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San Francisco Museum Exhibits - February 2009
Listings updated annually.
February 2009 exhibits at San Francisco museums. Museums outside of the city are listed at the end.
** Note: Museums not listed are temporarily closed or do not have special exhibitions this month.
The Guide to San Francisco Museums has a more extensive list of venues, with full address and location information. The San Francisco Museum Map shows locations of museums within the city.
See the guide to Free Museum Days in San Francisco for monthly freebies.
11. Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
© Ingrid Taylar
Location: SoMa/South of Market - (SoMa Information)
Profile of the Museum of the African Diaspora
See also: San Francisco Museum Map and Guide to SF Museums
Decoding Identity: I Do it For My People
Jan 23 to Mar 8, 2009
The works of 20 diverse artists challenge cultural and ethnic prejudices and question issues of religion, sexuality, race, and gender. Ultimately, Decoding Identity heals the dynamic tension between individual and collective identities.
12. Museum of Craft and Folk Art
Photo © Ingrid Taylar
Location: SoMa/South of Market - (SoMa Information)
MOCFA Website
See also: San Francisco Museum Map and Guide to SF Museums
The Shape of Things: Paper Traditions and Transformations
To Feb 15, 2009
Explores the history of cut, folded, and molded paper, alongside contemporary artists who introduce fresh perspectives on those traditional forms.
13. Presidio Officers' Club
Location: Presidio
San Francisco Presidio Information
See the Presidio on a San Francisco Neighborhood Map
War and Dissent: U.S. in the Philippines 1898 - 1915
To Feb 22, 2009
Mixed media exhibit of photographs, diaries, letters, political cartoons, recordings, maps, and flags looks at the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars from several points of view.
Goldsworthy at the Presidio
To May 3, 2009
Preparatory drawings, color photographs by the artist of spires he has created at other sites, and a 10 foot model of the Presidio spire will provide an informative context for this sculpture
14. San Francisco Museum of Craft & Design
Location: Union Square
Museum of Craft + Design Website
See also: San Francisco Museum Map and Guide to SF Museums
San Francisco Graphic Design
To Apr 26, 2009
Exhibition is composed of twelve mini-exhibitions featuring fresh, bigger-than-life designs by each studio. This cross-disciplinary work showcases print, packaging, exhibit, and website design produced in San Francisco..
15. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
© Ingrid Taylar
Location: SoMa - (SoMa Information)
Profile of SF MOMA
See also: San Francisco Museum Map and Guide to SF Museums
Face of Our Time
To Apr 26, 2009
Presents the work of four artists aligned for their shared interest in making pictures about the current condition of our world.
The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now
To Feb 8, 2009
Examines how artists have engaged audiences as essential collaborators in the art-making process.
The 1000 Journals Project
To Apr 5, 2009
Celebrates The 1000 Journals Project, an ongoing collaborative and participatory experiment that follows 1,000 blank journals as they journey around the world.
See the SF MOMA Website for more events.
16. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
© Ingrid Taylar
Location: SoMa - (SoMa Information)
See also: San Francisco Museum Map and Guide to SF Museums
transPOP: Korea Vietnam Remix
To Mar 15, 2009
Cutting-edge contemporary art by critically acclaimed artists from three countries whose works explore representations of modernity and popular culture
Irreverent: Contemporary Nordic Craft Art
To Apr 12, 2009
Featuring a new generation of craft artists from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. Challenging the aesthetics and principles of Scandinavian Modernism, these artists use traditional materials and honor hand-made traditions, but divorce form from function.
Additional exhibit information at ybca.org
17. Oakland Museum of California (Downtown Oakland)
Location: Downtown Oakland
Oakland Museum Website
L.A. PAINT
To Mar 8, 2009
A selective look at the vast and vibrant Southern California art scene via 11 influential artists.
Future of Sequoias: Sustaining Parklands in the 21st Century
Feb 7 to Aug 23, 2009
Features photographs by Jeff Jones and prose by retired National Park Interpretative Ranger William C. Tweed. Their shared respect and concern for the parks, and their heartfelt tribute is a call for environmental action.
18. Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
Photo © Ingrid Taylar
2626 Bancroft Way in Berkeley, CA
See also: Map of Berkeley and Guide to SF/Bay Area Museums
See additional exhibits at the museum website
Bending the Word/MATRIX 226
To Feb 8, 2009
Brings together four artists—Martha Colburn, Patricia Esquivias, Olivia Plender, and Tris Vonna-Michell — whose work mingles fact and fiction, reshaping our views of the world through storytelling.
Gas Zappers
To Feb 8, 2009
Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung offers an interactive online game that tackles global warming with political savvy and wry humor
Galaxy: A Hundred or So Stars Visible to the Naked Eye
Feb 25 to Aug 30, 2009
Creates new constellation of works from the Berkeley Art Museum's eclectic collection, including pieces from Rembrandt, Pollock and Warhol.
19. Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology (Berkeley)
Berkeley - Kroeber Hall on Bancroft Way at College Avenue
See also: Map of Berkeley and Guide to SF/Bay Area Museums
Traje de la Vida: Maya Textiles of Guatemala
From Sep 25, 2008
20. Marin History Museum (Marin/San Rafael)
Location: San Rafael
Marin History Museum Website
Growing the Future: Farming Families of Marin
Feb 13 to Jan 2010
Exhibition will engage visitors in the history of farming in Marin as well as connect them to the contemporary stories of farmers today.
21. Cantor Arts Center (Stanford/Palo Alto)
Location: Stanford Campus - Palo Alto
Profile of the Cantor Arts Center
Timbuktu to Cape Town
To Mar 22, 2009
Celebrates the complexity and variety of African art from across the continent, with an array of the most important African works acquired by the Center over the past 10 years.
Dürer to Picasso
To Feb 15, 2009
100 works from the Renaissance to WWII represent the top tier of art acquired through gift, purchase, and bequest since the museum's reopening in 1999, after a closure forced by the 1989 Lomia Prieta earthquake.
See a photos of nearby Stanford Campus.
