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"Ballet of Heads: The Figure in the Collection"
Museums Through Aug. 25510-642-0808
Bringing together paintings, sculptures, and works on paper that demonstrate the inexhaustible variety and texture of the human form in art.
Women of the West & A World at War
Museums Through Sept. 1510-430-2164
Spanning the 17th to the 20th centuries, the objects in the exhibit relate to women in the workplace and the World Wars, with additional objects focused on health, education, or fashion in the Western world.
free
Mills College Art Museum
5000 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland (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)
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)
"Rebar: Kaleidoscape"
Museums Through Dec. 21510-642-0808
A new interactive seating sculpture in BAM's large atrium space, Gallery B, designed by the San Francisco–based firm Rebar.
free with museum admission
"Hard Times in the OC"
Museums Through April 27, 2014510-318-8400
This installation in the Gallery of California History co-curated with faculty and students at California State University Fullerton focuses on the effects of the 2008 recession in Orange County.
free with museum admission
Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak St., Oakland (map)
"What I Hear, I Keep: Stories from Oakland's Griots"
Museums Wednesdays-Saturdays510-532-9142
This visual and audio art installation is based on African American stories of modern-day Oakland derived from the personal experiences of local residents.
Peralta Hacienda Historical Park
2465 34th Ave., Oakland (map)
Free First Sundays
Museums, Sales, Swaps, Promotions, & Fundraisers First Sunday of every month, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.510-318-8400
Free museum admission every first Sunday of the month.
Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak St., Oakland (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)
California Mosaic Artists: Celebrating Diversity through Mosaics
Museums Ongoing510-437-9899
An ongoing group show.
Institute of Mosaic Art
3001 Chapman St., Oakland (map)
Historic Pinball Exhibit
Museums Ongoing510-769-1349
With 15 woodrails and 20 wedgeheads from Larry Zartarian's collection, plus games representing early pinballs from the collections of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hasse, Dan Miller, and Michael Schiess.
$15, under 12 $7.50
Pacific Pinball Museum
1510 Webster St., Alameda (map)
Science on a Sphere (SOS)
Museums Ongoing510-642-5133
New permanent exhibit features an animated globe. Watch hurricanes form, tsunamis sweep across the oceans, and city lights glow around the planet.
$6, $9, $11
Lawrence Hall of Science
1 Centennial Dr., Berkeley (map)
Picturing Modernity: The Photography Collection
Museums Ongoing415-357-4000
From the museum's vast holdings, photos by Adams, Cunningham, Evans, Lange, Stieglitz, et al.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 3rd St., San Francisco (map)
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