Wednesday, February 11, 2015

More Than your Selfie

NUMU MuseumWednesday 1pm-5pm Thursday 11am-8pm Friday 11am-5pm Saturday 11am-5pm Sunday 11am-5pm

The selfie is an ancient medium of art that only recently has been trivialized. Rembrandt painted himself throughout his life, capturing the…

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She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World

Cantor Arts Center11 AM-5 PM, Thurs until 8 PM, CLOSED TUESDAY

This exhibition introduces the pioneering work of 12 leading women photographers from Iran and the Arab world. Their provocative work ranges…

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Loose in Some Real Tropics: Robert Rauschenberg's "Stoned Moon" Projects, 1969-70

Cantor Arts Center11 AM-8 PM

In 1969, American artist Robert Rauschenberg was invited by the NASA Art Program to document the launch of Apollo 11, the first manned spaceflight…

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Museum of Broken Relationships

Root Division 'Pop-Up' on Market St. Gallery hours Feb 11-28, 2-6 pm

Reception: Feb 14th 7- 10 pm, Gallery hours Feb 11-28, 2-6 pm Root Division, in collaboration with BAASICS, will be hosting The Museum of…

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Etsy Night: Paper Flowers for your Valentine

San Francisco Museum of Craft+Design7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Don't want to buy your Valentine red roses that will only last a week? Come make beautiful heart shaped paper flowers with Maryann Peper of…

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The Speed of Light: Lisa K. Blatt and Christina Seely

The David Brower CenterExhibit Feb 12-May 14, Artist reception Thursday, Feb 12, 6:30pm-9:30pm

Exhibit Feb 12-May 14, Artist reception Thursday, Feb 12, 6:30pm-9:30pm The David Brower Center is pleased to present The Speed of Light: Lisa…

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Feel the Chemistry NightLife

California Academy of Sciences6:00-10:00 pm

Celebrate the science behind the things that make us blush at this special SF Beer Week-meets-Valentine’s Day edition of NightLife. Sip your…

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Marie Johnson Calloway: Legacy of Color

Museum of the African Diaspora11am-6pm

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) presents Marie Johnson Calloway: Legacy of Color from Feb. 4 through April 12. Marie…

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She Who Tells a Story

Cantor Arts CenterWednesday-Monday: 11 AM-5 PM; Thursday 11 AM-8 PM

This exhibition introduces the pioneering work Dashtiof 12 leading women photographers from Iran and the Arab world: Jananne Al-Ani, Boushra…

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Keith Haring: The Political Line

de Young MuseumOpen 9:30 am–5:15 pm Tuesdays–Sundays

Extended Hours: http://www.sfstation.com/2015/01/14/de-young-museum-offers-extended-hours-for-last-days-of-haring-exhibit/ Keith Haring: The…

SPEED: Science in Motion

Lawrence Hall of Science10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

SPEED has arrived at the Lawrence Hall of Science! Bring your whole family to learn about the science, engineering, and finesse that goes into…

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LIGHTSWARM

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)Wed & Sun: 12noon-6pm, Thu-Sat: 12noon-8pm

Designed by the San Francisco-based experimental architecture firm Future Cities Lab, Lightswarm, a stunning and dazzling wall installation…

The Art of Elizabeth Catlett

Museum of the African Diaspora9-5

The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) presents The Art of Elizabeth Catlett: Selections from the Collection of Samella Lewis from Jan. 16…

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Room for Big Ideas: Transflux

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Room for Big IdeasTue-Sun: 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

We invite you to come and discover Transflux, an interactive exhibition where the artists, Gene A. Felice II, Kate Spacek, Nathaniel Ober, and…

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Bees: Tiny Insect, Big Impact

Oakland Museum of CaliforniaWed-Thur 11-5, Fri 11-9, Sat-Sun 10-6

January 31-September 20, 2015; Wed-Thur 11-5, Fri 11-9, Sat-Sun 10-6 This new exhibition takes a look at the diverse and intricate world of…

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Ghosting Schulz

Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center11:00am-5:00 pm

Schulz proudly wrote, drew, and lettered every Peanuts strip. He did, however, employ cartoonists who assisted him with other cartoon endeavors…

Tetsuya Ishida: Saving the World with a Brushstroke

Asian Art Museum10:00am-5:00pm

This intimate exhibition consists of eight paintings by Tetsuya Ishida (1973–2005), the Japanese artist whose untimely death at age 31 ended…

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Aquascapes: The Art of Underwater Gardening

Conservatory of Flowers10am-4pm

Dive into the dazzling world of aquatic plants in a new exhibition of tropical underwater gardens at the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate…

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Pop Art from the Anderson Collection at SFMOMA

Cantor Arts Center11 am-5pm, Thurs until 8 pm

For the past 50 years, Bay Area art collectors Harry and Mary Margaret Anderson have passionately assembled one of the most outstanding private…

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Fertile Ground: Art and Community in California

Oakland Museum of California11am - 5pm, til 9pm on Fri

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) combine their collections for the first time in…