Asian Art Museum10-5pm Tues-Sun, 10-9pm Thurs, CLOSED Mondays
Shanghai explores, through the mirror of its art, the tumultuous history that has resulted in one of the world's most dynamic and cosmopolitan…
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)2-8
YBCA presents Kamau Patton, a Bay Area-based video and performance artist, whose installation Icons of Attention experiments with a new type…
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SFMOMA11am-5:45pm, till 8:45pm on Thu
In Bruce Conner's electric THREE SCREEN RAY (2006), a new acquisition that premieres in this exhibition, Ray Charles's 1959 hit song "What'd…
On January 18, SFMOMA marks its 75th year as a pioneering force in art, locally and globally. From mounting Jackson Pollock's first solo museum…
Legion of Honor9:30 am–5:15 pm
Through April 18, Cartier and America at the Legion of Honor covers the history of the House of Cartier from its first great successes as the…
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Meridian Gallery11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Unexpected Reflections: The Portrait Reconsidered features innovative, sometimes stunning, cutting-edge interpretations of the portrait. JD…
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The Contemporary Jewish MuseumMon Tues Fri Sat Sun 11 AM - 5 PM, Thr 1-8 PM, Closed Wed
ART EXHIBITION THE CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM PRESENTS Our Struggle: Responding to Mein Kampf In a new exhibition making its North American…
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The Contemporary Jewish Museum6-8PM
Sh'ma: A Journal of Jewish Responsibility celebrates its move to the West Coast with a conversation at the Museum on the boundaries of pluralistic…
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Randall Museum10am-5pm
The Randall Museum presents “WILD IN THE CITY” - a hands-on exhibition for kids. Learn about the different wild animals that are living right…
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Metreonnoon - 6pm
The Metreon is suffering an identity crisis on its first and mezzanine floors. One nice diversion occupying the former Sony Style store space…
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SFMOMA6:30pm
One on One, Curator Talks Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork…
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SFMOMA7:00pm
Combining "trench art" practices of World War I with ideas from the museum's Art and Skills program for World War II GIs, Smith hosts crafting…
Phyllis Wattis Theater at SFMOMA7:00pm
Mother's Day, James Broughton, 1948, 23 min. No. 2 and No. 3, Harry Smith, 1947, 5 min. Sausalito, Frank Stauffacher, 1949, 10 min. Lead Shoes,…
SFMOMAMonday - Tuesday 11:00 a.m. - 5:45 p.m. Wednesday Closed Thursday 11:00 a.m. - 8:45 p.m. Friday - Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.
How does a museum best known for showing the work of others choose to publicly present itself? This presentation in the Koret Visitor Education…
This suite of drawings, commissioned by SFMOMA, offers an evocative glimpse of San Francisco's urban landscape and landmarks. British artist…
Just as photography has been instrumental in shaping California's popular image, the state — and San Francisco, in particular — has played a…
de Young Museum9:30 am–5:15 pm
The de Young hosts Amish Abstractions: Quilts from the Collection of Faith and Stephen Brown through June 6, 2010. The exhibition features 48…