Sneak Peek: Scenes From Inside the New SFMOMA

Stark and beautiful, inside and out

By Brock Keeling@BrockKeeling Apr 28, 2016, 1:36pm PDT

Three years in the making, today the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art re-opened their doors to the media for an exclusive look at the Snøhetta-designed makeover. And what a transformation it is. SFMOMA as you knew it is a thing of the past, raising the bar from 70,000 square feet (pre-expansion) to 170,000 square feet (post-expansion).

Before Curbed SF's big feature on the museum goes live on Friday, relish these shots from today's preview of San Francisco's newest and boldest design statement. The expansion boasts excellent use of open space, all-gender bathrooms, signage, and more.

So very much more.

SFMOMA opens to the public on May 14, 2016.

#RichardSerra's Sequence at the newly renovated @sfmoma. @brockkeeling. Add #curbed to your best photos of museums, and we'll share our favorites.

A photo posted by Curbed (@curbed) on Apr 28, 2016 at 11:09am PDT

Today I'm visiting the new amazing building of the @sfmoma designs by @snohetta. This is the new Evelyn and Walter atrium with an Alexander Calder opera suspended on the sculptural staircase. #SFMOMA #newsfmoma #sanfrancisco #sanfranvsco #snohetta #snøhetta

A photo posted by claudialorux (@claudialorux) on Apr 28, 2016 at 1:17pm PDT

Amazed by what man can do. Living wall @sfmoma opening next month! #sfmoma #livingwall #artoftheday

A photo posted by Renee Frojo (@makeitlikeachef) on Apr 28, 2016 at 12:51pm PDT

And here we are on one of the highest deck where we can really appreciate the facade made by 700 unique panels. The shape is inspired by the waves of the ocean and the characteristic fog that usually cover the city of San Francisco. #newsfmoma @sfmoma @snohetta #sfmoma #sanfrancisco

A photo posted by archilovers (@archilovers) on Apr 28, 2016 at 12:28pm PDT

Favorite section so far: chairs on Floor 4. Also @sightglass cafe with @bpatisserie pastries on Floor 3. #newsfmoma opens May 14th.

A photo posted by Leslie Santarina (@spottedsf) on Apr 28, 2016 at 12:25pm PDT

Excellent use of signage at the new @sfmoma.

A photo posted by Brock Keeling (@brockkeeling) on Apr 28, 2016 at 1:25pm PDT

Looking down from the Oculus Bridge at SFMOMA. #sanfrancisco #sfmoma #oculusbridge

A photo posted by Lucio Villa (@lucio310) on Apr 28, 2016 at 12:14pm PDT

#SFMOMA #sanfrancisco #spring2016

A photo posted by Louise Søgaard (@immeraktuell) on Apr 28, 2016 at 12:11pm PDT

New SFMOMA is a gorgeous accent to the skyline. #newsfmoma #sfmoma #alwayssf #sanfrancisco #museums #art #architecture

A photo posted by Lynn B (@lynn_sf) on Apr 28, 2016 at 11:36am PDT

Living wall at SFMOMA #sfmoma #sanfranciscomuseumofmodernart

A photo posted by Alana (@lovetoeatandtravel) on Apr 28, 2016 at 11:13am PDT

#sanfrancisco #art #sfmoma

A photo posted by Si Monstres (@6monstres) on Apr 28, 2016 at 11:40am PDT

@sallykuchar stands in awe of Serra at the new @sfmoma.

A photo posted by Brock Keeling (@brockkeeling) on Apr 28, 2016 at 11:52am PDT

Hello #sfmoma #progesss

A photo posted by Janelle Zara (@janellezara) on Apr 28, 2016 at 11:07am PDT

Seeing red #bathroomdecor #sfmoma #moderninteriordesign

A photo posted by Carol Kipling (@carolkipling) on Apr 28, 2016 at 5:56am PDT

SFMoMA is finally opening after extensive renovations! Sol LeWitt's Wall Drawing #895 is there to greet you regram: @sfmoma #sollewitt #sollewittdrawings #catalogueraisonneforthcoming #sfmoma

A photo posted by @lmaveilhe on Apr 28, 2016 at 10:56am PDT

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Sneak Peek: Scenes From Inside the New SFMOMA

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