Bay Area Museums Events

Displays of original Beethoven manuscripts, first editions, a lock of the composer's hair, art and demonstrations of historical keyboards. Fifth floor,... More

Explore through interactive exhibits how technologies used to capture images, communicate across distance and record sound have evolved over time.

The Afro-Mexican Presence in Films. An evening of films exploring the topic of the African presence in Mexico: The Forgotten Root/La Raiz Olvidada by... More

The 15th Annual Monotype Marathon Exhibition runs from July 1st through July 18th. A Silent Auction will take place on the evening of July 18th. The event... More

The samurai culture and code of conduct, bushido, have long captivated the imaginations and aspirations of young and old in the Western world. More than... More

With his early line drawings of distorted, exaggerated, or fantastic characters, Paul Klee laid the groundwork for generations of artists creating figures... More

This exhibition brings together works from the photography and architecture and design collections that gather around a sense of reduced form and sober... More

In addition to its traveling shows, the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford maintains a fairly strenuous collection program. The acquisitions of the last decade... More

A new exhibit showcases pieces from the museum's collection chosen from the 19th and 20th century. Modern works are paired with concepts from Greek and... More

YBCA presents the largest scale presentation of work by Chicago-based artist and former Alvin Ailey dancer, Nick Cave, featuring fifty of his “soundsuits”—multi-layered... More

Among the leading architectural studios in Europe, Berlin-based J. MAYER H. stands out for its commitment to a high level of formal and conceptual research.... More