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Recent Press Releases
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- STATEMENT FROM DIRECTOR NEAL BENEZRA ON THE PASSING OF ELAINE MCKEON
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Release date: January 12, 2012
It is with great sadness that I share news of the death of Elaine McKeon (1925–2012), who passed away yesterday morning. A vital and unforgettable member of the San Francisco…
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- SFMOMA Announces New Family Activities for Winter 2012 and Free Family Day on March 4, 2012
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Release date: December 22, 2011
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is pleased to announce a new lineup of family programming for the winter 2012 season. Every Sunday in January (excluding January 1),…
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- SFMOMA MUSEUMSTORE ANNOUNCES NEW SERIES OF PRODUCTS DESIGNED BY JASON MUNN FOR ARTIST SERIES
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Release date: December 14, 2011
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) MuseumStore is pleased to feature a special product series designed by local artist Jason Munn. The SFMOMA Artists' Series works…
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- SFMOMA ANNOUNCES NEW CAPITAL CAMPAIGN GOAL AND UNVEILS DETAILS OF DESIGN AND EXPANDED BUILDING PROGRAM
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Release date: November 30, 2011
November 30, 2011—With 79 percent of the capital campaign goal raised two years ahead of the groundbreaking for the expansion of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art…
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- SFMOMA ROOFTOP COFFEE BAR SERVES UP NEW ART-INSPIRED DESSERTS BY BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE CO. FOR THE HOLIDAYS
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Release date: November 28, 2011
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is pleased to offer some new art-inspired desserts at the museum's Rooftop Coffee Bar for the holidays. Baked and decorated by Blue…
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- NEW FAMILY MEMBERSHIP DEEPENS SFMOMA’S COMMITMENT TO FAMILIES
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Release date: September 29, 2011
On October 1, 2011, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will launch a new membership program designed to enhance opportunities for families to engage with the museum…
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- DISCOVER LATIN AMERICAN ART AT SFMOMA
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Release date: August 24, 2011
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) honors Latino Heritage Month this September by highlighting Latin American works of art and inviting visitors of all ages to…
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- SFMOMA CELEBRATES POPULARITY OF THE STEINS COLLECT WITH EXPANDED VISITING HOURS
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Release date: August 4, 2011
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will extend viewing hours of its popular summer exhibition The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian Avant-Garde in…
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- SFMOMA ACQUIRES IMPORTANT EARLY STRUCTURE WORK BY SOL LEWITT
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Release date: July 18, 2011
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) recently announced the acquisition of Wall Grid (3 x 3) (1966), an important early work by Sol LeWitt, one of the key artists of the…
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- SFMOMA UNVEILS PRELIMINARY DESIGNS FOR ITS EXPANSION
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Release date: May 25, 2011
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) today unveiled the preliminary design for its expansion that will double the museum's exhibition and education space while enhancing…
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- SFMOMA AND GOOGLE PARTNER TO GIVE BAY AREA FAMILIES GREATER ACCESS TO ART EDUCATION
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Release date: May 4, 2011
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) announces a partnership with Bay Area–based technology company Google that will advance both institutions' shared vision to…
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- SFMOMA JOINS MUSEUMS AROUND THE WORLD TO SUPPORT THE RELEASE OF ARTIST AI WEIWEI
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Release date: April 13, 2011
In response to the recent arrest and detainment of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in Beijing, the Guggenheim has launched an online petition to express concern for Ai's freedom and call…
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- SFMOMA LAUNCHES COLLECTIONS CAMPAIGN WITH 195 PROMISED GIFTS OF ART FROM BAY AREA COLLECTORS INCLUDING MAJOR WORKS BY POLLOCK, NAUMAN, SMITH, BEUYS, AND SHERMAN
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Release date: February 3, 2011
February 3, 2011—The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) today announced that it has received an unprecedented 195 promised gifts of art from nine leading Bay Area…
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- SFMOMA UNCORKED! OFFERS EXCITING PRIZES TO PROMOTE NATURAL WINE CORK RECYCLING
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Release date: February 1, 2011
From now through March 15, 2011, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is offering visitors a chance to win amazing wine-related experiences while saving our natural…
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- SFMOMA APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
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Release date: January 21, 2011
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan L. Peterson as the museum's new director of development. Peterson begins…
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- SFMOMA ANNOUNCES 2010 SECA ART AWARD WINNERS
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Release date: December 16, 2010
