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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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…
Imagine one hundred life-size monkeys made out of cardboard dangling from each other and swinging from trapezes. This is what artist James Grashow…
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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Exhibit juxtaposes video works by Olivo Barbieri and Stephen Dean. This exhibition presents a complex portrait of America's most spectacular…
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,…
Asian Art Museum10am - 5pm
A traveling exhibition of extraordinary archaeological treasures from the National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul, this exhibition will explore…
Growing up in Germany during World War II, Wilfried Satty’s (1939-1982) imagination was forever stamped by the war-torn urban landscape. After…
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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Looking back nearly 60 years across a wide spectrum of genres and media, this exhibition examines how artists have engaged members of the public…
A rare opportunity to view cutting-edge contemporary art by critically acclaimed artists from three countries whose works explore representations…
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The Intel Museum9am-6pm
Explore through interactive exhibits how technologies used to capture images, communicate across distance and record sound have evolved over…
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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,…
A collaboration between artist Adam Silverman and MIT Architecture Professor Nader Tehrani, Boolean Valley (2008) is a room-sized installation…
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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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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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…
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…
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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Modern science and photography flowered simultaneously in the early 19th century, and photography was adopted as a scientific tool from the…
