Celebrate the opening of Kehinde Wiley's new exhibit with world-class performances, gourmet bites inspired by the artwork, specialty cocktails, and a first look at the exhibition. Tickets are $100 for the special event. The exhibit, exploring the global Diaspora, will remain open until May 27.
The first retrospective in 25 years of work by artist Garry Winogrand (1928–1984)—the renowned photographer of New York City and of American life from the 1950s through the early 1980s.
Johannes Vermeer’s enigmatic "Girl with a Pearl Earring" has intrigued art lovers for centuries. See the masterpiece and more than 30 others by artists of the Dutch Golden Age—including Rembrandt, Hals, and Steen—from the collection of the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis.
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.
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
An arbitrator rules that poor training by the Oakland Police Department — not poor decisions by police commanders — led to the deaths of two officers and a murder suspect.
Restorative justice programs may offer the best new hope for reducing violence in Oakland schools and the city overall, but their future funding is uncertain.
Some Oakland politicians and groups are pointing to research by UC Berkeley faculty as proof that the city needs to add hundreds of police officers, but other studies contradict that conclusion.
Restorative justice programs may offer the best new hope for reducing violence in Oakland schools and the city overall, but their future funding is uncertain.