Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
685 Mission St (at 3rd) San Francisco, CA 94105
SoMA
Saturday, January 17 | 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday, January 18 | 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday, January 19 | Closed
Tuesday, January 20 | 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, January 21 | 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday, January 22 | 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday, January 23 | 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, January 24 | 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday, January 25 | 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday, January 19 | 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
MoAD will celebrate the national observance of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday as a Day of Service, providing FREE admission to the museum and programs throughout the day. Through art, performance and music, our special guests will help us reflect on the importance of protest, creativity and diverse communities.
View details and schedule here.
Thursday, January 22 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Artist Talk Lineage of Care: Lava Thomas in conversation with Key Jo Lee.
Join us during FOG Art + Design and SF Art Week as we celebrate our twentieth anniversary with the exhibition Continuum: MoAD Over Time and the central role of MoAD in the constellation of care for Black artists. Lava Thomas will be in conversation with Key Jo Lee about the lineage of support that Black women in particular have provided her in and around MoAD throughout her career as an artist.
Learn more here.
This program will include a wine reception.
Friday, January 23 | Yerba Buena Museum Morning
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Early Opening with Sextant Coffee pop-up in the lobby from 10am to 11:30am (Coffee provided by Sextant Coffee)
11:00 AM - Group tour with MoAD Gallery Guide Keisha Jones. RSVP here.
Continuum: MoAD Over Time | October 1, 2025 - August 16, 2026
During San Francisco Art Week, Museum of the African Diaspora presents two major exhibitions: UNBOUND: Art, Blackness & the Universe and Continuum: MoAD Over Time.
UNBOUND: Art, Blackness & the Universe: Curated by Key Jo Lee, MoAD’s Chief of Curatorial Affairs and Public Programs, this groundbreaking exhibition explores the intersections of Blackness and the cosmos. Inspired by Lee’s essay “Gesturing Toward Infinitude: Painting Blue/Black Cosmologies,” the show reimagines Blackness as infinite, fluid, and cosmically rich.
Featuring artists such as Lorna Simpson, Rashaad Newsome, Harmonia Rosales, Gustavo Nazareno, and Didier William, the exhibition spans painting, sculpture, installation, and video across three themes: Geo-Cartographic, Religio-Mythic, and Techno-Cyborgian. Together they invite viewers to consider Blackness as a site of mystery, power, and transformation.
Complemented by public programs, a learning lab, and community-written labels, UNBOUND offers a philosophical and sensory journey through boundless possibility.
Continuum: MoAD Over Time: Marking MoAD’s 20th anniversary, Continuum honors the museum’s legacy while looking toward its future. Through archival materials, fine art, and the histories of landmark programs—such as the Emerging Artist Program, MoAD in the Classroom, and the Afropolitan Ball—the exhibition traces MoAD’s evolution as a catalyst for Black creativity and cultural dialogue.
Featuring artists Cheryl Patrice Derricotte, Chester Higgins Jr., JoeSam., Richard Mayhew, Ramekon O’Arwisters, Gordon Parks, Lava Thomas, and Sam Vernon, Continuum celebrates memory, vision, and the enduring impact of the African Diaspora.
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MoAD Installation View