Image: The Hindu deity Vishnu riding Garuda (detail), approx. 1840–1940. Indonesia; North Bali. Colors and gold on wood. Asian Art Museum, Acquisition made possible by the Connoisseurs’ Council and the estate of K. Hart Smith, 2010.18.1. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco has announced ‘Garuda in Bali’, an exhibition scheduled to open on September 18, 2026. The museum lists the project among its exhibitions on view during the fall season.
The announcement is currently limited to the exhibition’s title and opening date. It does not identify an artist, describe the works to be shown, or specify whether the presentation will focus on sculpture, painting, historical objects, contemporary art, or another medium.
The museum’s exhibition programme spans the art and cultures of Asia, with displays ranging from historical collections to contemporary commissions and installations. Its current listings include presentations of Chinese ink landscapes, Japanese woodblock prints related to Noh theatre, Korean contemporary craft, and works by South Asian artists. Those exhibitions are presented at the Asian Art Museum’s Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture in San Francisco.
No closing date, curator, loan information, public programmes, or admission details have yet been provided for ‘Garuda in Bali’. The available listing describes it only as an exhibition on view this fall, so its scope and relationship to Bali’s artistic and religious traditions remain unspecified.
The exhibition is due to open on September 18 at the Asian Art Museum, with further information yet to be announced.
