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"Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg"
Museums June 23-Sept. 8415-655-7800
An intimate portrait of the hard-edged Beat Generation on the cusp of fame.
Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission St., San Francisco (map)
"Judaica"
Museums Through Sept. 8415-655-7800
Architect Stanley Saitowitz gives fresh ways to examine and appreciate Jewish culture and ritual.
Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission St., San Francisco (map)
"Objects of Belief"
Museums Through Sept. 13415-750-3600
The rarely seen holdings of the Vatican Ethnological Missionary Museum include 80,000 objects that represent artistic achievements by indigenous cultures from Asia, Oceania, Africa, and the Americas.
de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr., San Francisco (map)
"Richard Diebenkorn: The Berkeley Years, 1953–1966"
Museums June 22-Sept. 29415-750-3600
Over 130 paintings and drawings assembled from collections across the country will illuminate Diebenkorn’s artistic evolution during what is now known as the "Berkeley period."
de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr., San Francisco (map)
"The Errand of the Eye: Photographs by Rose Mandel"
Museums June 22-Oct. 13415-750-3600
From the late 1940s through the early 1970s, Rose Mandel produced an original and evocative body of photographs, working closely with many of the Bay Area’s best-known artists — including photographers Ansel Adams and Minor White, and painters Richard Diebenkorn and Elmer Bischoff.
de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr., San Francisco (map)
"Impressionists on the Water"
Museums Through Oct. 13415-750-3600
Coinciding with the America's Cup, more than 80 paintings and works on paper celebrate the French Impressionists’ fascination with recreational and competitive yachting, sailing, and boating.
Legion of Honor
34th Ave. and Clement St., San Francisco (map)
"StoryCorps StoryBooth"
Museums Through Oct. 31415-655-7800
Visitors interview important people in their lives in the StoryBooth recording studio. Afterwards, participants receive a copy of their story, and with their permission, a copy is added to the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress.
Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission St., San Francisco (map)
Friday Nights at the de Young
Museums Through Nov. 29415-750-3600
Friday Nights at the De Young enlivens the museum each week with a unique theme often tying in with the special exhibitions and permanent collections on view. The de Young Café offers a delicious Friday Nights menu and specialty cocktails, and the museum’s observation tower is open until 8 pm.
$10
de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr., San Francisco (map)
Traits of Life
Museums Ongoing415-561-0363
A collection of exhibits and demonstrations examining the fundamental elements common to all living things.
Exploratorium
3601 Lyon St., San Francisco (map)
"Black Sabbath"
Museums Ongoing415-655-7800
A musical journey through a unique slice of recording history—the Black-Jewish musical encounter from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission St., San Francisco (map)
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