March Museum Exhibits in San Francisco

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This map shows the locations of San Francisco museums, from the large cluster of venues near Yerba Buena Gardens (including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art) to museums farther afield such as the Legion of Honor in the Outer Richmond.

Location: Civic Center
Profile of Asian Art Museum

Later Chinese Jades: Ming Dynasty to Early 20th Century
Through August 17, 2008
73 examples of later Chinese jades, presented in a special installation to coincide with the publication of a major catalogue documenting the museum's collection

Drama and Desire: Japanese Paintings from the Floating World 1690–1850>
February 15 to May 4, 2008
Paintings by masters of the era—Hokusai, Hiroshige, and others—captured the lives of the Floating World in vivid detail

Location: SoMa/South of Market - (SoMa Information)

The Chinese of California: A Struggle for Community
February 7 to August 30, 2008
Features historic documents, manuscripts and artifacts document Chinese American fight for civil rights and unique challenges in California

Location: Golden Gate Park
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Color - A Winter Carnivale
Closes March 3, 2008
Hundreds of plants are arranged in color clusters of red, blue, purple, orange, yellow, green and silver/white, creating a living rainbow

The Art of Penjing
Through April 27, 2008
See a rare display of Chinese penjing, elaborate miniature plant landscapes created on trays and in containers

Location: Golden Gate Park
Profile of de Young Museum

For Tent and Trade: Masterpieces of Turkmen Weaving
Through September 7, 2008
Features selected masterpieces from the Fine Arts Museums' extraordinary collection of Turkmen carpets and tent trappings from Central Asia

Gilbert & George
February 16 to May 18, 2008
Gilbert & George put themselves at the center of their artwork, identifying as "living sculptures" in art and daily life. Largest retrospective ever organized by the Tate Museum in London.

Chim: The Photography of David Seymour
Through September 28, 2008
More than seventy works make up the retrospective of Chim's photojournalistic work

Location: Outer Richmond (Outer Richmond Information)
Profile of the Legion of Honor

Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life, 1990–2005
March 1 to May 25, 2008
200 of Leibovitz's photographs of pop culture icons, as well as those she has taken of her family and close friends

Highlights from the Israel Antiquities Authority: The Dead Sea Scrolls and 5,000 Years of Treasures
February 9 to August 10, 2008
Includes rotating examples of the rare and precious Dead Sea Scroll fragments

Location: SoMa/South of Market - (SoMa Information)
Profile of the Museum of the African Diaspora

Africa.Dot.COM: From Drums to Digital
February 6 to June 1, 2008
Represents Africa as part of the modern world, with cultures that have navigated into new media alongside the global community

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Location: SoMa/South of Market - (SoMa Information)
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The Fabric of Cultures: Fashion, Identity, Globalization
February 15 - April 27, 2008
More than 30 garments and numerous textiles from the Godwin-Ternbach Museum, the Queens College Costume Collection, designers, and private collections represents a variety of global traditions and aesthetics from past to present

Location: Presidio
San Francisco Presidio Information

Transforming Art Exhibition: The Art of Chris Hardman
January 23 to May 4, 2008
Exhibition highlights a collection of the most exciting new designs for contemporary living currently emerging on the West Coast