Closes 2 Nov
Al-An deSouza: Table Settings
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco · San Francisco
September 3 – November 2, 2026
United States
Exhibitions in San Francisco
San Francisco has 3 museums in the Museum Compass index, with 27 special exhibitions on view or already announced.
22 on view · 5 opening soon · 3 museums
On view now
Closes 2 Nov
This Asian American Life
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco · San Francisco
September 3 – November 2, 2026
Until 29 Nov
Graciela Iturbide
Between Two Worlds
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco
July 11 – November 29, 2026
Until 6 Dec
Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family
de Young Museum · San Francisco
March 15, 2024 – December 6, 2026
Mark Miller / Wikimedia Commons
Until 6 Dec
Rooted in Place: California Native Art
de Young Museum · San Francisco
August 26, 2025 – December 6, 2026
Until 4 Jan 2027
Garuda in Bali
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco · San Francisco
September 18, 2026 – January 4, 2027
Until 4 Jan 2027
2026 Next Generation Bamboo Art Prize Winners
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco · San Francisco
October 1, 2026 – January 4, 2027
LPS.1 / Wikimedia Commons
Until 25 Jan 2027
Art from Contemporary Cambodia
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco · San Francisco
August 27, 2026 – January 25, 2027
Until 25 Jan 2027
Ha Chong-Hyun: Retrospective
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco · San Francisco
September 25, 2026 – January 25, 2027
Until 25 Jan 2027
Vishnu’s Cosmic Ocean
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco · San Francisco
October 23, 2026 – January 25, 2027
Until 31 Jan 2027Touring
Treasures of the Pharaohs
de Young Museum · San Francisco
August 1, 2026 – January 31, 2027
Until 7 Feb 2027
Rose B. Simpson
LEXICON
de Young Museum · San Francisco
August 30, 2025 – February 7, 2027
Until 7 Feb 2027
RM x SFMOMA
Between You and Me
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco
October 3, 2026 – February 7, 2027
Until 7 Feb 2027
Between You and Me
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco
October 3, 2026 – February 7, 2027
Photo: Supercarwaar / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Until 14 Feb 2027
A Gallery of Their Own: Women Artists from the Carr and Goldblum Gift
de Young Museum · San Francisco
August 15, 2026 – February 14, 2027
Until 28 Feb 2027
Feel the Beat: Dance in Photographs
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco
May 16, 2026 – February 28, 2027
Photo: Supercarwaar / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Until 29 Mar 2027
Kim Minwook: On Carving, Bending, and Binding Wood
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco · San Francisco
July 30, 2026 – March 29, 2027
Until 4 Apr 2027
Eternal Paris: Photographing the City of Light
de Young Museum · San Francisco
September 5, 2026 – April 4, 2027
Until 11 Apr 2027
Superficial Matters: Artists from the Svane Gift and Beyond
de Young Museum · San Francisco
August 15, 2026 – April 11, 2027
Until 25 Jul 2027
Miró: Proof Against All
de Young Museum · San Francisco
July 25, 2026 – July 25, 2027
Until 14 May 2028
Nengi Omuku
The Gathering
de Young Museum · San Francisco
June 27, 2026 – May 14, 2028
Until 31 Aug 2028
Arts of Indigenous America
de Young Museum · San Francisco
August 26, 2025 – August 31, 2028
Opening soon
Opens 21 Nov
Azzedine Alaïa: Sculpting Fashion
de Young Museum · San Francisco
November 21, 2026 – April 11, 2027
Opens 21 Nov
Sarah Sze
Forever is Composed of Nows
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco
Opens November 21, 2026 · Closing date not yet announced
Opens 10 Apr 2027
Made in San Francisco
de Young Museum · San Francisco
April 10 – October 24, 2027
Mark Miller / Wikimedia Commons
Opens 15 May 2027
Dior to McQueen: Fashioning Form
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco
May 15 – September 7, 2027
Plan the trip
Museums in San Francisco
Every venue in the index for this city, with what each has on.
de Young Museum
San Francisco, United States
10 on view · 3 opening soon
Mark Miller / Wikimedia Commons
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
8 on view
LPS.1 / Wikimedia Commons
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco, United States
4 on view · 2 opening soon
Photo: Supercarwaar / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to stay
Recently closed in San Francisco1 shows
- The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italyde Young Museum · May 2 – September 20, 2026