Discuss Art and Ideas Events

May 2, 2026 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Weekend Family Tour

Explore the High as a family on this interactive, docent-led adventure through the galleries. Designed for members and their families, this tour will give you the chance to discover new works or find your favorite artist!
Group of adults and kids huddling and smiling while walking around in a museum gallery.

May 9, 2026 | 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Photo Walk: Framing Narratives in Midtown

Engage the world through your camera! Looking to Blazing Light: Photographs by Mimi Plumb for inspiration, we will discuss relationships between photography and narrative.
Three people stand on a sidewalk near a grassy area, holding up smartphones to take photos. A brick building and leafy trees are visible in the background on a sunny day.

May 9, 2026 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Monthly Exhibition Tour: Blazing Light: Photographs by Mimi Plumb

Over the last fifty years, photographer Mimi Plumb has expertly and poignantly captured the evolution of the Western US landscape and the lives of those within it. In her first solo museum exhibition, the High presents three of her major bodies of work, featuring more than one hundred photographs captured in and around San Francisco and across the American West.
Xlmp005 Boys And Tires, Sears Point, 1976, Mimi Plumb Photo O3

May 13, 2026 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.

Musing Together

Musing Together is a monthly art conversation program designed for individuals with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia and their care partners.
A group of women sit closely together, attentively listening to something out of frame. The focus is on two women in front, one in a colorful patterned dress and glasses, the other in a black and red jacket, both looking engaged.

May 20, 2026 | 6 - 9 p.m.

Sensory-Friendly Evening

We invite adults of all ages who identify as disabled or neurodivergent to join us along with their friends and family for a Sensory-Friendly Evening. This after-hours program includes drop-in art-making workshops, wellness programs, and guides for exploring art and ideas in the galleries.
A person smiles while holding patterned paper at a table, surrounded by others engaged in creative craft activities in a brightly lit room.

June 19, 2026 | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Juneteenth Celebration

Happy Juneteenth! Come celebrate with us. We invite you to create art, enjoy performances, and explore world-class art—all day!
A large crowd gathers in a brightly lit atrium to watch musicians and performers, surrounded by colorful geometric wall art and two levels of spectators. Drums and DJ equipment are set up in the center.