San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Expansion

Inaugural Installation to Present Artworks from the Renowned Fisher Collection, SFMOMA’s Campaign for Art, and the New Pritzker Center for Photography

Building Expansion Designed by Snøhetta Offers Nearly 45,000 Square Feet of Free Public Access in Ground Floor Galleries and Free Admission for Visitors 18 and Younger Museum Reaches $610 Million Milestone with Capital Campaign Contributions From 500 Donors

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) today announced that a thoroughly transformed SFMOMA will open to the public on Saturday, May 14, 2016, offering nearly three times the previous exhibition space, featuring 260 works from the Fisher Collection, a first showing of more than 600 artworks promised to the museum, the debut of the new Pritzker Center for Photography and an outward-looking architectural design that weaves the museum into the city as never before.

SFMOMA also announced it has reached a capital campaign milestone of $610 million raised which, in addition to covering construction costs, has more than tripled its endowment. Over 500 donors have supported the campaign and fundraising continues for education, art commissioning and exhibition
programs at the museum.

photo © Henrik Kam, courtesy of SFMOMA