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San Francisco Museum Exhibits: Top Traveling Shows for 2023

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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:

San Francisco Museum Exhibits: Asian Art Museum

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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 AlbagliWe 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 AlbagliWe 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 AlbagliWe 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 AlbagliWe 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 AlbagliWe 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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