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Sunday, June 15, 2008

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	Golden Gate Park, Museums, Crafts Museums, Fine Arts Museums Chihuly at the de Young at de Young Museum (9:30am–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, colorful,... More

	SoMa, Museums Frida Kahlo at SFMOMA (11am - 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 painting in... More

	Presidio, Museums Superstition Obstacle Course at Exploratorium (10am – 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 Mirror courting... More

	SoMa, Museums, 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

	Golden Gate Park, Museums, Natural History Museums The Butterfly Zone: The Conservatory of Flowers’ exhibition of live butterflies at Conservatory of Flowers (9 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 “The Butterfly... More		415-666-7001 Buy Tickets

	Mountain View, Museums Jehning Family Lock Museum at Jehning Family Lock Museum (call for details) Learn about locks, keys, locksmithing tools, safes and more through exhibits and hands-on activities. Ongoing.		650.968.3320

	Civic Center, Museums, Cultural Museums In a New Light at Asian Art Museum (10am–5pm) More than 2500 extraordinary works from the museum’s collection are displayed in the museum’s permanent galleries. Artworks on view include monumental... More		415.581.3500

	Golden Gate Park, Museums, Fine Arts Museums Jane Hammond: Paper Work at de Young Museum (9:30am - 5:15pm, till 8:45pm on Friday) Featuring 35 unique paper objects, drawings and prints. For nearly two decades, New York artist Jane Hammond has been using a fixed lexicon of 276... More		415.750.3600

	Golden Gate Park, Museums, Crafts Museums For Tent and Trade: Masterpieces of Turkmen Weaving at de Young Museum (9:30am - 5:15pm, till 8:45pm on Friday) Selected works from the museum's collection of Turkman carpets and textiles. This exhibition features selected masterpieces from the Fine Arts Museums'... More		415.750.3600

	Golden Gate Park, Museums, Crafts Museums Timothy Horn: Bitter Sweet at de Young Museum (9:30am–5:15pm) The Australian artist uses sugar, scale and the legend of Alma Spreckels as materials for three large-scale works. Australian artist Timothy Horn plays... More		415.750.3600

	Richmond (Outer), Museums, Fine Arts Museums Vollard, Editeur: Illustrated Books Published by the Legendary French Art Dealer at Legion of Honor (9:30am-5:15pm) Vollard, Editeur is the second in a series of exhibitions that focus on legendary publishers who were primarily art dealers. Ambroise Vollard (1865-1939)... More

	Richmond (Outer), Museums, 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

	San Jose, Museums Homes and businesses from early Santa Clara Valley at History Park (call for details) Including a hotel with rotating exhibits, art from the McKay Collection of California, trolley restorations and the Paulson House.		408.287.2290

	San Jose, Museums, Cultural Museums Vietnamese Museum at History Park (call for details ) Artifacts, art created for the museum, photographs and collections of newspapers and magazines, oral and written histories and more focusing on the history... More

	San Jose, Museums Sharing Memories of Lou's Village at History \| San Jose (see website for details) Online exhibit documenting the rise of Lou's Village from its creation in 1946. Visit www.historysanjose.org/lousvillage to view the exhibit.

	Palo Alto, Museums Makishi: Mask Characters of Zambia at Cantor Arts Center (11am-5pm) More than 100 makishi, or mask characters, from the "Three Corners" region of Africa.		650.723.4177

	Palo Alto, Museums Living Traditions: Arts of the Americas at Cantor Arts Center (11am-5pm)		650.723.4177

	Palo Alto, Museums The Life and Legacy of the Stanford Family at Cantor Arts Center (11am-5pm)		650.723.4177

	Civic Center, Museums, Cultural Museums Later Chinese Jades at Asian Art Museum (10am–5pm) Jades from the Ming Dynasty to Early Twentieth Century.		415.581.3500

	Palo Alto, Museums History of Technology Exhibit at Moah Museum of American Heritage (11am-4pm) The museum features exhibits celebrating the history of technology, including a vintage kitchen, a print shop and a radio-repair shop.		650.321.1004

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