In a staged reading by the acclaimed theatre company, Word for Word, a young girl in trouble becomes a catalyst in a small New England town, and makes people see their lives anew. “I’m starving...
SFMOMA's dedicated space for large-scale sculptures features a combination of well-known and recently acquired works from the museum's collection. Sculptures spanning the last five decades by artists...
Widely considered one of the greatest American photographers, Richard Avedon was among the first to challenge the conventional boundaries between studio photography and reportage. This exhibition...
This exhibit showcases the unexpected art form that developed in the mid-1980s to the late 1990s when a group of entrepreneurs in Ghana created small-scale mobile film distribution empires. Without...
The 'Serenity Series' invites Bay Area artists to present body of work that interprets the idea of "serenity" in order to inspire relaxation, well-being and calm. Recognizing the calming and positive...
The 'Open Source Embroidery' exhibition presents socially-engaged new-media art (computer-based art) which uses the tools of craft and software to create hybrid experiments mapping the relationships...
Specially commissioned for SFMOMA, Kerry James Marshall's monumental murals in the Haas Atrium show Mount Vernon and Monticello, the estates of American presidents George Washington and Thomas...
The daily tours alternate between Exhibition Tours and Architecture Tours. Go deeper in exploring the current exhibitions by participating in an interactive guided tour. For the Architecture Tour...
Maurice Sendak has written or illustrated more than 100 picture books over his 60-year career. A number of those books, including 'Where the Wild Things Are,' 'In the Night Kitchen' and 'Chicken Soup...
Bill Fontana's original soundtrack includes past and present audio moments recorded throughout San Francisco, from the sounds of birds chirping to the iconic cable car bells.
Presenting a diverse range of artworks made in the last four decades and highlighting the endeavors of many artists working today, 'Between Art and Life' takes its title from a statement Robert...
This living, thriving area replicates a wetlands habitat with local wildlife making this their home. This area will serve as a hands-on teaching and learning tool to educate others about the...
Do you have pets at home? At the Companion Animal exhibits you can see animals like rabbits, guinea pigs, mice, lovebirds and parakeets up close, and learn about caring for them.
See North and South American wildlife like deer, wild turkeys, squirrel monkeys, snowy owls and coati. During keeper talks you will hear stories and learn about current conservation issues and the...
'Being Jewish: A Bay Area Portrait' reflects the vibrant texture of local Jewish life and celebrates the diversity of the Bay Area. For this exhibition the Museum launched a community-wide call for...
From hissing cockroaches to walkingsticks to tarantulas, you can see more than 30 species of live invertebrates in action -- crawling, swimming, hopping, gnawing, buzzing, flying, pinching and...
'Jews on Vinyl' is a unique exhibition based on Josh Kun and Roger Bennett's new book: 'And You Shall Know Us by the Trail of Our Vinyl: The Jewish Past as Told by the Records We Have Loved and Lost,'...
Berlin-based South African artist Candice Breitz has produced a number of video installations that deal with the impact of pop culture on contemporary consciousness -- especially our obsession with...
In 1975, convinced that this museum had an exceptional appreciation of his work, artist Clyfford Still made an extremely generous gift of 28 of his own paintings to SFMOMA. As a result, the museum's...
'As It Is Written: Project 304,805' is an exhibition centered around a Soferet (a professionally trained female scribe) who, for one year, will meticulously write out the entire text of the Torah...