Reviews of Museum of the African Diaspora (Museum)

mariah waite

I went here when I was getting my BA degree in Creative Arts from SJSU. I remember being impressed. An interesting place.

darryl briley II

This place was interesting. The people working there seemed nice and smiled often. The "art" itself was kind of hit and miss. Some of them I really loved and some seemed sorta pointless. Now I get that art is highly subjective and I likely wouldn't like all of the art at any place, but some things really just felt like nothing. Also there was an augmented reality section outside on the second floor, but it didn't work. So all in all I liked it but didn't love it.

J. Williams

Loved it! Went during MLK Day for free entry, and it was worth the trek from East Bay and the line (waited about 35 minutes to get in). There are some pieces that they ask you not to take photos of, so please keep an eye out for those signs. Spent about 1.5 hours there even with lingering over some stuff, so this is a nice activity is you have a few hours or want to have a fun date with lunch/dinner!

Mobile Notary

Nice spot. The art exhibition makes you reflect on history.

Sara Diamond

All the staff were very nice. I'm an elementary teacher here in SF, and I went down there to get some ideas for Black History month- the women at the front desk were very helpful and told me about a free workshop for educators the next day. I can't say enough about the exhibits on the 2nd and 3rd floors- Feb 5 2015- The art was so beautiful and amazing that for the first time I envied the security guards who got to look at it all day. I am so glad I went to the MOAD - I didn't realize how cutting edge, beautiful and inspiring that place is. I will definitely become a member to support such an important place. Im proud SF has this really fantastic art and educational museum here!

Steve F. Pennington

I can describe this museum as "moving", nothing less. Although I am interested in the topic, I am sure that people who end up as visitors here by accident never regard this "accident" as a mistake. Do visit.

Rafael Linares

Love this park

Kamilah Bailey

What an amazing experience! I enjoyed every minute of this museum.

al simms

Good art more abtract art

Nate Tinner-Williams

Shockingly sparse, but interesting nevertheless.

Raquel Seymone

Small gallery with beautiful artworks in multiple mediums. Definitely worth it.

Justin Edwards

Nice museum. I was a little surprised that it was an art museum instead of a history museum

Trevor Powell

Interesting exhibits

Jessica Manzo

Beautiful art. Good price and free admissions on MLK Day every year.

BernaDette Session

African Diaspora museum

Sylvia Johnson

Most interesting African American Art,Beautiful building,interesting topics.

Ryan Dale

Truly an amazing museum, although some exhibits go over my head.

Sabine Balden

Mostly amazing artists. A few who are just good..

Patrice Roland

Excellent place to discover more than just art

SM Se

This is a great museum. we only paid 5$ each because we are students. I really enjoyed the grace Jones exhibit!

Auintard Henderson

Our images. Our story. Our history. Worth checking out.

Jaade's world

Awesome

Leon Medley

Amazing art work and workshops.

Sharon Michelle

I loved the augmented reality series. This is a cool museum.

Susun Hardel

Phenomenal building space, thoughtful exhibits

Sahar Heydarifard

Really good exhibition!

Orlando Zambelli

The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) is a museum in San Francisco, California, documenting the African diaspora. MoAD showcases the history, art, and cultural richness that resulted from the migration of Africans throughout the world. By realizing their mission, MoAD connects all people through their shared African heritage. Their focus spans the African Diaspora across history, from the diaspora at the origin of human existence through the contemporary African Diaspora that has affected communities and cultures around the world.[1] It is located at 685 Mission St. next to the St. Regis. The museum, and the building, opened in 2005.

Kizze YesfromRoots

A modern experience to black art, very interesting place

Shelby Haacke

Awesome place. Friendly staff. Locker to put stuff in(free). Watch movies. Watch people on the street. Learning about different cultures is cool!

Maria Myriam Perilla Forero

Enriquecedor para adquirir conocimientos.

Mia Ginaé

Lovely venue! Went here for a work event and the space was perfect!

del price

Great venue for book signing. Terrible parking..but then it is SF.

Pedro Morey

(Translated by Google) nice place (Original) lindo lugar

Elizabeth Shea

This place is amazing! The art was very cool and well curated. I especially liked their AR exhibit. The pieces can be viewed on their own then using the companion app they come alive with motion and audio. The staff was also very friendly, they gave us buttons as a thank you for coming! I'll definitely be back again to see their new exhibits.

