Saturday, March 03, 2012

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NASA's Destination Station

The Tech Museum of Innovation10am-5pm

The Tech Museum of Innovation is proud to showcase a new multimedia exhibit which focuses on the International Space Station, which marks its…

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Maps of Silence

Exploratorium10:00am to 5:00pm

Multimedia installation explores the political use of the concept of Silence in different historical contexts. Featuring video-performances…

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Do Not Destroy; Trees, Art, and Jewish Thought

The Contemporary Jewish Museum11am-5pm

From the very first chapters of the Torah where one encounters them in the Garden of Eden, to the commandment Bal Tashchit (do not destroy)…

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Renegade Humor Exhibition

San Jose Museum of Art11am - 5pm

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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To Hell and Back: Sandow Birk's Divine Comedy

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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New Dimensions: Prints and Multiples from the Anderson Collection

de Young Museum9:30am - 5:15pm, till 8:45pm on Friday

The original objective of Los Angeles–based print workshop Gemini G.E.L. was to print and publish prints. During its first decade, however,…

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Playland at the Conservatory

Conservatory of Flowers10 AM - 4 PM

Step right up for a ride back in time as the Conservatory of Flowers presents an all new garden railway display celebrating the legendary Playland…

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Wood, Metal, Paint: Sculpture from the Fisher Collection

Cantor Arts Center11am-5pm Wed-Sun; 11am-8pm Thurs

Beginning February 29th, Stanford University's Cantor Arts Center presents a new installation featuring work by John Chamberlain, Martin Puryear,…

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This Kind of Bird Flies Backwards

San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm

San Jose Museum of Art's This Kind of Bird Flies Backwards: Paintings by Joan Brown (Oct. 14, 2011-March 11, 2012) - this exhibition explores…

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Andy Warhol: Polaroids and Portraits

de Saisset Museum11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Though he is perhaps best known as a painter and filmmaker, Andy Warhol was also an avid photographer. During the latter years of his life Warhol…

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Making the Modern Picture Book: Children’s Books from the Victorian Era

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

Legion of Honor9:30am - 5:15pm

The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde 1860–1900 is the first major exhibition to explore the unconventional creativity of the British…

Arthur Tress: San Francisco 1964

de Young Museum9:30am - 5:15pm, till 8:45pm on Friday

In the summer of 1964, San Francisco was ground zero for an historic culture clash as the site of the 28th Republican National Convention and…

Dr. Suess' Birthday Weekend at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach

Playland-Not-At-The-Beach10 a.m. to 5 pm.

March 3 & 4 Dr. Suess’ Birthday Weekend We'll celebrate the birthday of one Dr. Suess, by letting some of his more famous characters loose.…

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Three-Week Robotics Workshop for Teens and Adults: Build a Working Coffee-Can Robot

Exploratorium9am-12pm

In this three-week series, learn how to use the Arduino microcontroller to make a coffee-can robot that can sense the world around it. Is it…

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"It's a Fine Line"

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".

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Golden States of Grace:

de Saisset Museum11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

We often see depictions of conventional religious practices, yet we rarely encounter the alternative forms of spiritual expression adopted by…

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State Of Mind: New California Art circa 1970

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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Andy Warhol: Polaroids MATRIX 240

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11AM - 5PM

I’ve never met a person I couldn’t call a beauty.—Andy Warhol From 1970 to 1987 Andy Warhol took scores of Polaroid and black-and-white photographs,…

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Abstract Expressionisms: Paintings and Drawings from the Collection

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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