San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm
"Mexicanisimo Through Artists' Eyes" explores Mexico's deep well of visual culture, from its folk art to its popular culture, from its vernacular…
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SFMOMA10am - 5:45pm, Thu till 8:45pm
Presenting a complex synthesis of art and politics, this exhibition explores Mexico's distinctively rich and diverse photography tradition from…
de Young Museum9:30am - 5:15pm, till 8:45pm on Friday
Dubbed fashion’s enfant terrible, Jean Paul Gaultier launched his first prêt-à-porter collection in 1976 and founded his own couture house in…
San Jose Museum of Art11am - 5pm
To Hell and Back: Sandow Birk's Divine Comedy features a selection from the museum's permanent collection of Birk's series of lithographs.…
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Oakland Museum of California11am - 5pm
The social forces that swirled through the turbulent 1960s crested in 1968. It was a turning point for a generation coming of age and a nation…
Museum of Art and History6am-8pm
The Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History hosts Listening to the Earth II: Temporality. This is an all day event that features poetry, music,…
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Cantor Arts Center11am-5pm Wed-Sun; 11am-8pm Thurs
Beginning February 29th, Stanford University's Cantor Arts Center presents a new installation featuring work by John Chamberlain, Martin Puryear,…
The Contemporary Jewish Museum11am-5pm
From the very first chapters of the Torah where one encounters them in the Garden of Eden, to the commandment Bal Tashchit (do not destroy)…
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The Bay Area has long attracted dreamers, progressives, nonconformists, and designers. Buckminster Fuller was all of these, and although he…
With its vibrant color, curvaceous lines, and eccentric, distinctive imagery, the bold and playful work of Dutch graphic artist Parra has garnered…
This exhibition of works from the SFMOMA collection explores the richness, diversity, and continuing vitality of painting over the last 50 years.…
Cartoon Art Museum11am – 5pm
What if Darth Vader actively raised his son? What if “I am your father” was just a stern admonishment from an annoyed dad? In this hilarious…
Mexican Museum12noon - 4pm
CARAS / CUENTOS highlights some of the finest works in the museum’s holdings including Pre-Hispanic ceramics from Mexico’s ancient culture as…
Based in Oakland, Daniel Clowes is internationally acclaimed for award-winning comics, graphic novels, and screenplays. With nearly 50 publications…
Playland-Not-At-The-Beach10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
May 26, 27 and 28 Playland’s Fourth Anniversary Weekend Open Memorial Day Monday Kick off summer with a bang and commemorate the 4th anniversary…
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Legion of Honor9:30am - 5:15pm
The end of the 19th century was a formative period for the design, production and marketing of children’s books in England. Due in large part…
The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde 1860–1900 is the first major exhibition to explore the unconventional creativity of the British…
In the summer of 1964, San Francisco was ground zero for an historic culture clash as the site of the 28th Republican National Convention and…
Cantor Arts Center3 PM
This tour focuses on the contemporary art collection in the Friedenrich Family Gallery, which features works from the 1950s to the present and…
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Cantor Arts Center1 PM
These docent-led tours feature a sampling of objects from various eras and cultures. Every tour is different. Saturdays and Sundays at 1 pm…