SINDY LAFAGES

Awesome museum. Love it

lapree barber

I have never been disappointed with any exhibit. This a great place to expose my youth to contemporary black artist.

Justin Barker

Omg. Such a rotation of exhibits. As a POC from Bermuda this gave me all the life.

Jim Benz

Small, awesome exhibits not pricey.

Bala Peterson

Super excited, but I was hoping for more. More of a gallery than a museum.

Laurie Ross

Great place to hold a party

Anne Bliss

I really enjoyed the interactive exhibits and being able to read more about the inspiration/background of the artists.

Ashley Grenstone

It's a really great museum with a good focus on bringing new artists to the scene. Plus the staff are really nice! The layout of the building is well organized and the exhibits are accessible. Definitely recommended as a must see if you're visiting San Fran.

Yaminah LaBelle

Love this place

L. Marie Emerson

Small, but accessible museum @ SOMA with relevant exhibitions and cultural programming.

Ruth Adar

Superb.

Nathan Gildart

A small but interesting 2-floor museum. They had a great photo exhibit with a short documentary video on Black Dandyism - something new to me. I learned a lot. The third floor had a Grace Jones' influences exhibit, also an interesting exhibit. Inexpensive at $10. Won't take more than 45 minutes. Check up on what's on display before going, but worth stopping by.

tyronne robbs

Great

Paida Ogunbiyi

A great way to spend your afternoon. Friendly staff and cool exhibits.

Jo Jo

Nice experience

Debra Mayes

The nicest people work there of any museum I've ever visited!

Adamme Kearney

I didn't find any of the displays interesting.

Salome Wi

Beautiful and interesting art.

Matthew Ryan

Cozy museum featuring incredible works of art. We are so lucky to have this museum finally in SF and I look forward to the next installation—maybe we can convince Kehinde Wiley to come our way? ;)

Adrian Gaino

Culture

Shelley Torey

Expensive. Shame really.

Shu Q

Limited art selections

Lynn Alves

Hello, I visited the Museum today and was very disappointed and frustrated because it has only one floor with photos that effectively do not count or represent effectively the African culture. I think you should warn the tourists before having only one floor with very little thing and not worth paying $ 10.00. I suggest you put the free admission, avoiding frustration on the part of the tourist. Gente, esse museu é o maior engodo!! Nunca me senti tão enganada e frustrada. Você paga 10 dólares para ver um andar com algumas fotografias e peças desconectada que não contam a história da África O terceiro andar está fechado e ai é um piso só de nada. Em menos de 10 minutos você ver tudo. Não recomendo para ninguém. A única coisa boa é o Wi-Fi, mas não compensa pagar nada. Esse foi o pior museu que eu já fui

Michael Baur

The Grace Jones exhibition I saw here I will never forget !

James Thomas

Not many exhibits, it took about 45 min to get through everything, but the art was interesting

Ms. Rommie Cooper

Worth going

Kacey Hadick

The museum is very small and if you are looking to while away a few hours here you might want to pair this with the MoMA next door. The exhibit on Carnevale was interesting but again not very extensive.

johnathan ball

I am the kind of person who loves a good gift shop. And there's is beyond good. So I am in love with the moad

Lisa Rydje

Amazing art on the top floor. Was a bit smaller than I expected but overall it was a great experience.

g Bernard Wandel

Tiny museum 3 floors of well executed space Friendly staff no actual coat check but I could leave my belongings (I just got off the plane) and roam free Highly recommend

Julia Minor Lyles

A must SEE !

Larry Yang

Very cool AR exhibit. Animations appear when you point the app at items on the wall.

Dan Ciruli

So very interesting. Loved interesting. Lived showing my kids the art

Wayne Pret

Loved the exhibit

SUNIL SEHGAL

Clean but poorly stocked. Not much to see. Sad, they have such a rich history of struggle.

Josh Kuempel

This place is pretty cool. Not big but a nice space, and a well curated collection. Very high production values, they obviously spent money on the place and it shows. Could use more interactive exhibits however.

Michel Rabouin

Current exhibit underwhelming but there have been amazing &wonderful Art and exhibits we hope that will continue

M. S. Henderson

Great museum. Every family of African descent needs to visit and support.

