{"id":279068,"date":"2026-01-11T09:25:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T09:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/279068\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T09:25:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T09:25:20","slug":"bts-leader-rm-partners-with-sfmoma-for-major-new-2026-exhibition-featuring-artworks-from-his-personal-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/279068\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS Leader RM Partners With SFMOMA For Major New 2026 Exhibition \u2014 Featuring Artworks From His Personal Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RM-x-SFMOMA-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Close up of RM of BTS on red carpet.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSilvia Elizabeth Pangaro \/ Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>    Save<\/p>\n<p>From<strong> Super Bowl LX<\/strong> at Levi\u2019s Stadium to the return of the <a href=\"https:\/\/secretsanfrancisco.com\/bay-lights-360-bay-bridge-san-francisco\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretsanfrancisco.com\/bay-lights-360-bay-bridge-san-francisco\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Bay Lights<\/a>, there\u2019s so much to look forward to <a href=\"https:\/\/secretsanfrancisco.com\/events-calendar-sf\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretsanfrancisco.com\/events-calendar-sf\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_internal\">this year<\/a> around the Bay Area. But K-pop fans and museumgoers currently have their eye on the newly-announced <strong>RM x SFMOMA exhibition<\/strong> debuting in October 2026.<\/p>\n<p>RM, famous for being the leader of the iconic K-pop group BTS, has collaborated with SFMOMA to present an exclusive new exhibition<strong> featuring pieces from his personal collection.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>RM x SFMOMA<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPVE6HEjwM7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>RM himself curated the exhibition with co-curators Am\u00e9rica Castillo and Hyoeun Kim of SFMOMA. His personal collections feature <strong>modern and contemporary pieces by Korean and international artists<\/strong>, which SFMOMA presents in dialogue with works from the museum\u2019s own holdings.<\/p>\n<p>SFMOMA and RM\u2019s October exhibition announcement posts racked up<strong> millions of likes<\/strong> on Instagram, signalling clear enthusiasm for the exhibition even 1 year out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of last year, when I first heard from SFMOMA, <strong>the excitement still comes vividly to mind<\/strong>, as if I were sketching out countless ideas all over again,\u201d wrote RM. \u201cSince I began visiting museums in 2018, I\u2019ve been learning and collecting step by step, and it feels both <strong>humbling and meaningful<\/strong> to now prepare this exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would be honored if you could <strong>visit with an open heart.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>RM x SFMOMA is scheduled to run from <strong>October 2026 through February 2027.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More exhibitions coming to SFMOMA in 2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C17os89vRxY\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition to the RM collaboration, SFMOMA has announced an exciting lineup of<strong> exhibitions and installations opening this year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Standouts include <strong>Feel the Beat: Dance in Photographs<\/strong>, an exploration of photography and dance opening in May; as well as <strong>Matisse\u2019s Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal<\/strong>, which examines Henri Matisse\u2019s controversial 1905 painting in dialogue with his contemporaries.<\/p>\n<p>Several new site-specific installations will also open at SFMOMA in 2026, including Jacob Hashimoto\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Giant Arc<\/strong>, which features an enormous sculpture made of hand-built kites and paper starting in August; and Rose B. Simpson\u2019s <strong>Behold<\/strong>, a 24-foot outdoor sculpture opening in January that honors Indigenous legacies.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art<\/p>\n<p>\t&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>\t4.6<br \/>\n\t\u00b7<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/feverup.com\/m\/107228\/reviews\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-underline text-body position-relative z-1\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/feverup.com\/m\/107228\/reviews\/\" data-action=\"profile_card_reviews\" data-tracked=\"1\" data-category=\"click_sales\" data-cp_smn_source=\"secretsanfrancisco\" data-cp_smn_content=\"rm-x-sfmoma-exhibition-announcement\" data-cp_smn_term=\"profile_card_reviews\">30 reviews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tJanuary 11, 2026 10:00 AM<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>San Francisco Museum of Modern Art<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<strong>$30.00<br \/>\n\t\t<\/strong>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Silvia Elizabeth Pangaro \/ Shutterstock Save From Super Bowl LX at Levi\u2019s Stadium to the return of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":279069,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[267],"tags":[48244,365,362,363,364,366,18,117,2037,19,17],"class_list":{"0":"post-279068","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-art-gallery-museum","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-artsanddesign","12":"tag-artsdesign","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-eire","15":"tag-entertainment","16":"tag-exhibition","17":"tag-ie","18":"tag-ireland"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115875749755308339","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=279068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/279069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=279068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=279068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=279068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}