Saturday, July 19, 2014

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San Jose, Museums, Fine Arts Museums

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…

408.271.6840

Palo Alto, Museums

Miniature Worlds: Indian Court Paintings from the Collection

Cantor Arts Center11 am - 5 pm

OPEN 6 Days Week: Wednesday–Monday, 11 am–5 pm; Thursdays until 8 pm. CLOSED Tuesday. This focused exhibition predominately features paintings…

650-723-4177

Oakland (Lake Merritt/Grand Avenue), Museums, Modern Art Museums

Judy Chicago: A Butterfly for Oakland

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

As acclaimed artist, author, feminist, educator, and intellectual Judy Chicago turns 75 this year, the Oakland Museum of California joins prominent…

Oakland (Millsmont/Bancroft), Museums, Fine Arts Museums

Cross Section: Recent Acquisitions

Mills College Art Museumsee mcam.mills/edu for gallery hours

Opening Reception: Wednesday, July 16 2014 | 6:00-8:00 pm Cross Section: Recent Acquisitions showcases recently acquired pieces in dialogue…

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Palo Alto, Museums, Fine Arts Museums

Flower Power

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

Nine sensational works by five important artists--Andy Warhol, Donald Sultan, Alex Katz, Willie Cole, and Tom Wesselmann--focus on flowers,…

650-723-4177

19Sat
El Cerrito, Museums, Childrens Museums

Villains Weekend at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach

Playland-Not-At-The-Beach10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

July 19 - 20 Villains Weekend at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach Maybe she's just misunderstood? Thrill to notorious Disney villain Maleficent and…

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SoMa, Museums

Room for Big Ideas: BAN 7 Clinic

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)Sun, Tue & Wed, Noon – 6 PM; Thu-Sat, Noon- 8 PM

Room for Big Ideas: BAN7 Clinic is an interactive series of programs that transforms the Front Door Gallery space into a hub for creative and…

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Presidio, Museums

FILM OF THE MONTH | Disneyland Goes to the World’s Fair

The Walt Disney Family Museum11am, 1:30 & 4 pm

Do you like dinosaurs, technology, and Walt Disney? If so, come check out our film of the month, which is a special screening celebrating the…

Presidio, Museums

SPOTLIGHT TALKS | The Illinois Pavilion

The Walt Disney Family Museum11 am, 1 & 3 pm

As we salute the 50th anniversary of the 1964 New York World’s Fair, join us for a brief discussion about one of its most remarkable exhibits.…

Presidio, Museums

OPEN STUDIO | Summer’s Fair

The Walt Disney Family Museum1-4

Join us at our Open Studio as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 World’s Fair. Make your very own “Carousel of Progress” highlighting…

Civic Center, Museums

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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19Sat
SoMa, Museums

Project Mah Jongg

The Contemporary Jewish Museum11am-5pm

From the 1920s through the 1960s, the living rooms of many Jewish American homes resounded with lively exclamations of “crak, bam, dot!” and…

415.655.7800

Sausalito, Museums, Childrens Museums

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…

415-289-7356

Downtown/Financial District, Museums

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…

Oakland (Lake Merritt/Grand Avenue), Museums

SuperAwesome: Art and Giant Robot

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

Coinciding with the 20th anniversary of groundbreaking alternative art and culture magazine Giant Robot, OMCA features the major exhibition,…

Oakland (Lake Merritt/Grand Avenue), Museums, Modern Art Museums

Vinyl: The Sound and Culture of Records

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

Explore the social and cultural phenomenon of listening to, collecting, and sharing records in Vinyl: The Sound and Culture of Records. Delve…

San Francisco, Museums, Childrens Museums, Science Museums

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…

415-831-2090

Richmond (Outer), Museums

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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Golden Gate Park, Museums

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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19Sat
Palo Alto, Museums, History Museums

Time Machines: Clocks & Timekeeping Devices

The Museum of American Heritage11AM-4PM

Timekeeping devices have been used for at least 5,000 years and today are essential for the planning and timing of our everyday lives. The Museum…

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