San Francisco, December 16, 2010 — The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) today announced that Mauricio Ancalmo, Colter Jacobsen, Ruth Laskey, and Kamau Amu Patton…
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- SFMOMA MUSEUMSTORE OFFERS INSPIRED GIFTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
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Release date: November 8, 2010
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's (SFMOMA) MuseumStore is the premier destination for holiday shopping. Drawing on the finest local talent as well as top international…
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- SFMOMA MUSEUMSTORE OFFERS UNIQUE WINE PRODUCTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXHIBITION HOW WINE BECAME MODERN: DESIGN + WINE 1976 TO NOW
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Release date: November 8, 2010
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) MuseumStore is pleased to offer unique and exclusive wine products in conjunction with the exhibition How Wine Became Modern: Design…
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- SFMOMA APPOINTS ROBERT W. LASHER AS NEW DEPUTY MUSEUM DIRECTOR, EXTERNAL RELATIONS
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Release date: November 3, 2010
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert W. Lasher as the museum's deputy director, external relations, a newly created…
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- SFMOMA SELECTS SNØHETTA TO WORK WITH MUSEUM ON DESIGN OF EXPANSION
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Release date: September 15, 2010
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) has selected the architecture firm Snøhetta to be its partner in developing an expansion that enhances the museum's services…
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- SFMOMA’S MODERN ART COUNCIL HONORS WILLIAM T. WILEY WITH ELEVENTH ANNUAL BAY AREA TREASURE AWARD
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Release date: September 2, 2010
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On Wednesday, November 10, 2010, the Modern Art Council of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will host the 2010 Bay Area Treasure Award Luncheon, honoring esteemed…
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- SFMOMA ELECTS NEW MEMBERS TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SALUTES THREE STAFF MEMBERS
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Release date: July 30, 2010
At its May meeting, the Board of Trustees of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) elected Yves Béhar as the museum's third Artist Trustee. Béhar joins Irwin…
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- SFMOMA SELECTS SNØHETTA TO WORK WITH MUSEUM ON DESIGN OF EXPANSION
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Release date: July 21, 2010
July 22, 2010 – The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) has selected the architecture firm Snøhetta to be its partner in developing an expansion that enhances…
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- SFMOMA ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR DESIGN OF EXPANSION
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Release date: May 11, 2010
May 11, 2010 – The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) has selected Adjaye Associates, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Foster + Partners, and Snøhetta as finalists…
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- SFMOMA SERVES UP NEW ART-INSPIRED CAKES AT ROOFTOP COFFEE BAR
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Release date: April 13, 2010
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is pleased to offer a new selection of art-inspired cakes and desserts at the museum's Rooftop Coffee Bar. Baked and decorated by…
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- SFMOMA ACQUIRES MAJOR CONCEPTUAL ART COLLECTION WITH KEY WORKS BY BRUCE NAUMAN FROM COUNT GIUSEPPE PANZA
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Release date: April 13, 2010
April 2, 2010—The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) announced today a major acquisition of 25 works from the collection of Count Giuseppe Panza di Biumo of…
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- SFMOMA Announces Rooftop Sculpture Garden App for iPad
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Release date: April 2, 2010
Today the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) announced its interactive Rooftop Garden App for iPad is now available on App Store. The app is an enhanced version of the …
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- SFMOMA RAISES $250 MILLION FOR EXPANSION AND ENDOWMENT
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Release date: February 4, 2010
San Francisco, CA, February 4, 2010—San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Board Chair Charles R. Schwab today announced that the museum has received landmark contributions…
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- SFMOMA ANNOUNCES PIONEERING PARTNERSHIP TO SHARE THE FISHER COLLECTION WITH THE PUBLIC
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Release date: September 25, 2009
September 25, 2009 (San Francisco, CA) – San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) Board Chair Charles Schwab and Director Neal Benezra today announced that the museum is…
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- SFMOMA Architecture and Building Information
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Release date: July 19, 2009
Mario Botta's 1995 SFMOMA building is an iconic presence within the cityscape of San Francisco. Located in downtown San Francisco's South of Market (SoMa) area, the five-story…
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- SFMOMA Appoints Two New Members To The Board Of Trustees
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Release date: July 8, 2008
At their June 12 meeting, the Board of Trustees of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) elected Kenneth McNeely and Marissa Mayer as new members of the Board.
Kenneth…
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