San Jose Museum of Art11am - 5pm
Utilizing satire and a dark imagination, Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco Goya published Los Caprichos, a series of 80 etchings in 1799.…
Asian Art MuseumTues -Sun 10 am to 5 pm, Thurs until 9 pm
They lived for the moment: beautiful geisha, flamboyant actors, seductive courtesans. Meet the denizens of the "Floating World" -- the theater…
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Love and desire are themes that fascinated the twentieth-century master Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973). Born in Malaga, Spain, Picasso studied…
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)Wednesday-Sunday 11a-5p
“While I was a journalist, I had always worked as a documentary reporter, but at the same time as a photographer seeking to make personal creative…
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Legion of HonorTuesday through Sunday, 9:30am – 5:15pm
For decades, Annie Leibovitz has artistically captured the icons of popular culture with her award-winning photography. Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s…
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)W - Su 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Th 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Mickey Mouse, Aztec gods, and Superman among the icons featured in this first comprehensive exhibition of the lively satirical work by Mexican-born,…
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SFMOMA11am - 5:45pm, till 8:40pm on Thu
This dynamic selection drawn from the SFMOMA collection highlights the vital architectural concept of the section, a cross section of a building…
Asian Art MuseumTues - Sun 10 am to 5 pm, Thurs until 9 pm
Zhan Wang is among the most respected artists in China, having become world-renown for his stainless steel sculptures of “scholars' rocks,”…
“Asian art” is not one but many diverse expressions of culture, religion, and aesthetics. The broad geographical range of Asia, from the subcontinent…
Conservatory of Flowers9 AM- 5 PM Closed Mondays
Fly on over to the Conservatory of Flowers this spring because the butterflies are back, and there are more than ever. The popular exhibit…
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Oakland Museum of California10 am - 5 pm, opens at 12noon on Sun
The exhibition offers visitors a virtual tour through the East Bay's most scenic parks and open spaces, following the flow of water from snow-capped…
de Young Museum5:00–8:45 pmRegular museum admission prices…
Jesse Ziff Cool, an influential advocate of sustainable agriculture and cuisine, will be signing copies of her Simply Organic cookbook in the…
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The latest installment in the New Work series debuts Los Angeles-based Paul Sietsema's most recent body of work, which includes sculptures,…
One of the first U.S. museums to embrace time-based media artworks, SFMOMA boasts a dynamic collection that spans the history of the genre.…
Among photography's most prolific practitioners, Lee Friedlander is also heralded as one of the United States' finest. This retrospective assembles…
Italian photographer Gabriele Basilico creates beautiful, often haunting portraits of urban environments that favor areas of transition and…
The Collectors Gallery of the Oakland Museum of California Wednesday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m
Treat yourself to a unique experience viewing the work of over 50 studio jewelers, metal artists and sculptors of the Monterey Bay Metal Arts…
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One of the most ancient and revered of Hopi traditions is the snake dance, an intense and magical ritual performed at the close of a sixteen-day…