Saturday, December 05, 2009

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Emerald Cities: Arts of Siam & Burma

Asian Art Museum10-5pm Tues-Sun, closed Mondays

In the 19th-century Siam and Burma—two neighboring kingdoms in Southeast Asia—were renowned for their golden-roofed temples, lush gardens, and…

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Alexander Calder: Color in Motion

San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm

Alexander Calder's colorful “mobiles” epitomize the innovative, optimistic spirit of early-20th-century modernism. The show features mobiles,…

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Michael Peterson: Evolution | Revolution

San Francisco Museum of Craft+Design12noon-5pm

A collection of more than 30 distinctive sculptural works that showcases two decades of artistic progression. The exhibition traces the evolution…

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Donald Judd and Sol LeWitt: Conceptual Color in Print

de Young Museumsee website for times

Donald Judd was a major figure in the Minimalist art movement in the 1960s when he and others sought to create a depersonalized art in which…

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Star Trek: The Exhibition

The Tech Museum of Innovationopens at 9am

It’s perfectly logical STAR TREK®: THE EXHIBITION beams into The Tech Museum Tickets on sale today! SAN JOSE, CA – Prepare for the arrival…

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Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. LibraryMon-Tue and Thu, 11am-6pm, Wed, 11am-8pm, Fri, 11am-5pm and Sat, 1-5pm.

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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Meccano-Mania

Moah Museum of American HeritageFriday, Saturday & Sunday 11am-4pm

Before there was LEGO, there were metal construction toys. Generations of budding engineers grew up assembling metal models prepared from kits…

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Dispatches from the Archives

SFMOMAMonday - Tuesday 11:00 a.m. - 5:45 p.m. Wednesday Closed Thursday 11:00 a.m. - 8:45 p.m. Friday - Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.

How does a museum best known for showing the work of others choose to publicly present itself? This presentation in the Koret Visitor Education…

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THE PROVOKE ERA

SFMOMA11am-5:45pm, till 8:45pm on Thu

The tumultuous period following World War II proved fertile ground for a generation of Japanese photographers who responded to societal upheaval…

Amish Abstractions

de Young Museum9:30 am–5:15 pm

The de Young hosts Amish Abstractions: Quilts from the Collection of Faith and Stephen Brown through June 6, 2010. The exhibition features 48…

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The Joy of Life; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Screening Room

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) Screening Room2:00 pmOm Shanti Om by Farah Khan

When: Thu, Dec 3 & Sat, Dec 5: 7:30 pm: Parade by Jacques Tati Sun, Dec 6: 2:00 pm: Om Shanti Om by Farah Khan Thu, Dec 10: 7:30 pm: It’s…

A Closer Look

Triton Museum of Art11:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.

"A Closer Look" presents the artwork of four local Sculptors, Al Farrow, Terry Kreiter, Darrell Phelps, and Lynne Todaro. A provocative and…

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Artists Reflect on New Work for the Exhibition As It is Written

The Contemporary Jewish Museum2 PM

Sunday, December 6, 2009 2 PM As part of the Museum’s exhibition As It Is Written: Project 304,805, fifty four artists from diverse backgrounds…

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Ghost, Champagne, and Volleyball

Saratoga Historical Museum1pm - 4pm

"Ghost, Champagne, and Volleyball: Saratoga People & Places" is a new exhibit that open at the Saratoga Historical Museum on Oct. 2 and run…

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Tropical Vulture; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)12-6

Tropical Vulture is a cross-generational project which highlights the artistic influences between George Kuchar, a Bay Area legend of independent…

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When Lives Become Form: Contemporary Brazilian Art, 1960s to the Present; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)12:00 pm-6:00 pm

When: Thu, Nov 5, 2009 – Sun, Jan 31, 2010 What: When Lives Become Form: Contemporary Brazilian Art, 1960s to the Present Organized…

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"Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Earth" Exhibition Opens

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11am-5pm

Conceptual art takes on elemental themes in this exhibition of works by Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, drawn from the artist’s archive at BAM/PFA.

"Material Witness" Exhibition Opens

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11am-5pm

Artists from Francisco Goya to Carrie Mae Weems bear witness to social issues and consider cultural memory in a new selection of works from…

Children's Exhibits

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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Incompletely Visible: The Legacy of the Bay Area Missions

Society of California Pioneers10 am - 4 pm

Incompletely Visible: The Legacy of the Bay Area Missions explores the daily lives of the Catholic missionaries, Spanish soldiers and Native…

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