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…
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 Intel Museum10am-5pm
Explore through interactive exhibits how technologies used to capture images, communicate across distance and record sound have evolved over…
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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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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…
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de Young Museum9:30am–5:15pm
New, site-specific installations by glass artist Dale Chihuly. Chihuly at the de Young takes a comprehensive view of the artist’s dramatic,…
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…
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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SFMOMA11am - 5:45pm, till 8:40pm on Thu
Exhibit showcases 50 paintings from the beginning of Frida Kahlo's career in 1926 to her death in 1954. Mexican artist Frida Kahlo began…
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…
The latest installment in the New Work series debuts Los Angeles-based Paul Sietsema's most recent body of work, which includes sculptures,…
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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Cantor Arts Center11am-5pm
Works on paper featuring views of Paris, Rome and elsewhere.
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Coyote Point Museumcall for details
Plus animal displays
650.342.7755
Cantor Arts Centercall for details
In the Contemporary Gallery.
Moah Museum of American Heritage11am-4pm
Artifacts of past and present camping techniques and traditions.
650.321.1004
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
Computer History Museumcall for details
One of the earliest designs for an automatic computing engine. Live demonstrations take place Wed-Fri at 2pm and Sat-Sun at 1 and 2pm.
650.810.1010
Los Altos History Museumnoon-4pm
Exhibit depicts the uses of local land and its inhabitants over time.
650.948.9427
