Wednesday, February 22, 2012

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Maps of Silence

Exploratorium10:00am to 5:00pm

Multimedia installation explores the political use of the concept of Silence in different historical contexts. Featuring video-performances…

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2.23 - "Robots! NightLife"

California Academy of Sciences6-10pm

Wire your circuits for a night of robotic revelry. Meet the OrbSWARM, a herd of autonomous beings that will flock, flirt, dance and interact…

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Do Not Destroy; Trees, Art, and Jewish Thought

The Contemporary Jewish Museum1pm-8pm

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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Playland at the Conservatory

Conservatory of Flowers10 AM - 4 PM

Step right up for a ride back in time as the Conservatory of Flowers presents an all new garden railway display celebrating the legendary Playland…

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New Dimensions: Prints and Multiples from the Anderson Collection

de Young Museum9:30am - 5:15pm, till 8:45pm on Friday

The original objective of Los Angeles–based print workshop Gemini G.E.L. was to print and publish prints. During its first decade, however,…

Making the Modern Picture Book: Children’s Books from the Victorian Era

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

Legion of Honor9:30am - 5:15pm

The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde 1860–1900 is the first major exhibition to explore the unconventional creativity of the British…

Singing the Golden State

The Society of California Pioneers5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.with exhibition tour at 5:15 p.…

A public reception for the exhibit Singing the Golden State takes place from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 at the Society of…

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Giant Pacific Octopus Week

Cheap Airport Shuttle10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Aquarium of the Bay recently welcomed some Giant Pacific Octopi which are now living comfortably in our Near Shore tunnel exhibit. In honor…

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Fred Rosenbaum on the Fabulous Fillmore, 1907-1955

The Contemporary Jewish Museum6:30 – 8 PM

Fred Rosenbaum, founding director of Lehrhaus Judaica, and author of Cosmopolitans: A Social and Cultural History of the Jews of the San Francisco…

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