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
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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SFMOMA10am - 5:45pm, open till 7:45pm on Thu & Sun
Exhibit showcases the greatest photographs, some never seen before, of Lee Miller and her unconventional life. One of the most unconventional…
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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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…
Computer-generated video installations by Alexander Hahn and Yves Netzhammer. Computer-generated video installations by Swiss artists Alexander…
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,…
Working in distinct styles and media, Zilvinas Kempinas, Alyson Shotz, and Mary Temple explore the transformative properties of light, underscoring…
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…
Asian Art Museum10 am to 5 pm, Until 9 pm on Thurs
Why are Ming vases cherished as exquisite artworks of majestic perfection? Find out at this unique exhibition of more than 200 Ming treasures…
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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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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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Los Altos History Museumnoon-4pm
A retrospective and biographical exhibit featuring drawings, portrait busts and paintings with scenes from Bay Area cities.
Cantor Arts Center11am-5pm
Works on paper featuring views of Paris, Rome and elsewhere.
650.723.4177
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.
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