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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Found/Made
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles12pm
Guest Curated by Roderick Kiracofe Found includes vintage quilts from Roderick Kiracofe's collection as well as pieces from the collection…
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Plus One: Pop Duplications
Cantor Arts Center11 AM - 5 PM; 11 AM- 8PM Thursdays; closed Tuesdays
In the early 1960s, American artists increasingly drew on popular imagery, commercial signage, and product design as source material and creative…
Promised Land: JACOB LAWRENCE at the Cantor. A Gift from the Kayden Family
Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am - 5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues
This exhibition features an exceptional group of 56 works by the 20th-century American artist, Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000), and one by his spouse,…
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American Battleground: Photographs of the Civil War, 1861-1865
Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am-5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues
Photography was invented in France more than two decades before the Civil War erupted in America. By the 1860s, visual culture and fine art…
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Word as Image: Highlights from the Marmor Collection
Cantor Arts CenterOpen: Wed-Mon, 11 am-5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues
While artists throughout history have integrated words into their works, modern and contemporary artists have given them a significant position…
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Engineering Design Everyday
Lawrence Hall of Science10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Do Ingenuity Lab challenges every day in the Ingenuity Studio, located on the exhibit floor. Design, build and test your own inventions with…
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Summer Animal Adaptations
Lawrence Hall of Science1:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
How does warmer weather change an animal's appetite, behavior or coat? Meet a friendly new animal every 30 minutes in the Animal Discovery Room…
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Summer Fun Days
Lawrence Hall of Science12:00 noon–2:00 p.m.
Make your Wednesdays "Summer Fun Days" with new, exciting events each week. Build structures with unlikely materials, witness high-flying stunts…
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Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)Wed & Sun Noon - 6 PM, Thu-Sat Noon - 8 PM, Free First Tuesday of every month from Noon - 8 PM
YBCA is thrilled to be the only West Coast venue for Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art, the first comprehensive survey…
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Modern Times: O'Keeffe, Stieglitz, Toomer
Cantor Arts Center11 AM - 5 PM; 11 AM- 8PM Thursdays; closed Tuesdays
The aesthetic and romantic relationship between Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz has been widely studied, but less is known about O'Keeffe's…
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Science Fiction | Science Future
Lawrence Hall of Science10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Curiosity, innovation and imagination underpin many scientific discoveries, just as science fiction stories do. Science Fiction | Science Future…
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Animating Comics Exhibition at the Schulz Museum
Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center10:00am - 5:00pm
Animating Comics May 2 through October 15, 2015 | Downstairs Changing Gallery Over 40 animated Peanuts specials have been released since 1965.…
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Animating Comics Exhibition at the Schulz Museum
Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center10:00am - 5:00pm
Animating Comics May 2 through October 15, 2015 | Downstairs Changing Gallery Over 40 animated Peanuts specials have been released since 1965.…
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Exquisite Nature: 20 Masterpieces of Chinese Paintings
Asian Art Museum10:00am-5:00pm Closed on Mondays
The Asian Art Museum presents 20 masterpieces of Chinese paintings from 14th to 18th centuries, representing the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.…
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Operation Babylift: Perspectives & Legacies
Presidio Officers' Club10AM - 6PM; Closed Mondays
Operation Babylift: Perspectives and Legacies explores the diverse experiences and lasting impacts of a dramatic airlift that removed more than…
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Bravo!: Music and Theater in Enlightenment Europe
Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am-5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues
Patronage for acting and music flourished across Europe during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Monarchs and city governments sponsored…
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500 Years of Italian Master Drawings from the Princeton University Art Museum
Cantor Arts Center11 AM-5 PM, Thurs until 8 PM, CLOSED TUESDAY
Nearly 100 dazzling and rarely seen drawings dating from the 15th through the 20th centuries will be on view in this major exhibition. Beyond…
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Fatal Laughs: The Art of Robert Arneson
Cantor Arts Center11 AM-5 PM, Thurs until 8 PM, CLOSED TUESDAY
Robert Arneson revolutionized the medium of clay, transforming it from a “craft” medium into “fine art.” Over a career of more than…
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Peanuts in the Penalty Box
Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center10:00am - 5:00pm
“Hockey, for me, is the greatest game going.” – Charles M. Schulz Playing ice hockey on backyard rinks in Minnesota, Schulz developed…
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