Mission

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is a dynamic center for modern and contemporary art. Founded in 1935, SFMOMA was the first museum on the West Coast devoted to modern and contemporary art. The Museum strives to engage and inspire a diverse range of audiences by pursuing an innovative program of exhibitions, education, publications, and collections activities. International in scope, while reflecting the distinctive character of our region, the Museum explores compelling expressions of visual culture. SFMOMA's collections include more than 26,000 objects and a working archive of publications and information in the SFMOMA Library. The Museum's Education Department produces an ambitious schedule of programs and multimedia offerings for the benefit of hundreds of thousands of children and adults.