de Young Museum9:30am - 5:15pm, till 8:45pm on Friday
Dubbed fashion’s enfant terrible, Jean Paul Gaultier launched his first prêt-à-porter collection in 1976 and founded his own couture house in…
The original objective of Los Angeles–based print workshop Gemini G.E.L. was to print and publish prints. During its first decade, however,…
San Jose Museum of Art11am - 5pm
To Hell and Back: Sandow Birk's Divine Comedy features a selection from the museum's permanent collection of Birk's series of lithographs.…
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The San Jose Museum of Art examines West coast artists' nontraditional and often entertaining use of and humor in the upcoming "Renegade Humor"…
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Cartoon Art Museum11am – 5pm
The Cartoon Art Museum celebrates five decades of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes with Avengers Assemble!, an exhibition featuring some of the most…
Campbell Historical Museum & Ainsley House12:00 - 4:00
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea." ~ Henry James This Ainsley…
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Treasure Island12pm - 9pm
Hello Sunset People! SUNSET is back at Treasure Island for our 4th annual music picnic. This year we are stepping up the production and adding…
China TownAll Day
"Mom, dad, let's go to a museum!" – What no parent expects to hear their children say. But a few index cards, some cryptic questions, and…
What if Darth Vader actively raised his son? What if “I am your father” was just a stern admonishment from an annoyed dad? In this hilarious…
Playland-Not-At-The-Beach10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
June 9 - 10 Flying Circus at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach Whether you're a fan of Monty Python or just high-flying wacky fun, Playland-Not-at-the-Beach…
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San Jose Museum of Art1-4 pm
Beat the summer heat and bring the whole family to the Museum to give art-making a try. Drop in on the second Sunday of the month for hands-on…
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The Contemporary Jewish Museum11 AM-4 PMEach interview session takes 1 …
Celebrate Loving Day with StoryCorps San Francisco at the CJM! 2012 marks the 45th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court case…
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Legion of Honor9:30am - 5:15pm
The end of the 19th century was a formative period for the design, production and marketing of children’s books in England. Due in large part…
The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde 1860–1900 is the first major exhibition to explore the unconventional creativity of the British…
Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center11:00AM-5pm, weekends:10AM-5PM
"Play Clothes" examines the different clothes and corresponding situations in this display of original Peanuts strips.
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Martin Griffin Preserve10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Martin Griffin Preserve (formerly called Bolinas Lagoon Preserve) hosts one of the most studied Great Egret nesting sites on the West Coast.…
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Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center11AM-5PM, weekends: 10AM-5PM
"It's a Fine Line" examines Schulz's pen line and includes a display and description of his "tools of the trade".
Fort PointFriday-Sunday, 10AM-5PM
In one of the signature events celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge in 2012, fifteen leading artists from the Bay Area…
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Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11AM - 5PM
Have you ever heard the sound of ice melting? State of Mind: New California Art circa 1970, part of Pacific Standard Time, offers an in-depth…
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Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11 AM-5 PM
Come spend some time with the work of seminal Abstract Expressionists this winter and spring at BAM/PFA. Forceful paintings by Mark Rothko,…
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