Museums & Galleries

Featured Museums & Galleries:

The Asian Art Museum has more than 18,000 works of art in its permanent collection.

SFMOMA is one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary art in the United States.

The Museum of African Diaspora is a contemporary art museum that celebrates Black cultures, ignites challenging conversations, and inspires learning through the global lens of the African Diaspora.

Two people peer through glass walls at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. — Beyond being a renowned fine arts museum, the de Young Museum is an architectural marvel as well.

Contemporary Jewish Museum at night — The Contemporary Jewish Museum showcases the diversity of Judaism through visiting and permanent exhibits, educational seminars and innovative programming throughout the year.

Dinosaur at the California Academy of Sciences — California Academy of Sciences is great for all ages, especially for young families.

The floor of Creativity Explored, with an assortment of desks and works of art, seen from overhead. — Creativity Explored partners with developmentally disabled artists to celebrate and nurture the creative potential in everyone.

Be inspired by the incredible breadth and depth of art and artists. From the Exploratorium, Creativity Explored, and Catharine Clark Gallery to the Museum of Craft and Design, Jessica Silverman Gallery, and Letterform Archive, we have it all. Anchored by SFMOMA, which holds one of the finest collections of modern and contemporary art worldwide, the city’s Yerba Buena neighborhood boasts the greatest concentration of cultural institutions west of the Hudson River.

San Francisco’s Yerba Buena neighborhood boasts the greatest concentration of cultural institutions west of the Hudson River.

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World-class aquariums, interactive science exhibits, and diverse art collections make San Francisco’s museums a must for any visitor.

Campground at Angel Island State Park, overlooking the San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate Bridge

History of Angel Island: The Ellis Island of the West

Learn the dynamic history of San Francisco's Angel Island, the gateway for approximately 175,000 Chinese immigrants in the 1900s.

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Lucy in the Sky light art installation at the Muni station.

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After Dark Thursdays At The Exploratorium

While sipping cocktails, visitors can enjoy a fascinating array of unique, adult-only programs and events that change each week

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For visitors to San Francisco, the Museum of the African Diaspora is a must-see.

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Arts & Culture

San Francisco is a city of inspiration. You can see it all around you, in whichever neighborhoods you visit.

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Public Art

From your first steps off the plane at SFO to our biggest and brightest bridge, you'll discover that San Francisco has public art everywhere.

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Music

The creative spirit and steadfast countercultural streak is on display in San Francisco’s music scene. It's time to immerse yourself in our deep music history and experience the San Francisco sound.

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Performing Arts

Performing arts in San Francisco has a calendar full of fun shows. Catch a theater performance, head to the opera, see the ballet or check out local dance groups and prepare to be entertained.

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