On Thursday, explore the intersection of memory, music, and artificial intelligence in a conversation between artist Samson Young and neuroscientist Indre Viskontas that will use Young's current New Work exhibition as a point of departure.
On Friday and Saturday, Samson Young will host a set of workshops in which participants will experiment with mapping a drawing to sound through computational processes.
And while you're here, don't miss the SFMOMA exhibitions that fuse art and technology. New Work: Samson Young is on Floor 4 and Kara Walker's Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine) is in the Roberts Family Gallery on Floor 1.
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The Perfect Gift for Grads |
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Treat them to a year of unlimited art with a gift membership! Members enjoy free access to exhibitions,
members-only events, discounts, and much more.
Memberships start at $130 a year and current members enjoy 10% off gift membership purchases. Join today!
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More Upcoming Events |
Want to see all of SFMOMA's upcoming events? Check out the SFMOMA events calendar for the most up-to-date information about our one-time and recurring events! |
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Film Screening: Reas |
Opening night: Thursday, May 22, 6 p.m.
Additional screenings: Sunday, May 25, 1:45 p.m. |
On Thursday, May 22, join us for the opening night of the Latin American Studio Association Film Festival. In Reas (2024), a one-of-a-kind musical documentary, performers reenact their lives and experiences in a Buenos Aires prison. And join us again on Sunday, May 25, to see the rest of the films presented as part of the Latin American Studies Association Congress and co-presented by CiNEOLA.
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Make with SCRAP! |
Every Sunday in June, July, and August
Beginning June 1
11 a.m.–2 p.m. |
At these drop-in workshops for visitors of all ages, SCRAP educators will help participants transform ordinary materials into extraordinary make-and-take art projects. The workshops use supplies from SCRAP’s creative reuse center and are inspired by Ruth Asawa’s dedication to arts education and her exploration of common materials. For the first workshop on June 1, attendees will learn how to transform the basic brown paper
grocery bag into a lovely spider mum flower.
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First Thursday: Around Group f.64 |
Thursday, June 5
6 p.m. |
Explore the legacy of Group f.64, a collective of 11 Bay Area photographers who, in 1932, organized around a simple aim: to make photographs that rivaled paintings. Tonight, hear more about the group and its influence.
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Free Family Day: Hometown Heroes |
Sunday, June 8
10 a.m.–4 p.m. |
There are so many artists who have called San Francisco home. Join us as we celebrate these hometown heroes on Free Family Day with art making, performances, and more!
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Please note: Surcharged exhibitions are not included and require separate paid tickets. |
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Witness Ruth Asawa’s Creative Legacy |
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A Landmark Exhibition Explores Ruth Asawa’s Creative Legacy Over Six Decades
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Reflections from our partners at Dwell |
On view at SFMOMA, the modernist artist’s first posthumous retrospective takes a look back at her illustrious career through more than 300 works. Dwell contributor Sarah Akkoush recently visited the exhibition and wrote that "walking through Ruth Asawa: Retrospective, room after room, shines a light on the rich variety of Asawa’s oeuvre."
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Our ongoing commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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© 2025 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Image details: Samson Young; photo: courtesy the artist. Indre Viskontas; photo: Kristen Lara Getchell. Gift membership illustration: Tim Lahan. Lola Arias, Reas, 2024 (still). Photo: courtesy SCRAP. Zig Jackon, Indian Man at City Hall, San Francisco, from the series Entering Zig's Indian Reservation, 1997, printed ca. 1997; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Accessions Committee purchase, by exchange, through a gift of Michael D. Abrams; © Zig Jackson. Visitors at Free Family Day, December 2024; photo: Myleen Hollero. Artist Ruth Asawa making wire sculptures, California, United States, November 1954; image: Nat Farbman/The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock; artwork: © 2025 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc., courtesy David Zwirner. Year of
the Snake Sheer Socks; designed by Sock Candy. SFMOMA Grid Tote; designed by SFMOMA. Haring Heart Pin; designed by Pintrill. SFMOMA Turret Orange Sweatshirt; designed by SFMOMA. Strawberries and Flowers Hair Claw; designed by Jenny Lemons.
