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Exhibitions (30) View all
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- New Work: Richard Aldrich
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November 18, 2011
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April 03, 2012
The latest installation in our New Work series brings together an array of paintings by New York-based artist Richard Aldrich. Aldrich revels in the possibilities of painting, using…
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- The Air We Breathe
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November 05, 2011
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February 20, 2012
In the belief that art can promote dialogue and enable understanding, The Air We Breathe brings together visual artists and poets to reflect on the subject of equal rights for…
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- Francesca Woodman
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November 05, 2011
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February 20, 2012
Francesca Woodman (1958-1981) was an artist decisively of her time, yet her photographs retain an undeniable immediacy. Thirty years after her death, they continue to inspire…
Talks + Events (112) View all
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Thursday Nights at SFMOMAOpen Late Thursdays
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Every Thursday from 6:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Join us for film screenings, curator talks, programs, and more on Thursday evenings.
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Free TuesdaysFree First Tuesday
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On the
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November 04, 2003
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May 07, 2013
All day
Museum admission is free on the first Tuesday of every month.
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Free Tuesday Program75 Reasons to Live Revisited
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Tuesday, January 04, 2011
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Remember the end of Manhattan, when Woody Allen asks himself what makes life worth living? Last January, during SFMOMA's three-day 75th anniversary celebration, 75 people from the…
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Film (34) View all
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Film Screening and DiscussionA Fire in My Belly
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Tuesday, January 04, 2011
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Rudy Lemcke, artist
Rudolf Frieling, Curator of Media Arts, SFMOMA
Dominic Willsdon, Leanne and George Roberts Curator of Education and Public Programs, SFMOMADavid Wojnarowicz, A Fire in My Belly, 1986-87, 13 min.
David Wojnarowicz (1954-1992) was a New York-based artist and AIDS activist whose work was famously targeted as obscene in the late 1980s and early 1990s by Jesse Helms and the…
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Film ScreeningCinemania
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Thursday, January 06, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Introduced by Stella Lochman, education and public programs assistant, SFMOMA
Angela Christlieb and Stephen Kijak, 2002, 83 min., video
Christlieb and Kijak's engaging documentary dives deep into the culture of cinephilia by examining the lives of five extreme movie fans in New York. "Film is a form of…
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Film ScreeningHenri Cartier-Bresson and the Spanish Civil War: Program 1
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Victoire de la vie, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Herbert Kline, 1937, 47 min., video
L'Espagne vivra, Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1938, 44 min., video
With the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Herbert Kline, 1938, 21 min., videoThese films evidence Cartier-Bresson's committed support for the Republican cause in the Spanish Civil War. The photographer's first foray into motion pictures, Victoire de la vie…
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Video Screenings (11) View all
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Daily Video ScreeningsCalifornia Impressions
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Daily (except Wednesdays), 2:00 p.m.
Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1969-70, 23 min.
Cartier-Bresson tracks his travels through California and the American South.
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Daily Video ScreeningsSouthern Exposures
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Daily (except Wednesdays), 2:30 p.m.
Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1969-70, 22 min.
Cartier-Bresson tracks his travels through California and the American South.
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Daily Video ScreeningsHenri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye
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Daily (except Wednesdays), 3:00 p.m.
Heinz Bütler, 2003, 72 min.
This documentary captures Cartier-Bresson's reflections and anecdotes from a lifetime shooting images in varied locales around the globe.
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Tours (4) View all
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Public ToursFree Gallery Tours
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Daily (except Wednesdays): 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m.
Thursdays: 7:15 p.m.Topics change daily for these free, docent-led tours. Beginning March 18, 2013, the 1:30 p.m. tour focuses on Garry Winogrand.
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Mobile TourMaking Sense of Modern Art Mobile
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Available daily
Available in English, with selected stops in French, German, and Spanish.
Explore SFMOMA's extraordinary collection with our handheld multimedia tour. Get up close and personal with the paintings, sculptures, and photographs you thought you knew…
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iPad Video AppArtists Working/Artists Talking
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Daily (except Wednesdays)
Stop by the comfortable Selected Histories Learning Lounge in the second-floor galleries to experience our iPad video app Artists Working/Artists Talking, a collection of interview…
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For Families (12) View all
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Mobile Game for FamiliesCountry Dog Gentlemen Gallery Game
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Available daily
Explore, learn, and play in SFMOMA's galleries! This handheld, multimedia device prompts families to look, move, listen, and find fun ways to get talking about art at the…
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Family SundayTAKE PART in Art
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Sundays, January 2 and 16, 2011
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
Today, your presence is the most important part of the art. The works wouldn't be complete without you, breathtaking you!
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Family SundayTUNE IN
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Sundays, February 6 and 20, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
Can you hear it? From boiler-room rumbles to the popping of a painting or a sculpture's soaring song, tune in to the museum's kinetic symphony.
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For Members (21) View all
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Member EventMember for a Day
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Hours vary by location
On Saturday, January 15, 2011, eight San Francisco cultural institutions are teaming up to offer their members reciprocal admission, tours, and discounts. Members can enjoy…
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Member EventPrivate Evening Viewing Hours
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January 24 and February 7, 2011
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Upgrade your membership to the $250 Supporting level and enjoy exclusive after-hours viewing of How Wine Became Modern: Design + Wine 1976 to Now.
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Member EventUpper-Level Member Preview and Reception
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Contributing-level members and higher
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For Educators (9) View all
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Teacher EventVisual Thinking Strategies Soirees
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Thursdays, September 23 and November 18, 2010; January 20, March 3, and April 21, 2011
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.SFMOMA teams up with SF Bay Visual Thinking Strategies to offer VTS Soirees for educators of all levels. Using the Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) facilitation method, these…
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Teacher InstituteThe More Things Change
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Saturday, March 12, 2011
9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
In this workshop, educators will investigate contemporary works from SFMOMA's collection on view in The More Things Change and discuss ways in which themes from the exhibition can…
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Teacher InstituteThe Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian Avant-Garde
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Saturday, June 11, 2011
9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The Contemporary Jewish Museum partners with SFMOMA to present a Teacher Institute exploring how leading artists of early 20th-century Paris, such as Henri Matisse and Pablo…
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Artists Gallery at Ft. Mason (5) View all
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Artists Gallery Opening ReceptionMirang Wonne, Jenn Shifflet, Kathryn St. Clair
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
We feature three Bay Area artists who observe the world around us but interpret it using very different media. Mirang Wonne creates drawings on stainless-steel mesh by burning the…
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Special EventValentine's Day Photo Portrait Event
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February 13 and 20, 2011
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Back by popular demand with a second date added, gallery artist and documentary photographer Jason Winshell will photograph you and your significant other.
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Artists Gallery Opening ReceptionTom Bolles, Katherine Westerhout
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Thursday, March 10, 2011
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
The SFMOMA Artists Gallery presents Katherine Westerhout and Tom Bolles in a exhibition that highlights each artist's ability to manipulate atmospheric and implicit light. Tom…
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