Exhibitions

Rare 18th-century portraits and contemporary works explore the deep history of portraiture in Korean culture. 

The inaugural work in the Wilbur Gallery introduces artist Chanel Miller, who represents healing as a three-part process: reflecting on the past, being mindful in the present, and envisioning the future.

At teamLab: Sketch Ocean, your drawing comes to life.

How does hope drive us to imagine new worlds? An eclectic selection of more than 50 short videos explores the role of hope in contemporary art and activism.

Travel through Kolkata and Hong Kong with contemporary works from the collection that explore the modern city as both a personal and political landscape.

Bay Area artist Zheng Chongbin’s site-specific installation uses transparency and light to explore how ephemeral changes can alter our perception of place.

My House, My Tomb employs light and shadow to evoke forgotten histories of the Taj Mahal.

A mural inspired by traditional Asian decorative motifs and the bold, colorful graphics of the 1980s, Pattern Recognition celebrates Asian American artists and immigrant communities.

Vibrant textiles from across Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia reveal stories as varied as the region’s hundreds of weaving traditions and as universal as cloth.

The East West Bank Art Terrace will open soon. Until then, you can view Don't Mess With Me from the corner of McAllister and Hyde Streets, outside the museum.

Look at the museum collection through a new lens with Seeing Gender, a focused selection that reveals the complexities and nuances of gender across Asian art.

Carlos Villa: Worlds in Collision celebrates the exuberant work and enduring influence of San Francisco artist Carlos Villa (1936–2013). The first major museum retrospective dedicated to the work of a Filipino American artist, this groundbreaking exhibition shows us Villa not only as one of the most important artists of his generation, but also as a teacher, curator, activist, and community organizer.