Watch SFMOMA’s Diego Rivera’s 30-Ton Fresco Getting Preserved
A team of conservators at the SFMOMA is currently working to preserve one of Diego Rivera’s historic murals.
Visitors can watch them work in the Roberts Family Gallery on Floor 1 for free. Although the timing can chance, the last time to watch the live preservation work is Thursday, July 29th.
Want to see preservation in action? Admission to the Roberts Family gallery is from 1-8p on Thursday, but it’s unknown exactly what time the preservationists will be working. (Please note that this is a separate free area within the SFMOMA. You won’t get free admission to the main galleries or any special exhibits)
Some people might find it fascinating, others might think it’s like watching paint dry.
Related Story: See Diego Rivera’s Rare 30-Ton Fresco at SFMOMA for Free – 6/23/21
After years of planning, an international team of experts moved a gigantic 74’x22′ mural weighing over 60,000 pounds from CCSF to the SFMOMA.
The Diego Rivera fresco, Pan American Unity, was created on 10 steel-framed cement panels and opened to the public on June 28, 2021.
Diego Rivera’s rarely seen fresco in on view for free at SFMOMA until 2023.
Where in the SFMOMA is the fresco?
In partnership with CCSF, SFMOMA presents Rivera’s Pan American Unity in the museum’s free-to-the-public Roberts Family Gallery on Floor 1. On view until 2023, the mural will then return to CCSF to be installed in a new performing arts center.
Tickets to the SFMOMA are not required to view the fresco
