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A person in a light-colored dress lying face down in dark water.

SFMOMA highlights career of acclaimed Mexican photographer

by Julie Zigoris October 10, 2026, 1:42 pmOctober 13, 2026, 12:03 pm

Brown pigment handprints on a white background, appearing as multiple raised fists.

Review: At YBCA, Dread Scott asks who the flag protects

by Charles Lewis III October 5, 2026, 11:27 amOctober 6, 2026, 11:08 am

A puppet of a woman with braided hair and a white dress, featuring a monarch butterfly resting on her sleeve.

What’s on now at San Francisco museums, October 2026

by Lydia Chávez October 1, 2026, 7:28 amOctober 27, 2026, 7:22 am

An older person in overalls stands in an art studio, surrounded by canvases, tools, and rolled fabrics.

Physicality forms backbone of S.F. exhibit on one of Korea’s most acclaimed artists

by Julie Zigoris September 25, 2026, 4:00 amSeptember 25, 2026, 1:55 pm

A woman rests her head on a table with a glass and flowers, facing a black cat eating from a bowl; in the foreground is a tray with bones and yellow gloves, mountains and sunset in the background.

Review: GaHee Park looks behind the curtain at new Yerba Buena art show

by Charles Lewis III August 14, 2026, 1:04 pmAugust 18, 2026, 3:30 pm

A video projection shows a person writing large calligraphy on glass; three wooden desks with small objects are arranged in front of the screen.

What’s on now at San Francisco museums, August 2026

by Lydia Chávez August 1, 2026, 7:13 amAugust 28, 2026, 1:48 pm

Close-up of a golden ancient Egyptian funerary mask with blue painted eyebrows and detailed facial features.

Spectacular exhibit at de Young ushers Egyptian riches onto American soil

by Julie Zigoris August 1, 2026, 6:44 amAugust 4, 2026, 12:57 pm

Impressionist painting of Venice showing buildings along a canal in soft pastel tones with a small boat on the water; signature "Claude Monet 1908" at bottom left.

What’s on now at San Francisco museums, July 2026

by Lydia Chávez July 4, 2026, 5:00 amJuly 21, 2026, 9:48 pm

A beaded artwork depicting a hand and arm among blue and green waves, adorned with shells, metallic disks, and hanging fringe at the bottom.

‘Ancestral Echoes’ at MoAD is a story about when the story is missing

by Charles Lewis III July 2, 2026, 4:00 amJuly 28, 2026, 11:36 pm

Three mannequin heads with wigs are displayed on a purple pedestal; framed photographs hang on an orange wall in the background of a modern gallery space.

Review: Jasmine Ross showcases Black beauty (and its supplies) at MoAD

by Charles Lewis III May 19, 2026, 4:00 amJuly 29, 2026, 12:10 am

Two colorful paintings in a Fauvist style: a woman in a hat with green and purple tones on the left, and a bearded man with glasses and a pipe on the right.

An old hat gets a new show: ‘Matisse’s Femme au chapeau’ opens at SFMOMA

by Julie Zigoris May 15, 2026, 5:12 pmJuly 29, 2026, 4:22 am

A dimly lit room with video projections of a man playing piano on a wall, lanterns on the floor, and a window in the background.

Trina Michelle Robinson at 500 Capp St. and Root Division

by Teresa Moore May 5, 2026, 1:15 pmJuly 29, 2026, 12:24 am

A modern building, like the Academy of Sciences, features a green roof covered in plants, surrounded by trees, with hills, city buildings, and a red bus in the background.

Labor

Cal Academy wants to lay them off. They’re coming in to work anyway.

by Nicholas David May 5, 2026, 1:00 pmJuly 29, 2026, 4:31 am

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