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Arts of the Islamic World from Turkey to Indonesia

Asian Art Museum10 am - 5 pm, till 9pm on Thu

The Islamic cultures of Asia are varied, rich and complex. This exhibition of approximately sixty paintings, manuscripts, ceramics, textiles,…

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LA Paint

Oakland Museum of California10 am - 5 pm, opens at 12noon on Sun

The Oakland Museum of California presents a selective look at the vast and vibrant Southern California art scene via 11 influential artists,…

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James Grashow: The Great Monkey Project

San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm

Imagine one hundred life-size monkeys made out of cardboard dangling from each other and swinging from trapezes. This is what artist James Grashow…

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transPOP: Korea Vietnam Remix

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)12 noon - 5 pm, till 8pm Thu - Sat

A rare opportunity to view cutting-edge contemporary art by critically acclaimed artists from three countries whose works explore representations…

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Bending the Word: Martha Colburn, Patricia Esquivias, Olivia Plender, Tris Vonna-Michell

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

Each story told is an act of shaping the world. Bending the Word brings together four artists who employ a range of media—including video, live…

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Afghanistan

Asian Art Museum10am - 5pm

A traveling exhibition of extraordinary archaeological treasures from the National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul, this exhibition will explore…

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Paul Klee's Social Creatures

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

With his early line drawings of distorted, exaggerated, or fantastic characters, Paul Klee laid the groundwork for generations of artists creating…

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Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)9am–5pm

Coming this fall to BAM/PFA, the landmark exhibition Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection offers a unique window onto…

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The Gatherers: Greening Our Urban Spheres

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)12 noon - 5 pm, till 8pm Thu - Sat

How do we ensure sustainability of nature for growing urban populations? The Gatherers is an exhibition that brings together work from a diverse…

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Double Down: Two Visions of Vegas

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

Exhibit juxtaposes video works by Olivo Barbieri and Stephen Dean. This exhibition presents a complex portrait of America's most spectacular…

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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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This End Up: The Art of Cardboard

San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm

In fact, many of the most highly esteemed artists, like Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Gehry, Joan Brown and Manuel Neri, have experimented with…

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Leonardo da Vinci

de Young Museum9:30am - 5:15pm, till 8:45pm on Fri

This is the first U.S. exhibition of one of the most significant collections of drawings by Leonardo da Vinci. The drawings from the Biblioteca…

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Wilfried Satty

San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm

Growing up in Germany during World War II, Wilfried Satty’s (1939-1982) imagination was forever stamped by the war-torn urban landscape. After…

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The Art of Participation

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

Looking back nearly 60 years across a wide spectrum of genres and media, this exhibition examines how artists have engaged members of the public…

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Boolean Valley

San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm

A collaboration between artist Adam Silverman and MIT Architecture Professor Nader Tehrani, Boolean Valley (2008) is a room-sized installation…

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Warhol's Jews

The Contemporary Jewish Museum11am - 5:30pm

About the exhibition: Andy Warhol’s extraordinary series, Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century, portrays a pantheon of great Jewish…

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Maya Lin

de Young Museum9:30am - 5:15pm, till 8:45pm on Fri

Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes is a major exhibition of new sculptures, drawings, and installations by renowned artist Maya Lin. In 1981, Lin's…

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Brought to Light

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

Modern science and photography flowered simultaneously in the early 19th century, and photography was adopted as a scientific tool from the…

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Ice Stories

Exploratorium1-2pm

The Exploratorium kicks off this Antarctic season with a series of nearly 20 Webcasts, every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday, starting…

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