 - 7/16
Janet Cardiff: The Telephone Call, 3/25 - 7/22
Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors, 11/5/2022 - Summer 2024
Alexander Calder: Dissonant Harmony, July 3, 2021 - December 2023
Frank Bowling: The New York Years 1966 - 1975, 5/20 - 9/10
Kinship: Photography and Connection, 5/20 - 11/5
August 2023
Cartoon Art Museum
Thor and Loki: Midgard Family Mayhem, 4/15 - 8/27
Emerging Artist Showcase: Meggie Ramm, 3/25 - 8/6
Contemporary Jewish Museum
Annie Albagli: We Become [Vessels], 3/23/2023 - 1/28/2024
Mika Rottenberg: Spaghetti Blockchain, 5/18 - 10/22
de Young Museum of Fine Art
Nampeyo and the Sikyatki Revival: Through 9/15/2024
Lhola Amira: Facing the Future, through December 3
Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence, 3/18 - 10/15
Printworks: Recent Gifts from the Archives, through 9/3
Legion of Honor
The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England, 6/24 - 9/24
Bouke de Vries: Memories in Porcelain, 7/22 - 3/24
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
Corporeal: 2/18/23 - 7/14/24
Sitting on Chrome: Mario Ayala, rafa esparza, and Guadalupe Rosales, Opening 8/5
Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors, 11/5/2022 - Summer 2024
Alexander Calder: Dissonant Harmony, July 3, 2021 - December 2023
Sea Change: Photographs from the Collection, Opening 8/12
Sitting on Chrome: Mario Ayala, rafa esparza, and Guadalupe Rosales, Opening 8/5
Frank Bowling: The New York Years 1966 - 1975, 5/20 - 9/10
Kinship: Photography and Connection, 5/20 - 11/5
September 2023
Contemporary Jewish Museum
Annie Albagli: We Become [Vessels], 3/23/2023 - 1/28/2024
Mika Rottenberg: Spaghetti Blockchain, 5/18 - 10/22
de Young Museum of Fine Art
Nampeyo and the Sikyatki Revival: Through 9/15/2024
Lhola Amira: Facing the Future, through December 3
Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence, 3/18 - 10/15
Printworks: Recent Gifts from the Archives, through 9/3
The de Young Open 2023: 9/30 - 1/7
Legion of Honor
The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England, 6/24 - 9/24
Bouke de Vries: Memories in Porcelain, 7/22 - 3/24
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
Corporeal: 2/18/23 - 7/14/24
Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors, 11/5/2022 - Summer 2024
Alexander Calder: Dissonant Harmony, July 3, 2021 - December 2023
Frank Bowling: The New York Years 1966 - 1975, 5/20 - 9/10
Kinship: Photography and Connection, 5/20 - 11/5
October 2023
Contemporary Jewish Museum
Annie Albagli: We Become [Vessels], 3/23/2023 - 1/28/2024
Mika Rottenberg: Spaghetti Blockchain, 5/18 - 10/22
de Young Museum of Fine Art
Lhola Amira: Facing the Future, through December 3
Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence, 3/18 - 10/15
The de Young Open 2023: 9/30 - 1/7
Legion of Honor
Bouke de Vries: Memories in Porcelain, 7/22 - 3/24
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
Corporeal: 2/18/23 - 7/14/24
Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors, 11/5/2022 - Summer 2024
Alexander Calder: Dissonant Harmony, July 3, 2021 - December 2023
Kinship: Photography and Connection, 5/20 - 11/5
November 2023
Asian Art Museum
The Heart of Zen: 11/17 - 12/31
Contemporary Jewish Museum
Annie Albagli: We Become [Vessels], 3/23/2023 - 1/28/2024
de Young Museum of Fine Art
Lhola Amira: Facing the Future, through December 3
The de Young Open 2023: 9/30 - 1/7
Legion of Honor
Bouke de Vries: Memories in Porcelain, 7/22 - 3/24
Botticelli Drawings: 11/18 - 2/11
Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
Corporeal: 2/18/23 - 7/14/24
Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors, 11/5/2022 - Summer 2024
Alexander Calder: Dissonant Harmony, July 3, 2021 - December 2023
Kinship: Photography and Connection, 5/20 - 11/5
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