Daisy Yang

I appreciate the museum helps build culture identity, yet quite small exhibition scale and depth given it is a three floor building

Rahmon O. Momoh

I like the shows. They are one of the good places that shows African and African American arts

KIMBERLY D Jones

Nice place to visit

Wojciech Sawasciuk

(Translated by Google) in total, maybe from 20-30 work-pictures of "artists" with African-American roots. absolutely not worth the price of the entrance ticket to this fancy shrine. (Original) w sumie może z ze 20-30 prac-zdjeć "artystów" o korzeniach afroamerykańskich. absolutnie nie warte ceny wejściówki do tego wyszukanego przybytku.

Sanskruti Kolpe

It is an incredible museum. One can learn many things about African communities. It’s fun to explore how different communities celebrate festivals. The museum gives a gist of few festivals. This museum offers free passes to SF public library members. The membership to library is free if you are a San Francisco resident.

Jerell Gill

3 floors of diverse content. The Jimi Hendrix exhibition was a highlight, and although I didn't get to see all of it, the documentary was engaging.

Chuck Herrera

Great combination of modern art and African roots.

K.K. Porter

I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Mark Gilbert

Small museum in a terrific building. You can see the entire place without getting tired. Exhibits were varied and interesting.

Stephen Schur

If you plan your visit, you might experience a free performance. The dioramas and multi-media are informative. Don't miss the exhibits upstairs, either.

Mohammed Ayoub

Interesting exhibit.

Adam Longwell

The Museum of the African Diaspora is worth a visit if you're willing to linger awhile, to think, and reflect on the art. There isn't much to look at but at the same time there is a lot to look for. I appreciate how they featured a few artists and showcased a good selection of their works. It felt like there was an opportunity to get a deeper look into the mentality of the artist and to see what they value as important. I've only visited once so far, but, I feel like it may be a place worth visiting again once they change out their exhibits.

Liz McLean-Knight

Nice special exhibitions and architecture. Awfully small, though, can see it all in under an hour.

Ram Brijesh

had some weird opening hours 12-2 or something.

Lydia Stephens

Loved it!

Candace Watts

Small well organized and executed space!! I enjoyed every single piece. The manager, Ms. Lopez, was excellent. She provided superb customer service!!

Ricardo Munoz

Very moving and thought provoking exhibits.

nicole walker

Very interesting and refreshing to see some of the artworks that's were on display, which included visual arts. I enjoyed the museum and will definitely revisit if or when I am in the area.

Teeka P

Great museum with thoughtful rotating exhibits. Worth coming to regularly if you live in the Bay.

Ray Zhong

I really had high expectation for this but have to say am a bit let down. I anticipated it to be more introductory than directly going into contemporary art. Very small. Only three floors. First floor has some VR gadget. On second and third floor more video exhibition than other form. There are some good pieces too but overall not many.

Olga Gonzalez Latapi

What an interesting place and amazing exhibitions!

Klara Larsson

Wonderful exhibitions. Right at the heart and was amazed by the technology incorporated in Digitalia.

Sharon Batton

I give this Museum 5 Stars for the exposure it gives the community

Chloe Fagan-Tucker

Always a great experience and learning here!

Kelly Colwell

This small gem of a museum was a great visit. Lovely art exhibits on two floors and beautiful design.

Udochi Nwobodo

Small volume of pieces

Kumi Rauf

Nice spot to start a date night. The Vanguard group also does some cool events

yvonne barrett

I didn't like it. I guess they are still in preparation mood.

Veesha S.

Two floors of thoughtful, well curated exhibitions relevant to both contemporary artmaking and to contemporary social dialogue.

Maria Anderson

Great place to see art from the diaspora

Orion Burke

Turns out this place is just an art gallery and not really a museum but the art is very captivating.

Paul Pommells

It's a beautiful museum right around the corner from the Museum of Moderm Art. It's a bit small. The first floor is mostly a gift shop. The exhibits are on the second and third floors. To their credit the collection of art was stunning. I appreciate that they took care to collect art from the different places where the diaspora had gone - it gave the museum a global feel.

B Mbochi

Great cultural arts.

Coy Gibson

I wish there were more exhibits, really not a whole lot of exhibits here

Girish Vasudevan

Eye opening, amazing works of art, beautiful museum

jane Thuku

I expected more, it was not worth the visit . I expected a bigger African diaspora representation but none.

Makena Gadient

Really fantastic museum. I try to come every time I'm in San Francisco because they have such great new and exciting work. They also seem to highlight some interesting performance based work. Love it.

