Sun December 28th Open 11 AM–5 PM
YBCA Holiday Hours
Wednesday, December 24 and Thursday, December 25, 2025: Galleries closed
Friday, December 26 through Sunday, December 28: Regular hours
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 and Thursday, January 1, 2026: Galleries closed
Friday, January 2, 2026: Regular hours
Opened to the public in 1993, YBCA was founded as the cultural anchor of San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens neighborhood. Our work spans the realms of contemporary art, performance, film, civic engagement, and public life. Centering artists as essential to social and cultural movement, YBCA is reimagining the role an arts institution can play in the community it serves.
What’s On at YBCA
Exhibitions
MAKIBAKA: A Living Legacy
Presented by SOMA Pilipinas in collaboration with YBCA
August 1, 2025–January 4, 2026
Exhibitions
The Prince of Homburg: A Solo Exhibition by P. Staff
Presented by YBCA
Opening January 17, 2026
San Francisco Art Week
January 17–25, 2026
Join us for free gallery admission and a powerful slate of exhibitions, performances, artist conversations, and community programs.
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