Exhibitions in San Francisco

September 2027

September at a glance: 0 exhibitions opening, 1 closing, and 4 more on view across the city.

The Science Behind Pixar exhibition

Work by Raven Chacon

Leah Rosenberg's painted loading-dock mural at Fort Mason

Nengi Omuku, The Gathering, 2020: a reclining golden figure among seated figures, painted on fabric

Cannupa Hanska Luger, Special Forces, 2025: a pink half-circle canvas with a yellow eagle

Closing in September

The Science Behind Pixar6 Sept
Exploratorium
More than 50 interactive elements across eight sections reveal the maths, science and technology Pixar uses to make its films, with re-creations of Buzz Lightyear, WALL•E and more.

Also on through September

New Work: Raven Chaconto 7 Nov
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
A new commission by Pulitzer-winning composer Raven Chacon reimagining the landscapes of Navajo Nation as a speculative future.
Leah Rosenberg: The Sea Is But Another Skyto 31 Dec
Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture · Free
Mural across 18 painted loading docks between Buildings B and C, shifting from sunrise to sunset and sky to sea. Fort Mason's 50th-anniversary commission.
Nengi Omuku: The Gatheringto 14 May
de Young Museum
Nigerian painter Nengi Omuku's first US solo museum show: dreamlike scenes painted on handwoven Yoruba sanyan cloth, alongside works from the arts of Africa collection.
Arts of Indigenous Americato 31 Aug
de Young Museum
The biggest reinstallation of the Indigenous American collection in 20 years: four galleries on 'Relationship to Place', developed with Native scholars and communities.

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