What's happening in Inner Richmond

Treasures of the Pharaohs

This exhibition brings the world of the pharaohs to life through 130 exquisite works spanning 3,000 years of history. From towering stone statues to gilded masks to intricate gold jewelry, these objects reveal the power, beauty, and beliefs of the ancient Egyptians. The exhibition begins with the pharaoh, who was seen as both a king and a god. It then expands to explore the people and beliefs that shaped Egyptian life. Explore how Egyptians viewed death not as an ending, but as a new beginning — and the elaborate rituals they created to prepare for it. Objects found in tombs — such as jewelry, cosmetics, tools, and furniture — offer a glimpse into daily life and values. A special highlight is the US debut of objects from the Golden City, a newly unearthed workers’ community near Luxor. The suddenly abandoned city is a moment frozen in time, much like Pompeii. Together, these artifacts illuminate one of history’s most extraordinary civilizations.

Rooted in Place: California Native Art

Part of the reimagining of our Arts of Indigenous America galleries, this is the first in a series of exhibitions that highlights specific regions of Native California. This installation explores the interconnections between art, ceremony, and the land in the Karuk, Yurok, Hupa, Tolowa, Tsnungwe, and Wiyot communities of northwestern California. The exhibition presents collection highlights alongside major loans, acquisitions, and commissions by contemporary artists.

Timescapes

An all-new planetarium show dives deep into California's past—and imagines its future. Now playing daily.

Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON

In this exhibition, Rose B. Simpson, a mixed-media artist from Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, brings together two art forms: Pueblo pottery and classic cars. Simpson refurbished a 1985 Chevy El Camino, transforming it with a black-on-black Tewa pottery motif, titled Maria in honor of renowned artist Maria Martinez. Ten years later, this exhibition debuts Simpson’s second customized car, Bosque, a 1964 Buick Riviera painted in vibrant polychrome. Both cars are presented against an expansive geometric design, evoking the environment of the Southwest and transforming Wilsey Court into a bold, contemporary expression of Pueblo pottery traditions. Through this use of scale and space, Simpson forges connections between the ancestral and contemporary, and forms a new visual vocabulary, or lexicon, to assert her cultural heritage and its continuity.

Storytime: For Toddlers

Porcelain Conversations with Museum Docents

Join "Porcelain Conversations with Museum Docents" for an in-depth discussion within the Legion of Honor's Bowles Porcelain Gallery (Gallery 23, lower level). Attendees will engage directly with a museum docent, fostering a deeper appreciation and understanding of the gallery's exquisite porcelain collection. This focused interaction provides insights into the artistry and history of these delicate works.

Gallery Conversations

Explore the permanent collection through welcoming, inclusive, and engaging conversations. Join us for a 50-minute conversation about four to six artworks. Connect with each other and with artworks through close looking and discussions. Learn insightful stories and leave with lasting memories! Conversations depart from Wilsey Court at the de Young and the Rotunda at the Legion of Honor.

Coral Reef Dive

Watch as a diver plunges into our 212,000-gallon indoor coral reef exhibit. Daily, 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Activity: Mission Science Workshop Tinkering Truck

Karaoke Tuesday

Karaoke Tuesday returns to Neck of the Woods SF! Every Tuesday night! Neck of the Woods 406 Clement St San Francisco, CA 94118 8pm FREE Read More

Tuesday Jam Night

Tuesday Jam Night

Nengi Omuku: The Gathering

In her first US solo museum exhibition, painter Nengi Omuku shares dream-like scenes that imagine a better world for young Nigerians. Her figures live in lush forests, tranquil gardens, and along the water’s edge — environments out of reach for many people living in Lagos. In her paintings, nature becomes an important symbol of healing and possibility. By placing her figures in these settings, she envisions a world shaped by care and belonging. Omuku paints on handwoven sanyan, a historic Yoruba textile once worn for important ceremonies. This material choice brings cultural continuity and the passing of knowledge into her work. The exhibition brings together Omuku’s paintings with artworks from our arts of Africa collection, sculptures and textiles shaped by ancestry, nature, and community. Omuku’s paintings echo these works, showing how people stay connected to one another, to the land, and to the stories that guide them. This gathering of artworks opens a conversation across time, offering new ways of seeing and being together.

Treasures of the Pharaohs

This exhibition brings the world of the pharaohs to life through 130 exquisite works spanning 3,000 years of history. From towering stone statues to gilded masks to intricate gold jewelry, these objects reveal the power, beauty, and beliefs of the ancient Egyptians. The exhibition begins with the pharaoh, who was seen as both a king and a god. It then expands to explore the people and beliefs that shaped Egyptian life. Explore how Egyptians viewed death not as an ending, but as a new beginning — and the elaborate rituals they created to prepare for it. Objects found in tombs — such as jewelry, cosmetics, tools, and furniture — offer a glimpse into daily life and values. A special highlight is the US debut of objects from the Golden City, a newly unearthed workers’ community near Luxor. The suddenly abandoned city is a moment frozen in time, much like Pompeii. Together, these artifacts illuminate one of history’s most extraordinary civilizations.

Arts of Indigenous America

Celebrating the vibrancy and diversity of Indigenous American art, this new presentation features beloved collection highlights alongside major acquisitions and commissions by contemporary artists. In the most extensive reinstallation of this collection in 20 years, each of the four refreshed galleries explores a different aspect of the theme “Relationship to Place.” Developed with Native scholars and in consultation with communities of origin, the project centers Indigenous values and voices. Works spanning over a thousand years of history in all types of media challenge expectations about what Native art is and can be.

Rooted in Place: California Native Art

Part of the reimagining of our Arts of Indigenous America galleries, this is the first in a series of exhibitions that highlights specific regions of Native California. This installation explores the interconnections between art, ceremony, and the land in the Karuk, Yurok, Hupa, Tolowa, Tsnungwe, and Wiyot communities of northwestern California. The exhibition presents collection highlights alongside major loans, acquisitions, and commissions by contemporary artists.

Timescapes

An all-new planetarium show dives deep into California's past—and imagines its future. Now playing daily.

Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)

The Japanese Tea Garden provides visitors from around the world with an opportunity to experience the natural beauty, tranquility, and harmony of a Japanese-style garden in the heart of San Francisco’s more...

Storytime: For Toddlers

Gallery Conversations

Explore the permanent collection through welcoming, inclusive, and engaging conversations. Join us for a 50-minute conversation about four to six artworks. Connect with each other and with artworks through close looking and discussions. Learn insightful stories and leave with lasting memories! Conversations depart from Wilsey Court at the de Young and the Rotunda at the Legion of Honor.

Coral Reef Dive

Watch as a diver plunges into our 212,000-gallon indoor coral reef exhibit. Daily, 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.