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For Families (15)

• The Family Studio

  Shake It Up, Stretch It Out: Movement in Art

  Sundays, January 04 and 18, 2009
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

  Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
  Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.

  Celebrating the lively works of Jackson Pollock, Alexander Calder, and other SFMOMA collection artists, this movement workshop will get you stepping to the rhythm of visual art.…

• Citywide Family Appreciation Day

  Exploring the SFMOMA Collection

  Sunday, January 11, 2009
  11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  

  SFMOMA is pleased to participate in this year's citywide family celebration by offering free admission for the whole family. The day's program includes special family-friendly…

• The Family Studio

  Traveling Journals

  Sundays, February 01 and 15, 2009
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

  Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
  Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.

  If you made a journal and passed it along to your family and friends, what do you think they would write in it? Would they write a poem, draw a picture, or leave a message for you?…

• The Family Studio

  Magritte: Magical Worlds

  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
  Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.

  In this workshop, you'll play with reality in the style of René Magritte, building your own self-portrait by altering size, scale, and perception. Join us for a reading of …

• Target Family Day

  Country Dog Gentlemen

  Sunday, March 15, 2009
  11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  

  Join us for the launch of SFMOMA's new interactive online feature for families! Let the "gentlemen" be your guides: dog characters from Roy De Forest's playful painting …

• The Family Studio

  Setting the Stage

  April 5 and 19, 2009 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
  Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.

  Create your own miniature theater stage as we highlight the exhibition William Kentridge: Five Themes. Plus, enjoy a special reading of The Magic Flute: An Opera by Mozart, adapted…

• The Family Studio

  Jazz It Up

  May 3 and 17, 2009
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
  Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.

  Music has influenced the work of many great artists. In this workshop, you'll create your own artistic composition while musicians play classic jazz tunes. Don't miss a reading of…

• The Family Studio

  Land Lovers

  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
  Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.

  Discover the landscapes of artists Max Beckmann, Andre Derain, and Georgia O'Keeffe and create your own landscape masterpiece. Explore the ways colors can affect our perception of…

• Target Family Day

  Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Inspired by Nature

  Sunday, June 21, 2009
  11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  

  Celebrate Father's Day at SFMOMA as we look at the work of Adams and O'Keeffe. Through hands-on art projects, performances, and special presentations, you'll discover how artists…

• The Family Studio

  Jackson Pollock: Guardian of Your Secret

  July 5 and 19, 2009
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
  Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.

  If you had a secret, how would you hide it? Would you have something, or someone, guard your secret? Pollock once said that he chose to "veil" the image in his painting …

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  The Family Studio

  Road Trip

  August 2 and 16, 2009
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
  Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.

  In his famous series The Americans, Robert Frank photographed the United States while traveling around by car. If you were going on a road trip, what places would you visit? Join us…

• The Family Studio

  Al Mercado

  Sundays, September 6 and 20, 2009
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

  Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
  Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.

  What kinds of things would you see if you were going to a Mexican market? Perhaps you'd find beautiful blossoms, like the ones pictured in Diego Rivera's painting The Flower Carrier…

• The Family Studio

  Crafty, Crawly Creatures

  Sunday, October 04, 2009
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
  Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.

  What would you do if you encountered a six-foot-tall spider? What about five giant spiders? Take a closer look at the work of Louise Bourgeois and create your own nest of crawly…

• Target Family Day

  Up and Down and All Around: A Closer Look at Sculpture

  Sunday, October 18, 2009
  11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  

  Target Family Day is downtown San Francisco's biggest family block party, with free admission to four leading museums, special art activities for kids, and free performances on…

• The Family Studio

  Everything Is the Kitchen Sink

  Sundays, November 1 and 15, 2009
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

  Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
  Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.

  If you were traveling in a trailer for a month, what would you need? Could you save space by making one thing have two purposes? Could you use a sink as a shower, for instance?…