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Monday, January 12, 2009

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	San Jose (Downtown), Museums, Childrens Museums A Line Drawn From Taipei at Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose (Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm and Sun, noon-5pm) Artwork created by kids at the Children's Art Museum in Taiwan is showcased at the museum. Beginning Jan 17, children will be able to add to the exhibit... More		408.298.5437

	Palo Alto, Museums, Other Art Events Art Dialogues at Palo Alto Art Center (Sat, 2pm) Docent-led tours of the gallery's current exhibits. Free.		650.329.2370

	San Jose (Downtown), Museums, Childrens Museums Children's Exhibits at Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose (call for details) The museum hosts a variety of ongoing, hands-on exhibits for kids. Exhibits include "Bubbalogna," "Current Connections," "Secrets of Circles" and "WaterWays."		408.298.5437

	Santa Clara, Museums Digital Transformations at The Intel Museum (9am-6pm) Explore through interactive exhibits how technologies used to capture images, communicate across distance and record sound have evolved over time.		408.765.0503

	San Jose (Downtown), Museums Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library (Mon-Tue and Thu, 11am-6pm, Wed, 11am-8pm, Fri, 11am-5pm and Sat, 1-5pm.) Displays of original Beethoven manuscripts, first editions, a lock of the composer's hair, art and demonstrations of historical keyboards. Fifth floor,... More		408.808.2058

	San Jose, Museums Label Legacy at History \| San Jose (see website for details) This online exhibit focuses on various local labeling companies, the labeling process and the legacy of the everyday works of art. Visit www.historysanjose.org/labellegacy... More

	SoMa, Museums, Modern Art Museums Martin Puryear at SFMOMA (11am - 5:45pm, till 8:45pm on Thu) Made from a variety of natural materials — including wood, tar, rawhide, and stone — Martin Puryear's distinctive sculptures combine modernist geometry... More

	San Jose (Downtown), Museums, Childrens Museums On View in the Art Loft at Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose (Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm and Sun, noon-5pm) See a variety of weaving tools and works by Travis Meinolf. On Jan 17, kids can contribute to one of Meinolf's works-in-progress. Free with admission.		408.298.5437

	SoMa, Museums, Modern Art Museums Passageworks at SFMOMA (11am - 5:45pm, till 8:45pm on Thu) Drawing primarily from SFMOMA's collection, this exhibition considers themes particularly relevant in our world today: belonging and exile, mobility and... More

	SoMa, Museums, Modern Art Museums Paul Klee's Social Creatures at SFMOMA (11am - 5:45pm, till 8:45pm on Thu) With his early line drawings of distorted, exaggerated, or fantastic characters, Paul Klee laid the groundwork for generations of artists creating figures... More

	Richmond, Museums, Other Art Events Puppet Show at National Institute of Art and Disabilities (NIAD) (9:00-4:00 or by appointment) Puppet Show presents the art of shadow puppet theatre with handmade puppets by NIAD artists and Leonidas Kassapides, professional shadow puppeteer. The... More		510-620-0290 Buy Tickets

	Stanford, Museums, Other Art Events Rodin Sculpture Tour at Cantor Arts Center (Sun, 3pm, Wed, 2pm and Sat, 11:30am) Weekly tours of the Auguste Rodin sculpture garden. Call for information about other campus art tours. Free.		650.723.4177

	Golden Gate Park, Museums, Modern Art Museums Sightings at de Young Museum (9:30am - 5:15pm, till 8:45pm on Fri) Sightings is a multiple-channel, high-definition video installation that explores the relationship between works of art and museum visitors and staff.... More

	SoMa, Museums, Modern Art Museums The 1000 Journals Project at SFMOMA (11am - 5:45pm, till 8:45pm on Thu) This exhibition celebrates The 1000 Journals Project, an ongoing collaborative and participatory experiment that follows 1,000 blank journals as they... More

	SoMa, Museums, Modern Art Museums The Art of Participation at SFMOMA (11am - 5:45pm, till 8:45pm on Thu) Looking back nearly 60 years across a wide spectrum of genres and media, this exhibition examines how artists have engaged members of the public as essential... More

	East Bay, Museums, Cultural Museums The Atheon Project at Judah L. Magnes Museum (Sunday-Thursday. 12-5pm) This new installation by artist Jonathon Keats, located in four windows of the Magnes’ downtown Berkeley site on Harold Way, depicts NASA-generated imagery... More		510.549.6950

	North Beach/Telegraph Hill, Museums, Arts & Crafts Education Toddlers Art Class at Precita Eyes Mural Arts Studio (10:30 AM - 11:30 AM) Come join the fun with interacting with your toddler. This is a wonderful opportunity for both parent and child. The class introduces the possibilities... More		415-285-2287

	San Jose, Museums Voices From the Cannery at History \| San Jose (see website for details) An online-only exhibit presenting oral histories from former plant workers. Visit www.historysanjose.org/cannerylife to view the exhibit.

	Downtown/Financial District, Museums, Fine Arts Museums, Modern Art Museums Warhol's Jews at The Contemporary Jewish Museum (11am - 5:30pm ) About the exhibition: Andy Warhol’s extraordinary series, Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century, portrays a pantheon of great Jewish thinkers,... More

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