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October 2026
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Rose B. Simpson artwork featured in the LEXICON exhibition
Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON★
Aug 30 – Feb 7, 2027
de Young (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Emory Douglas In Our Lifetime exhibition poster
Emory Douglas: In Our Lifetime★
Dec 5 – Oct 31, 2026
African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC), San Francisco
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Feel the Beat: Dance in Photographs
Feel the Beat: Dance in Photographs★
May 16 – Feb 28, 2027
SFMOMA, San Francisco
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Students on Strike: A New Installation in OMCA’s Gallery of California History
BeHere / 1942: A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration★
Sep 18 – Dec 27
Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Ha Chong-Hyun: Retrospective
Ha Chong-Hyun: Retrospective★
Sep 25 – Jan 25, 2027
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Artwork featured in Dewey Crumpler Sonic Lineages at MoAD
Dewey Crumpler: Sonic Lineages★
Sep 30 – May 30, 2027
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD), San Francisco
TODAYOCT 22Thu
RM x SFMOMA: Between You and Me
RM x SFMOMA: Between You and Me★
Oct 3 – Feb 7, 2027
SFMOMA, San Francisco
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Black Panther Party 60th-anniversary emblem from the Oakland Public Library Rank and File exhibition artwork.
Exhibit: Honoring the Black Panther Party Rank & File Members: 60th Anniversary★
Oct 5 – Jan 9, 2027
Oakland Public Library
Oct
23
Fri
Vishnu’s Cosmic Ocean
Vishnu’s Cosmic Ocean★
Oct 23 – Jan 25, 2027
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
Oct
24
Sat
Historical Black Panther newspaper artwork with a beret-wearing figure, red star and Panther emblem.
Oakland Star Special Collection Exhibition: From the Archives — The Black Panther Party Original Newspapers 1967–1971★
Oct 24 – Dec 31
AAMLO | African American Museum & Library at Oakland
African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO)
November 2026
Nov
21
Sat
Azzedine Alaïa white bandage dress, spring–summer 1990
Azzedine Alaïa: Sculpting Fashion★
Nov 21 – Apr 11, 2027
Legion of Honor (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)