Muscle Walk

Join journalist and author Bonnie Tsui for a special walk-through of Get in the Game, focusing on what moves us — muscles. In her new book On Muscle, Tsui blends science, culture, investigative reporting, and personal narrative to explore not just what muscles are but what they mean to us. From how the body morphs depending on the playing field to the complexities of body image and the factors that shape it, Tsui will reflect on how artworks in Get in the Game invite us to consider the muscles we metaphorically and literally flex. She’ll also delve into the physicality of crowds and the ecstatic joy of fandom. Designed for visitors of all ages, each session lasts approximately 30 minutes and is for an intimate audience.

About the Speaker

Bonnie Tsui is a longtime contributor to The New York Times and the bestselling author of Why We Swim, a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice and a Time magazine and NPR Best Book of the Year; it has been translated into ten languages. Bonnie is also the author of American Chinatown, which won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, and Sarah and the Big Wave, a children’s book about the first woman to surf Mavericks and a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection. Her new book, On Muscle, will be published in April 2025. Her work has been recognized and supported by Harvard University, the National Press Foundation, the Mesa Refuge, and the Best American Essays series. She lives, swims, and surfs in the Bay Area.