.Best Museum

Oakland Museum of California

It’s a cliché, but the Oakland Museum of California really is
one of the East Bay’s best-kept secrets. From the Day of the Dead
exhibit featuring a jet black low-rider convertible decorated with
Posada skeletons, to a recent mind-bending LA Paint show
featuring Robert Williams’ Rat Fink-inspired lowbrow surrealism, the
museum has more than a little bit of weirdness for everyone. Mix the
arties with natural-history buffs who flocked to see Bob Walker’s
gorgeous photographs of East Bay Regional Park system, and the result
is a mashup of the sun-starved and sunburned hikers who should be
afraid of skin cancer. The museum is in the midst of a massive upgrade,
but don’t let construction work stop you: Two very different exhibits
vie for attention until late August: Squeak Carnworth’s emblematic
images of rabbits, lists, and numbers should tickle the subconscious,
and The African Presence in Mexico details how Africans, a tiny
portion of the colonial population, “enriched Mexican culture through
art, music, language, cuisine, and dance.” Don’t forget the First
Friday events, either; they feature music, parties, and other fun the
first Friday of every month.

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