Museum of the African Diaspora, Contemporary art museum in San Francisco, United States

The Museum of the African Diaspora occupies the first three floors of the 42-story St. Regis Museum Tower at 685 Mission Street, in San Francisco's Yerba Buena Arts District. Its facade of pale rectangular stone blocks carries a dark band reading "Museum of the African Diaspora" and a projecting white sign with the letters "moAD"; a glass curtain wall with a grid of mullions and an orange canopy sit to the right. The Freelon Group designed the space, and the museum has no permanent collection, working with artists and independent curators on changing fine-arts exhibitions.

The museum opened in 2005 following community calls for greater representation of African cultures in San Francisco's cultural landscape. Its founding was part of a broader movement to make local art institutions more diverse and inclusive.

MoAD asks visitors "when did you first realize you are African?", framing all humans as sharing a common African origin. Since 2014 it has shown only fine art, working directly with artists or independent curators rather than drawing on a permanent collection. Its Emerging Artists Program began with the museum's 10th anniversary.

MoAD occupies the first three floors of the 42-story St. Regis Museum Tower at 685 Mission Street, in the Yerba Buena Arts District next to Yerba Buena Gardens. Enter from Mission Street beneath the orange canopy; the vertical "moAD" sign marks the spot. Galleries are reached by stairs and lifts serving all three levels.

The museum partners closely with schools throughout the Bay Area, bringing art education directly into classrooms for young people who might not otherwise visit. These programs connect local youth directly with African diaspora art and create a bridge between the institution and the community.