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Support for Public Programs and Artist Talks at SFMOMA is provided by the Phyllis C. Wattis Distinguished Lecture Series.
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Significant support for New Work: Samson Young is provided by Robin Wright and Ian Reeves.
Meaningful support is provided by Alka and Ravin Agrawal, Lionel F. Conacher and Joan T. Dea, and Adriane Iann and Christian Stolz.
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Major support for Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine) is provided by Roberta and Steve Denning Commissioning Endowed Fund and Sir Deryck and Lady Va Maughan.
Significant support is provided by Jim Breyer, Mary Jane Elmore, Agnes Gund, Pamela J. Joyner and Alfred J. Giuffrida, Jessica Moment, Diana Nelson and John Atwater Commissioning Fund, Deborah and Kenneth Novack, Sonja Hoel Perkins and Jonathan Perkins, SFMOMA Contemporaries, and Lydia Shorenstein.
Meaningful support is provided by Alka and Ravin Agrawal, Ethan Beard and Wayee Chu, Agnes Cowles Bourne Bay Area Contemporary Arts Exhibition Fund, Davis/Dauray Family Fund, Patricia W. Fitzpatrick Commissioning Endowed Fund, Girlfriend Fund, Sheri and Paul Siegel Exhibition Fund, Sikkema Jenkins & Co., and Denise Littlefield Sobel Commissioning Endowed Fund.
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This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
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To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
In-kind production support provided by Kvadrat and Obsidian Wine Co.
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Presenting support for First Thursdays is provided by Penny S. and James G. Coulter.
Major support is provided by Concepción S. and Irwin Federman.
Significant support is provided by illy.
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Additional support is provided by the Yerba Buena Partnership.
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Lead support for Free Family Days is provided by the Koret Foundation.
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Presenting support is provided by Penny S. and James G. Coulter.
Major support is provided by the Hearst Foundations.
Significant support is provided by Deborah and Kenneth Novack.
Meaningful support is provided by the John & Marcia Goldman Family Free Sundays Endowment Fund.
Additional support is provided by Geoffrey and Priscilla Weber.
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Ruth Asawa: Retrospective is an exhibition partnership between the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
With support from Google.org.
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Major support for the exhibition and catalogue is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation.
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At the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, lead support is provided by Randi and Bob Fisher, the Mimi and Peter Haas Fund, Diana Nelson and John Atwater, and Helen and Charles Schwab.
Presenting support is provided by Dana and Bob Emery.
Major support is provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Christie's, Davidow Family Fund for Exhibitions of Modern Art, The KHR McNeely Family Foundation, Kevin, Rosemary, and Hannah Rose McNeely, Katie and Matt Paige, and Shelagh Rohlen, in memory of Tom Rohlen.
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Significant support is provided by the Neal Benezra Exhibition Fund, The Black Dog Private Foundation, Jim Breyer, Susan Karp and Paul Haahr, Maria Manetti Shrem and Jan Shrem, Alexandria and Kevin Marchetti, The Elaine McKeon Endowed Exhibition Fund, Kate and Wes Mitchell, Jessica Moment, Deborah and Kenneth Novack, the Bernard and Barbro Osher Exhibition Fund, Nancy and Alan Schatzberg, Lydia Shorenstein, and David Zwirner.
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Meaningful support is provided by Shawn and Brook Byers, the Mary Jane Elmore West Coast Exhibition Fund, Jessica and Matt Farron, Laurie and Jim Ghielmetti, Hellman & Friedman LLC, Maryellen and Frank Herringer, James Park, Keiko Sakamoto and Bill Witte, Rummi and Arun Sarin Painting and Sculpture Fund, Roselyne Chroman Swig, Diane B. Wilsey, Pat Wilson, and Sonya Yu.
Additional support is provided by Holly Johnson and Parker Harris, the Stuart G. Moldaw Public Program and Exhibition Fund, and The Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation.
This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
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To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
The Asawa family home and garden presentation at SFMOMA is made possible by Susan Karp and Paul Haahr.
Major support for the catalogue is provided by Denise Littlefield Sobel.
Meaningful support for the catalogue is provided by the Wyeth Foundation for American Art.
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