Hours & Admission

Hours of Operation

Galleries and Store

*When planning your visit, please check our Modified and Seasonal Hours for all upcoming shortened hours and closures for holidays, seasonal staffing, and special events.

Film Theater

Kopi Bar and Bakery

**Food service ends half an hour before closing.

***Kopi Bar and Bakery will be close early at 2 PM on Friday, September 4 for a private event.

Admission Pricing

Gallery Admission

Gallery admission includes access to scheduled tours, lectures, readings, and other programs unless otherwise noted in program description.

$18 General admission

$12 Discounted admission

• Senior citizens (65+)
• Visitors with disabilities*
• College students (non-UC Berkeley)
• UC Berkeley alumni and retirees
• All UC faculty and staff (UC Berkeley faculty and staff are always free!)

$9 Discounted admission

• Adult groups (Advance reservations required. See Group Visits and Tours)

$5 Discounted admission 

• Youth ages 14-18

Free admission

• BAMPFA Members
• UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff
• Children ages 0–13**
• SNAP participants via Museums for All
• Reciprocal programs participants***
• Hofmann Circle, Leadership Board, Director’s Cabinet, and Curator’s Circle members
• MATRIX artists and BAMPFA Collection artists
• Galleries are free for all on the first Thursday of each month

Film Tickets

All film tickets include gallery admission for the day of the screening.

$18 General admission

$12 Discounted admission

• Senior citizens (65+)
• UC Berkeley faculty, staff, alumni, and retirees
• Visitors with disabilities*
• College students (non-UC Berkeley)
• Active military and veterans****
• All UC faculty and staff
• Adult groups (Advance reservations required. See Group Visits and Tours)
• Reciprocal program*** participants

$9 Discounted admission

• BAMPFA Members, Curator's Circle, and Hofmann Circle 

$5 Discounted admission

• Additional same day feature
• UC Berkeley students
• Children ages 0–13
• SNAP participants via Museums for All

Free admission

• BAMPFA Leadership Board, Director's Cabinet, Curator's Circle

*Visitors with disabilities may bring in one guest at the discounted admission rate.
**Child chaperone free on “Free Second Saturdays for Families” only. 13 and under must be accompanied.
***Reciprocal Programs include: AAM, AAMG, CAM, CIMAM, FIAF, ICOM, MARP, NARM, ROAM, SAG-AFTRA, Sotheby’s Preferred, Charter Hill Society, Discover and Go.

Upcoming Modified and Seasonal Hours

BAMPFA is a unit of UC Berkeley, and students are a core part of our team! When the university is not in session, we operate on a modified schedule that reflects the temporary reductions in our student staffing. When planning your visit, please check this schedule for our seasonal hours, which are subject to change.

• Wednesday, November 25, 2026: BAMPFA will close early at 5 PM
• Thursday November 26, 2026: BAMPFA will be CLOSED
• Friday, November 27, 2026: BAMPFA will close early at 5 PM
• Wednesday, December 16–Sunday December 20, 2026: BAMPFA will close early at 5 PM
• Wednesday, Dec 23, 2026–Sunday, Jan 3, 2027: BAMPFA will be CLOSED
• Wednesday, January 6–Sunday, January 17, 2027: BAMPFA will close early at 5 PM
• Wednesday May 12, 2027–May 31, 2027: BAMPFA will close early at 5 PM