SFMOMA10am - 5:45pm, open till 7:45pm on Thu & Sun
Working in distinct styles and media, Zilvinas Kempinas, Alyson Shotz, and Mary Temple explore the transformative properties of light, underscoring…
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11am-5pm
Photography is an act of concentrated seeing, and by extension an act of knowing. Its origins are intrinsically linked to the idea of the “document,”…
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Museum of Craft & Folk Art11 am – 5 pm
An exhibition that highlights masterpieces of Shaker furniture, and includes objects broadly representing Shaker life and Shaker style. Simply…
Exhibit showcases the greatest photographs, some never seen before, of Lee Miller and her unconventional life. One of the most unconventional…
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Librarycall for details
Displays of original Beethoven manuscripts, first editions, a lock of the composer's hair, art and demonstrations of historical keyboards. Fifth…
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Computer-generated video installations by Alexander Hahn and Yves Netzhammer. Computer-generated video installations by Swiss artists Alexander…
San Jose Museum of Art11am - 5pm
Robots: Evolution of a Cultural Icon examines the development of robot iconography in fine art over the past 50 years. In 1920, the term robot…
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Exploratorium10am – 5pm, Close Mondays
For many people, Friday the 13th suggests bad luck -- but is it really tempting fate or taking a risk to break a mirror? Are you Breaking a…
SFMOMA11am - 5:45pm, till 8:40pm on Thu
Exhibit showcases 50 paintings from the beginning of Frida Kahlo's career in 1926 to her death in 1954. Mexican artist Frida Kahlo began…
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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The Intel Museum10am-5pm
Explore through interactive exhibits how technologies used to capture images, communicate across distance and record sound have evolved over…
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Asian Art Museum10 am to 5 pm, Until 9 pm on Thurs
Why are Ming vases cherished as exquisite artworks of majestic perfection? Find out at this unique exhibition of more than 200 Ming treasures…
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de Young Museum9:30am–5:15pm
New, site-specific installations by glass artist Dale Chihuly. Chihuly at the de Young takes a comprehensive view of the artist’s dramatic,…
Children's Discovery Museum of San Josecall for details
The museum hosts a variety of ongoing, hands-on exhibits for kids. Exhibits include "Bubbalogna," "Current Connections," "Secrets of Circles"…
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SFMOMA11am - 5:45pm, till 8:45pm on Thu
Exhibit showcases books, posters, furniture and other objects acquired since Henry Urbach joined the museum staff. This unorthodox exhibition…
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art10am-7:45pm
Mexican artist Frida Kahlo began painting in 1926, while recovering from a near-fatal bus accident, and soon became captivated by the medium's…
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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 Museum9:30am - 5:15pm, till 8:45pm on Friday
Featuring 35 unique paper objects, drawings and prints. For nearly two decades, New York artist Jane Hammond has been using a fixed lexicon…
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Selected works from the museum's collection of Turkman carpets and textiles. This exhibition features selected masterpieces from the Fine…
The Australian artist uses sugar, scale and the legend of Alma Spreckels as materials for three large-scale works. Australian artist Timothy…
