Friday, June 28, 2013

Artful Animals, Part 2

Legion of Honor9:30am - 5:15pm

Since the dawn of time, human beings have been fascinated with the animal world. Depictions of animals are some of the earliest known artistic…

The Errand of the Eye

de Young Museum9:30am - 5:15pm

From the late 1940s through the early 1970s, Rose Mandel produced an original and evocative body of photographs, working closely with and among…

American Heroes

de Young Museum9:30am - 5:15pm

Nearly seven decades after the beginning of World War II, the Congressional Gold Medal—the nation’s highest civilian award—was bestowed collectively…

Hans Hofmann: Rectangles

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

May 17, 2013 - September 1, 2013 Hans Hofmann: Rectangles is drawn exclusively from BAM/PFA’s unsurpassed collection of paintings by this tremendously…

Monster University Weekend at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach

Playland-Not-At-The-Beach10 a.m. to 5 pm.

June 29 - 30 Monster University Weekend Help us find images of creepy creatures of all shapes and sizes as Playland-Not-at-the-Beach is turned…

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"Barking Up the Family Tree" 6/5 through10/14,2013

Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center11AM-5PM, weekends:10AM-5PM(closed on Tuesdays after Labor Day)

Meet Snoopy's "band of brothers", Spike, Marbles, Olaf and Andy and sister Belle in this exhibition of 70 original Peanuts strips.

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Film of the Month: Where the Wild Things Are

The Walt Disney Family Museum11:00AM, 1:30PM, 4:00PM

See the film based on the Maurice Sendak's classic book. This film is shown in conjunction with Maurice Sendak: 50 Years, 50 Works, 50 Reasons.

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Beyond Belief: 100 Years of the Spiritual in Modern Art

The Contemporary Jewish Museum11am–5pm

Co-organized by the Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), Beyond Belief: 100 Years of the Spiritual…

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"Mid-Century Modern"

Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center11AM-5PM, weekends:10AM-5PM(closed on Tuesdays-before Memorial Day)

Many of the Peanuts comic strips of the 1950's and 1960's exude the mid-century modern aesthetic of the day. In a series of vignettes these…

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Nicole Eisenman / MATRIX 248

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11:00am-5:00pm

MATRIX 248 showcases the work of New York–based artist Nicole Eisenman (b. 1965), who became prominent in the 1990s and has been steadfastly…

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From Fiber to Fabric: A History of American Textile Production

The Museum of American Heritage11am to 4pm

A new exhibition at the Museum of American Heritage presents the history of textile production in the United States from homespun of colonial…

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"Art of the Line"

Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center11AM-5PM, weekends:10AM-5PM(closed on Tuesdays-before Memorial Day)

Learn more about Charles Schulz's process from the tools he used to the research he undertook in this exhibition of original comic strips, photographs,…

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California Photography

Oakland Museum of California11am - 5pm

Beth Yarnelle Edwards: Suburban Dreams, the second exhibition in OMCA's new California Photography series, features approximately 20 large-scale…