Jonathan Singh

I love it because I explore some events!

Paul Simon

Loved it.

Angel Xu

It gives you a peep into only a small part of the culture...especially the carnaval influenced by multiple cultures. Not recommending to someone expecting a full understanding of the complete African history/art

Ronnie Boadi

Nice to walk around, some nice art work, and a nice story.

José Carvalho

(Translated by Google) The visit depends on the patent exposure (Original) A visita depende da exposição patente

Arlene Nasser

Nice experience great space. Amazing performance.

Nana adwoa pinkra Anti

Was good

Frannie Perez

Staff is great museum is awesome

Yoshio K

(Translated by Google) Right next to SFMoMA, it is an art museum that introduces African artists. The exhibition space is a bit small, but it is sophisticated. When I visited, I had a very colorful and energetic display. All the staff were kind. (Original) SFMoMAのすぐ隣りにある、アフリカのアーティストを紹介する美術館です。展示空間は少し狭いですが、洗練された作りです。私が訪れた時は非常にカラフルでエネルギーを感じる展示を開催していました。スタッフの方もみな親切でした。

Lush Life

Celebrates the global influences of Africa and it's descendants, which includes us all.

Ruffey

Great variety of exhibitions. I went on a Saturday, it was free admission that day.

Taeyoung Kim

샌프란시스코 다운타운에서 아프리카 디아스포라를 만날 수 있는 즐거운 기회!

Craig Giudici

An underwhelming experience - little more than a series of video pieces with little context provided. Had hoped for so much more.

Jorge Ribeiro

(Translated by Google) The theme is interesting (Original) O tema é interessante

Dave Vautin

The pieces on display are quite good but the museum itself is tiny. With SFMOMA right next door, you’d be better off heading there - it’s a better value proposition.

Nam Nguyen

Nice museum.

Sebastian Seljak

Very boring and not much to do

Penelope Kim

Small and informative 3 floors

Caitlin Smith

underwhelmed

Ned Read

Awesome museum with lots of commonly unknown and valuable information.

Latoya Reed

The exhibits here are always engaging. I went a couple weeks back and on exhibit was fascinating art work reflecting a noble Nigerian family. There was also a nice exhibit related to this idea of home and the relevance of home to a person's sense of identity. Very interesting. It's a must see and admission is relatively low! Just $10 for adults and $5 for students with student ID.

Duran Armprester

Wonderfully awesome and a real blessing.

Tamika Smith

An eye opening experience.

Carmela Altamirano

Loved the visit but you make sure you have the time to sit in trafic.

providence destiny

Could have been MUCH better. Very friendly staff and cutting-edge layout... but the pieces fell FAR BELOW my expectations. I was expecting to see more HISTORICAL pieces, artifacts and depictions of Africa. Instead, they displayed some pretty lame art pieces. I'm no fan of "art", if I were I would have gone to an ART museum. I was somehow under the impression the displays would be from a more HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS perspective -- kinda like the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose, just on a wider "African Diaspora" scale like the museum name depicts. Oh well, other than the boring "art" pieces, everything else about the place was nice (setting, staff, cleanliness, etc).

jerry colmenero

There's nothing about the African diaspora at this museum, but one display upstairs, about the empty space that people leave when they die, was good

Elsie Militar

Beautiful museum with a great collections year round. They also partner with SFJAZZ to host classes at the museum. Staff is great.

Melody Jaros

Bland and incohesive thesis. The gift shop was the most exciting part of the store.

Patrick Au-Yeung

Small museum with three floors of exhibits. The layout is simple and always enjoy the artwork on display.

Tracy Hall

A wonderful place to take kids to learn about art and artists tjeu do a very good job explaining

FELICIA GUERRERO

Unique, professional, spotless, needs to have more displays.

Ayse Ozarslan

It was alright. I love the idea of this museum and I would like to see more exhibits. Only two when i went there.

Mercedes Thomas

Beatiftul museum with beautiful experiences. Wish there were more.

Vince Fl

My black wife got ran out of the place due to the rudeness of the Asian-American staff. They said you had to carry backpack on "one shoulder or by hand" and yet other patrons who had backpacks were ignored. Then she ran up again to complain about an unopened juice bottle in the backpack that they said I could have when they searched my bag when I first came in. HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. Every other museum I have visited has treated me with respect---yet I find it ironic that the museum for Africans had a problem!!!