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Birth of the Cool

Oakland Museum of California10am-5pm

The Oakland Museum of California goes from retro to metro in its 1950s-era Birth of the Cool and contemporary Cool Remixed exhibitions, opening…

510.238.2200

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Vito Acconci, William Wegman, and Lawrence Weiner

SFMOMADaily (except Wednesdays), 4pm

Total running time: 70 min. Daily (except Wednesdays), 2:30 p.m. Koret Visitor Education Center Program includes Home Movies (Vito Acconci,…

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Superstition Obstacle Course

Exploratorium10am – 5pm, Close Mondays

For many people, Friday the 13th suggests bad luck -- but is it really tempting fate or taking a risk to break a mirror? Are you Breaking a…

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Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Librarycall for details

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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Trevor Paglen: The Other Night Sky / MATRIX 225

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

Photography is an act of concentrated seeing, and by extension an act of knowing. Its origins are intrinsically linked to the idea of the “document,”…

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The Butterfly Zone: The Conservatory of Flowers’ exhibition of live butterflies

Conservatory of Flowers9 AM- 5 PM Closed Mondays

Fly on over to the Conservatory of Flowers this spring because the butterflies are back, and there are more than ever. The popular exhibit…

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Parting the Curtain: Asian Art Revealed

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)W - Su 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Th 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

“Asian art” is not one but many diverse expressions of culture, religion, and aesthetics. The broad geographical range of Asia, from the subcontinent…

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Digital Transformations

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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Joan Jonas: The Shape, the Scent, the Feel of Things

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)W - Su 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Th 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

One of the most ancient and revered of Hopi traditions is the snake dance, an intense and magical ritual performed at the close of a sixteen-day…

Gabriele Basilico

SFMOMA11am - 5:45pm, till 8:40pm on Thu

Italian photographer Gabriele Basilico creates beautiful, often haunting portraits of urban environments that favor areas of transition and…

New Work: Paul Sietsema

SFMOMA11am - 5:45pm, till 8:40pm on Thu

The latest installment in the New Work series debuts Los Angeles-based Paul Sietsema's most recent body of work, which includes sculptures,…

Alice's Wonderland

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose10am–5pm

From the "Riverbank" to the "Underground," explore this 2,500 square-feet exhibit based on "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

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Artists Abroad

Cantor Arts Center11am-5pm

Works on paper featuring views of Paris, Rome and elsewhere.

650.723.4177

ArtsConnect

de Saisset Museum11am-4pm

Showcasing works by at-risk youth aged 13-18 who participated in this arts education program.

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Aviary and Bee Hive Exhibit

Coyote Point Museumcall for details

Plus animal displays

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Andy Warhol prints

Cantor Arts Centercall for details

In the Contemporary Gallery.

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Bonfires and Bugs: The Art and Science of Camping

Moah Museum of American Heritage11am-4pm

Artifacts of past and present camping techniques and traditions.

650.321.1004

Breaking Through

de Saisset Museum11am-4pm

An exhibit featuring works by 100 young artists from Arts Council Silicon Valley's ArtsConnect program.

408.554.4528

Capelinhos 50-Year Anniversary

History Parkcall for details

Documentation of the 50 years since the devastation of the Capelinhos Volcano, which caused a wave of immigration of Azoreans to California.

408.287.2290

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