Museum of the African Diaspora

The Museum of the African Diaspora is a contemporary art museum in San Francisco, . MoAD holds exhibitions and presents artists exclusively of the African diaspora, one of only a few museums of its kind in the United States.
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  • Opening hours:
    Wednesday—Saturday: 11:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Sunday: noon—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in San Francisco, California
  • Address: 685 Mission Street, San Francisco
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and California Historical Society.

Museum
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The is a modern and contemporary art and nonprofit organization located in , . SFMOMA was the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th-century art, and has built an internationally recognized collection with over 33,000 works of painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, design, and media arts.

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The was the official historical society of , until it dissolved and transferred its collections to the Stanford University Libraries in an agreement that was announced in January 2025.

Arts center
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is a multi-disciplinary contemporary arts center in , , United States. Located in , YBCA features visual art, performance, and film/video that celebrates local, national, and international artists and the Bay Area's diverse communities. is situated 510 feet south of Museum of the African Diaspora.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Union Square-Financial District and San Francisco Transbay development.

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is an area of Downtown , made up of two neighborhoods: the bustling shopping and theater district surrounding Union Square, and the central business district where Market Street meets the bay.

Neighborhood
The is a completed redevelopment plan for the neighborhood surrounding the site, South of Market near the Financial District in , .

Museum of the African Diaspora

Latitude
37.78647° or 37° 47′ 11″ north
Longitude
-122.40147° or 122° 24′ 5″ west
Open location code
849VQHPX+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 415567060
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q6941067
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Museum of the African Diaspora” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “非裔移民博物館”
  • Chinese: “非裔移民博物馆”
  • Esperanto: “Muzeo de la Afrika Diasporo”
  • German: “Museum of the African Diaspora”
  • Yue Chinese: “非裔移民博物館”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Paramount, San Francisco and Annie St Plaza.

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