History and Background

The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) is a San Francisco based nonprofit organization that was conceived as a cornerstone of the economic and cultural revitalization of downtown San Francisco. Since it opened in December 2005 MoAD has become an anchor with its neighbors, the San Francisco MOMA, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Zeum, and the Contemporary Jewish Museum, in making this dynamic cultural corridor a premier cultural destination.

As a dynamic, world class institution, MoAD brings people of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds together so they can enjoy, study and appreciate, through enriching exhibitions, public and educational programs, the culture, history and art of people of African descent within the United States and throughout the world. MoAD is uniquely positioned as one of the only Museums in the world focused exclusively on African Diaspora culture and on presenting the rich cultural products of the people of Africa and of African descendant cultures across the globe.

Current Exhibit

Getting There

685 Mission St
San Francisco, CA 94105

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Public Transit

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
bart.gov
tel: 415.989.2278
TDD: 510.839.2278

Exit on Montgomery Street Station or Powell Street Station, walk towards Mission and Third Street.

MUNI
sfmuni.com
tel: 415.673.6864
TTY: 415.923.6373

Bus Lines: #14 Mission, #15 Third, #30 Stockton,and #45 Union stop either on Mission or Third Street. Metro Lines: Take J-Church, K-Ingleside, L-Taraval, M-Oceanview or N-Judah. Exit Montgomery Street or Powell Street Station, walk towards Mission and Third Street.

A/C Transit
actransit.org
tel: 510.817.1717

Buses leave from Transbay Terminal at First and Mission Streets to and from Alameda/Contra Costa County.

Caltrain
caltrain.com
tel: 800.660.4287
hearing impaired: 650.508.6448

From the Station at Fourth and Townsend Streets, transfer to N-Judah Muni Metro Line, then exit Montgomery Station or Powell Street Station, walk towards Mission and 3rd Street.

Golden Gate Transit
goldengatetransit.org
tel: 415.455.2000
TDD: 711 or California Relay

#10, #20, #50, #60, #70, and #80 stop on Mission and 3rd Streets in front of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

Samtrans
samtrans.com
tel: 800.660.4287
hearing impaired: 650.508.6448

Buses leave from Transbay Terminal at First and Mission Streets to and from San Mateo County.

By Car

From the North Bay
Take Highway 101 to Lombard Street. Follow Lombard to Van Ness Avenue and turn right; follow Van Ness until you reach Golden Gate Avenue and turn left. Follow Golden Gate as it crosses Market Street onto Sixth Street. Turn left from Sixth Street onto Folsom Street and follow Folsom up to Third Street; turn left onto Third Street.

From the East Bay
Take Interstate 80 and exit at Fremont Street. Take an immediate left from Fremont onto Howard Street and get into the right lane. Go two blocks and turn right onto Third Street.

From the Peninsula
Take Highway 101 until it connects to Interstate 80 and exit at Fourth Street; Fourth immediately leads onto Bryant Street. Take a left from Bryant onto Third Street.

Parking

SFMOMA Garage
tel: 415.348.0971
147 Minna Street (between Third and New Montgomery Streets, behind the SFMOMA Museum. Minna is one-way, so access via 3rd St. )

Fifth & Mission Parking Garage
www.fifthandmission.com
tel: 415.982.8522 x18
833 Mission Street (between Fourth & Fifth Streets, adjacent to Moscone West)

Hearst Parking Center
tel: 415.989.4000
45 Third Street (45 Third Street entrance on Stevenson, 2 blocks from Moscone South/North)

Paramount Valet Parking
tel: 415.341.1410
680 Mission Street (separate entrance on Jessie Street, off Third, located 2 blocks from Moscone South & North)

Jesse Square Garage
tel: 415.978.9634
223 Stevenson Street (Mission & Market, around the corner from The Argent Hotel, entrance at Stevenson Street)

Regis Hotel Garage
tel: 415.248.4000
125 Third Street (Turn right onto Minna Street)

There are also parking meters along the streets.