Sunday, August 02, 2015

Empathy

Cantor Arts CenterOpen: Wed-Mon, 11 am-5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues

August 12, 2015 to January 25, 2016 "Empathy" entered the English language via aesthetics and psychology in the late 19th century. Today, empathy…

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Shifting Currents: Highlights from the 20th-Century Chinese Collection

Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am -5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues

The Cantor's Asian collection features works in a variety of media. With especially strong holdings of Chineseand Japanese art, 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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Drama of Heaven and Earth: The Theatrical Traditions of Japan

Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am -5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues

During medieval and early-modern times, the Japanese theatrical art of Noh developed from a form of popular performance to the solemn, abstract…

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Imagining the Oceans

Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am-5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues

Ocean environments have nourished the imagination of visual artists across history and cultures, yielding a dramatic spectrum of influential…

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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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Mountain View, Museums, Science Museums

If the Computer Fits, Wear it!

Computer History Museum12 pmFree, but please register at ww…

Pioneers have experimented with wearing computers for half a century. Yet aside from a few specialized applications like fitness trackers, our…

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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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Berkeley, Museums, Childrens Museums, Science Museums

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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Berkeley, Museums, Science Museums

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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Berkeley, Museums, Science Museums

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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SoMa, Museums, Modern Art Museums

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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Berkeley, Museums, Childrens Museums, Science Museums

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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Santa Rosa, Museums, Fine Arts Museums

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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