The Global Museum

Please Touch! Sometimes it's important that we don't touch objects on display in museums. But SFSU Museum Studies Program students learn that it is also important that we DO engage in object-based learning whenever possible (like with replicas)! And Twiggy agrees! Thank you to recent alum Sophie Chorich for an amazing original exhibit on object-based learning in the The Global Museum.

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We love when our alum visit! Welcome back to the gallery SFSU Museum Studies Program alum Gladys Ochoa who spoke with our Project Management class on her projects and career pathway since her time working with us in the The Global Museum.

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THANK YOU SFSU Museum Studies Program students, faculty, staff, and our campus community in the The Global Museum for another semester filled with exciting student-led research projects, educational programming, tours, exhibits, vital behind-the-scenes collections stewardship work, and more!

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on SFSU Museum Studies Program Alexandra Farnsworth! Alex designed, curated, and installed an exhibit as part of her culminating experience, and during her time in the program she also worked on projects with us in the The Global Museum. Visit the exhibit APOLLO SPLASHDOWN, opening May 23 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum--RSVP at our link in bio.

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Congrats to graduating SFSU Museum Studies Program students, Jesse! Explore a new exhibition, designed and curated by Jesse, on the historic student-led strike of the 1960s: “ON STRIKE! SHUT IT DOWN! SF State Strikes of 1968–69.” During his time in the program, Jesse also worked on projects in the .

🎟️ ON STRIKE! SHUT IT DOWN! SF State Strikes of 1968–69
📍 Location: Special Collections Gallery, J. Paul Leonard Library, fourth floor
💲Admission: Free

The Special Collections Gallery on the fourth floor of J. Paul Leonard Library at SF State is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday during the spring semester and by appointment during the summer.

To arrange a visit or learn more, email [email protected].

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Fashion lovers of San Francisco, look forward to April 18, 2026, opening reception of Fashion Forward, a student-led exhibition on Filipino Fashion. Join us from 1-3 pm to celebrate Raiven Reyna’s exhibition opening in the University , Fine Arts Building, Room 203. It’s a chance to get dressed up and express yourself. 

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Congratulations Onnika Dunkerly, and alum! Onnika came up through our undergrad Minor program, went on to complete our graduate degree in , and worked on projects in the during her time in both programs. She has curated an original exhibit for her culminating experience, opening at Aprill 22, 2026, from 4:30pm to 6:00pm, located at in the the Student Center on the Terrace floor. Great work Onnika, we can't wait to celebrate you!

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It’s officially San Francisco State University GATOR GIVING DAY!

Our Gator Giving Day webpage is now live and accepting donations!

https://giving.sfsu.edu/schools/SanFranciscoStateUniversity/gator-giving-day-2026/pages/Life-and-the-Inevitable/?a=1

Donate today, Wednesday, March 18, 2026 and spread the word by reposting and sharing Gator Giving Day with your families, friends, and colleagues! Your action can help us reach our goal of raising $2,500 to fund the Life and the Inevitable curated by SFSU Museum Studies Program and The Global Museum student curator, Keone Nakakura.

Your donations today will directly support:

Artists and Curator stipends
Artwork transportation and shipping fees
Exhibition materials and installation
Loan fees
Marketing and promotion fees
Gallery tours
Artist talks
Community workshops
Continuation of FREE admission to San Francisco State Fine Arts Gallery

Head to our Gator Giving Day webpage (link in bio) to learn more about Life and the Inevitable, how you can donate, and why your contributions matter!

Life and the Inevitable Join me and make a gift to Gator Giving Day 2026

San Francisco State University Gator Giving Day is quickly approaching with just 3 days away!

Consider donating on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 during Gator Giving Day! Your donations will support the work of seven [7] talented artists confronting themes of death, mourning, and impermanence featured in Life and the Inevitable, an exhibition curated by SFSU Museum Studies Program student Keone Nakakura.

Featured Artist in Life and the Inevitable -

“Untitled” (L.A.), 1991 by Félix González-Torres
Image credit for Félix González-Torres:
Installation View, Image courtesy of Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art (Photography by Mikayla Whitmore)

Head to our Gator Giving Day webpage (link in bio) to learn more about Life and the Inevitable, how you can donate, and why your contributions matter!

We can't wait to welcome you back! The The Global Museum will open for Spring 2026 starting February 4.

🗓️ Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
🕦 12:00pm-4:00pm
📍 Fine Arts building Room 203
🚧 Closed for campus holidays

WHAT'S ON?

📍 Main gallery:

Craft or Commodity? features a selection of items from San Francisco State University-stewarded collections, originally acquired in the mid-20th century by faculty researchers studying international arts adapted to be sold in tourist markets. SFSU Museum Studies Program student curators researched and interpreted the objects to honor their makers and their legacies of craftsmanship. Also highlighted are the clues the objects reveal about the impact of colonial histories on their makers.

📍 Global Lab:

Please Touch! explores how (and why) SFSU Museum Studies Program and the The Global Museum are making hands-on teaching tools, using models of ancient Egyptian stamps and seals. What is Object-Based Learning and why is it effective? Interact with various items, tools, and techniques we have used to make touchable teaching possible, and play in the Clay Play Lab!

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