Monday, June 23, 2014

Initial Public Offering: New Works from SJMA's Permanent Collection

San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm

Initial Public Offering presents works that exemplify the San Jose Museum of Art's surprising and playful take on the art of our time, featuring…

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Special Exhibit: The Art of Nature

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History10am-5pm

Open April 5- June 29 The Museum welcomes back the California Guild of Natural Science Illustrators and the CSUMB Science Illustration Graduate…

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Gorgeous

Asian Art Museum10:00 am

A selection of 72 stunning artworks drawn from the collections of the Asian Art Museum and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA),…

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Docent Led Tours @ The Marine Mammal Center

The Marine Mammal Center11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm

Join us for an informative one-hour Docent-Led Tour of The Marine Mammal Center, an operating veterinary hospital for marine mammals such as…

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Vico Magistretti: a master of 20th-century Italian design

Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco10:00 am - 4:00 pm

As part of SF Design Week, the Italian Cultural Institute is proud to present a tribute to one of the greatest Italian designers of the 20th…

CHOMP! They Came from the Swamp

Conservatory of Flowers10am-4pm

Fall prey to some of the plant kingdom’s most alluring and murderous creations this spring as the carnivores return to the Conservatory of Flowers…

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Intimate Impressionism from the National Gallery of Art

Legion of HonorSee related events and times: http://legionofhonor.famsf.org/legion/exhibitions/intimate-impressionism-national-gallery

Intimate Impressionism, on view at the Legion of Honor from March 29 through August 3, 2014, showcases approximately 70 Impressionist and Post-Impressionist…

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Lines on the Horizon: Native American Art

de Young MuseumSee related events and times: https://deyoung.famsf.org/deyoung/exhibitions/lines-horizon-native-american-art-weisel-family-collection

Lines on the Horizon highlights Native American art from the collection of the Thomas W. Weisel Family. Spanning more than 1,000 years of artistic…

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Summer Camps- "Art & Nature Explorers Camp"

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History9am-1pm

Art & Nature Explorers Camp Lead Instructor: Lynn Guenther Monday-Friday, June 23-27, 9:00am-1:00pm | Ages 7-12 | Click here to register $225…

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Social Commentary

Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center11:00 am - 5:00 pm, Weekends 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

An avid reader and active member of his community, Schulz created Peanuts from the perspective of an informed observer. The Cold War, Vietnam,…

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Deities, Demons, and Teachers of Tibet, Nepal, and India

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11:00-5:00

June 26, 2013 - September 14, 2014 Joyful and sensual sculptural figures of Indian deities and dancers join radiant images of enlightened…

The Elephant’s Eye: Artful Animals in South & Southeast Asia

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Loving companions, clever tricksters, or religious informants, animals in the art of South and Southeast Asia evoke the power of kingdoms, the…

"Evolution of the Comic Strip"

Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center11AM-5PM, weekends:10AM-5PM(closed on Tuesdays)

See how Peanuts was transformed from the comic strip ink drawings Schulz created in his studio to the comics page in newspapers around the globe.…

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"Heartbreak in Peanuts"

Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center11AM-5PM, weekends:10AM-5PM(closed on Tuesdays-before Memorial Day)

Like so many themes in Peanuts, readers can easily relate to the universal experience of heartbreak. Over 70 original strips focus on the narrative…

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Matisse for SFMOMA

Legion of Honor9:30am - 5:15pm

Celebrating the Bay Area’s long-standing enthusiasm for Henri Matisse, Matisse from SFMOMA traces four decades of the artist’s career—from his…