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2026 UPDATE: Sadly, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has confirmed that its Free First Thursday program is temporarily paused beginning February 2026. The museum says the program will be re-envisioned and relaunched at a future date, with updates to be shared once plans are finalized. As of January 15, no additional Free First Thursday dates are scheduled. The change affects the long-running program that provided free general admission to Bay Area residents on the first Thursday of each month from 4 to 8 pm.

Donald and Doris Fisher's collection of blue-chip contemporary art has been on view at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art since 2016, several years after the museum arranged a long-term loan-a 100-year-long one, to be exact-with the Fisher Art Foundation. Now, a decade after the initial installation, SFMOMA has announced an overhaul of the Fisher Collection galleries. The new presentation will open on April 18, 2026.

In 1949, the artists Clay Spohn and Mark Rothko threw a "costume carnival" with a provocative theme: " The Unknown." Over 1,600 revelers in weird, surrealist outfits flocked to dance the night away at the San Francisco Art Institute, buzzing with hope and possibility of a new, futuristic vision for the 1950s. In the same playful spirit, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is hosting an art party called Waves of Knowing, curated by the experimental Oakland artist collective Smartbomb.

Join us for a special tribute to legendary filmmaker Lawrence Jordan, presented as the closing event of the Studio 8 Film Festival. Held at SFMOMA's Phyllis Wattis Theater, this rare screening will feature a curated selection of Jordan's visionary collage animations and surrealist shorts - with Lawrence Jordan in attendance. Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.

Police in Suisun City are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash involving a train in the area of Sunset and Railroad avenues.