Bay Area Modern Art Museums Events

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Sunday, July 13, 2008

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	SoMa, Modern Art Museums Room for Thought at SFMOMA (10am - 5:45pm, open till 7:45pm on Thu & Sun) Computer-generated video installations by Alexander Hahn and Yves Netzhammer. Computer-generated video installations by Swiss artists Alexander Hahn... More

	Oakland (Millsmont/Bancroft), Modern Art Museums Birth of the Cool at Oakland Museum of California (noon-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 May 17... More		510.238.2200

	Berkeley, Modern Art Museums Trevor Paglen: The Other Night Sky / MATRIX 225 at UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (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,”... More		(510) 643-9989

	SoMa, Modern Art Museums Modern Masterworks from the Elise S. Haas Bequest at SFMOMA (11am - 5:45pm, till 8:40pm on Thu) It would be hard to overestimate the significance of the Elise S. Haas collection for SFMOMA. Made up of some 35 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper,... More

	SoMa, Modern Art Museums 246 and Counting at SFMOMA (11am - 5:45pm, till 8:45pm on Thu) Exhibit showcases books, posters, furniture and other objects acquired since Henry Urbach joined the museum staff. This unorthodox exhibition showcases... More

	Oakland (Millsmont/Bancroft), Modern Art Museums In Our Own Backyard at Oakland Museum of California (10 am - 5 pm, opens at 12noon on Sun) The exhibition offers visitors a virtual tour through the East Bay's most scenic parks and open spaces, following the flow of water from snow-capped Mt.... More

	Richmond (Outer), Modern Art Museums Mary Cassatt and Les Femmes Impressionnistes: Berthe Morisot, Eva Gonzales and Marie Bracquemond. at Legion of Honor (9:30am–5:15pm) At the time Impressionism was born, female artists were starting to come to the forefront of the art world. Women Impressionists breaks new ground by... More		415.750.3614

	Richmond (Outer), Modern Art Museums Treasures From the Holy Land at Legion of Honor (9:30am-5:15pm) Including rotating examples of the rare Dead Sea Scroll fragments and other artifacts spanning more than 5,000 years. This exhibition includes rotating... More		415.750.3614

	SoMa, Modern Art Museums The Half-Life of a Dream at SFMOMA (10am - 5:45pm, open till 7:45pm on Thu & Sun) Exhibit contains 50 paintings, sculptures and installations that explores the transition of art since the post-Mao era. This selection of contemporary... More

	Berkeley, Modern Art Museums Scott Snibbe: Falling Girl at UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (11am-5pm) Scott Snibbe’s Falling Girl, an interactive media installation animating the Durant Avenue entrance of the museum, represents an exciting new direction... More

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