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The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is inviting visitors to plan a trip through its galleries as it highlights a slate of current and upcoming exhibitions, alongside a free-admission Sunday. The museum says general admission will be free this Sunday, August 2, in a post that directs audiences to “explore what’s new” at the institution.
The museum’s exhibitions page lists a mix of ongoing presentations and limited-run displays, ranging from contemporary installations to historical works and thematic surveys. Among the current offerings are 'Kim Minwook: On Carving, Bending, and Binding Wood', 'FX Harsono: Writing in the Rain', 'Al-An deSouza: Table Settings', 'One Hundred Plays of the Noh Theater by Tsukioka Kogyo', 'A Sound Work by Lala Rukh: Subh-e-Umeed', 'Mountains of the Mind: A Chinese Landscape Journey', and 'This Asian American Life'.
The museum also points to two forthcoming exhibitions. 'Garuda in Bali' is scheduled to open on September 18, while 'Vishnu’s Cosmic Ocean' is set to open on October 23. The exhibitions page describes 'Garuda in Bali' as tracing the divine adventures of Garuda, from his birth as a precious egg to his decision to serve as the vehicle of the Hindu god Vishnu. 'Vishnu’s Cosmic Ocean' is described as bringing “Southeast Asia’s largest ancient bronze” to San Francisco for a once-in-a-lifetime stop.
In addition, the museum lists 'Ha Chong-Hyun: Retrospective' as an upcoming exhibition opening September 25. The page describes it as “a sensory journey through sixty years of innovative abstraction,” signaling a major survey of the artist’s long career. The museum’s exhibitions lineup also includes several works presented in the galleries with end dates already noted, such as 'FX Harsono: Writing in the Rain' and 'A Sound Work by Lala Rukh: Subh-e-Umeed', both shown through September 7, and 'This Asian American Life', on view through November 2.
The Asian Art Museum is located at 200 Larkin Street in San Francisco, where its posted hours are Thursday from 1 to 8 p.m. and Friday through Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum is closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Its exhibitions page sits alongside visitor information, tickets, and other planning tools, including directions, accessibility information, and museum membership details.
The free-admission announcement and exhibition roundup arrive through the museum’s own exhibitions platform rather than a standalone press release, but the message is clear: the institution is using the moment to steer visitors toward both current galleries and the next wave of openings. For museumgoers planning ahead, the most immediate date is the free general-admission day on August 2, followed by the September and October debuts now listed on the site.
