Henry Hopkins was the Museum Director of SFMOMA from 1974 to 1986. He visited the museum multiple times in the 1960s while working for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Prior to starting at SFMOMA, Hopkins worked for Fort Worth's Art Center Museum but in 1973 moved to San Francisco to become the museum director. There he decided to change the museum's name to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, moved the entrance from McAllister Street to Van Ness Avenue, expanded the bookstore, worked with architect David Robinson to improve the space, started the Collectors Forum in 1977 and expanded the museum's international connections. Hopkins wanted to expand the board and make SFMOMA a museum of contemporary art that could serve the entire West Coast region. In 1986, he made the decision to leave SFMOMA and went to work for UCLA and the Armand Hammer Museum. In this interview, Hopkins discusses his arrival to SFMOMA, work as director, fundraising, museum board of trustees, relationships with various art institutions, expanding the museum, Judy Chicago, Clyfford Still donation, leaving SFMOMA, and an overview of acquisitions during his time as director.