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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Cantor Arts Center
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 PM
Carolyn Lazard: Long Take is a multimedia exhibition that begins with a score for a performance and unfolds as a series of interventions that engage accessibility as an artistic material. Made in collaboration with dancer Jerron Herman and poet and artist Joselia Rebekah Hughes, the central work, Leans, Reverses (2022), emerges from the relationship between a dance performance, its recording, and
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Cantor Arts Center
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 PM
Before 3D printing, there was photosculpture. Curated by Patrick R. Crowley, Associate Curator of European Art, Solid Pictures is the first major exhibition to explore these largely overlooked objects first conceived in 1859 by the twenty-nine-year-old French artist and inventor François Willème. Employing projection technologies and mechanical instruments, Willème and his team of operators transl
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · McMurtry Building
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 PM
Electric Contrasts: The Art of the Detail brings together photobooks and magazines to show how the revolution of photography in the late 19th and early 20th century changed the history of art. Electric Contrasts takes Kenneth Clark’s landmark 1938 book One Hundred Details from Pictures in the National Gallery as a starting point to illuminate the impact black and white photographic details of Old
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Green Library
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 PM
Stanford Libraries now holds an 1883 edition of a rare book, Les laboureurs: poème tiré de Jocelyn, whose pages (text and ornaments) were entirely woven on a Jacquard loom by the firm of silk merchant Joseph-Alphonse Henry. This exhibition explores the cultural contexts and material conditions of Les laboureurs’ production, and considers parallels between technology-driven global change in the lat
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Cantor Arts Center
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 2:00 PM
Join us for casual in-gallery conversations in our special exhibition, JANE!, facilitated by our Museum Engagement Guides. Enjoy a spotlight tour focusining on a single object, followed by an open conversation. Curated by Associate Curator of European Art, Patrick R. Crowley, JANE! celebrates the aesthetic and affective excesses of Jane Stanford, the Gilded Age founder and matriarch of Stanford
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · McMurtry Building
📅 Mon, Nov 9, 1:00 PM
Digital objects are often seen as alien to craft, as though no hands had shaped them. They can be copied endlessly and exactly, bereft of the maker’s touch. Yet weaving and printmaking are among our oldest technologies of reproduction, fixing patterns so they can be repeated and circulated. The printing press and the Jacquard loom initiated processes of automation that displaced human hands—and th
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Art Gallery
📅 Mon, Nov 9, 1:00 PM
Presented by the Department of Art & Art History, the 12th Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Touch Me Not, showcases a campus-wide selection of artwork by twenty-two Stanford undergraduate students. Touch Me Not: 12th Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition On View: October 7 – December 4, 2026 Stanford Art Gallery, 419 Lasuen Mall Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday, 1–5pm Opening Reception: Thurs
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · McMurtry Building
📅 Mon, Nov 9, 1:00 PM
TNT Traysikel: Never Gonna Give You Up! On View: October 15–December 4, 2026* McMurtry Building, 355 Roth Way, Stanford Miller Discussion Room and Vitrine Gallery Open Monday–Friday, 1:00pm–5:00pm Curated By: Gabriel Harrison Free & open to the public Opening Reception: Friday, October 16, 2–3:30pm during Art & Art History’s Reunion Open House Closing Reception: Friday, December 4, 3–5pm during F
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📍 San Francisco · Sandler Neurosciences Center
📅 Thu, Nov 12, 4:30 PM
Join us at Gallery190 for the opening of MY OLD MAN (M.O.M.), an exhibition of photographs by Pablo Tapay Bautista exploring memory, family, and the intimate realities of caregiving. Through documentary photographs, handwritten text, and abstract imagery, Bautista reflects on caring for his father and the shifting roles, memories, and relationships that accompany aging and dementia. Opening Rece
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
📅 Fri, Nov 13, 3:00 PM
Explore the World of Maps at the David Rumsey Map Center Join us for a guided tour of the David Rumsey Map Center at Stanford Libraries. Upon arrival, you'll be greeted by one of our knowledgeable staff members for an immersive experience. 30-Minute Overview: Dive deep into the history, collections, and special exhibitions of the David Rumsey Map Center, enriched with insights and stories from o
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Anderson Collection
📅 Mon, Nov 16, 11:15 AM
Museum Minis is a welcoming monthly storytime at the Anderson Collection for children ages 0–5 and their caregivers. Each session features two engaging, age-appropriate books inspired by the essential elements of art—line, color, shape, and texture—introducing young children to these ideas and connecting them to artworks in the museum’s collection. Together, families are invited to look closely, n
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Anderson Collection
📅 Mon, Nov 16, 1:00 PM
Join Marci Kwon, Exhibition Co-Curator & Co-director of the AAAI, on this special tour of surfacing. RSVP HERE patty chang: surfacing engages the ocean as a physical, geopolitical, and symbolic space. The exhibition culminates a year-long residency through the Denning Visiting Artist program, during which Chang was embedded at Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station. Incorporating fish specimens, ar
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Building 260
📅 Tue, Nov 17, 12:00 PM
Please join German Studies Lecture Series for How Do You Dance a Cabinet of Curiosities? A conversation with Professor Jutta Eming (Freie Universität Berlin). As a collection and exhibition convention, a Cabinet of Curiosity or Wunderkammer is regarded as a historical intermediate stage between the medieval treasury and the modern museum. It was widespread throughout Europe from the 16th to 18th
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · McMurtry Building
📅 Fri, Dec 4, 3:00 PM
Explore the McMurtry Building during Fall Open Studios, an afternoon event offering a rare opportunity to step inside the Department of Art & Art History’s normally closed studios and see work by undergraduate students in Art Practice. Take a self-guided tour through the building and experience student work in the spaces where it was created. Featuring work from Fall 2026 Art Practice courses inc
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📍 Pleasanton · Tri-Valley & Contra Costa · Downtown Pleasanton / Museum on Main
📅 Sat, Dec 5, 5:00 PM
City of Pleasanton Hometown Holiday Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2026. Parade on Main Street at 5:00 p.m. (~1 mile, about one hour), then tree lighting in front of Museum on Main with live music, Mayor and City Council, and Santa. Rain or shine.
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📍 San Francisco
📅 Wed, Dec 9, 4:30 PM
Featuring artwork and performances from Creative Minds artists YOU’RE INVITED DEC. 9–12 OPENING RECEPTION WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9 | 4:30 P.M. SOMArts Cultural Center 934 Brannan St. San Francisco CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS OF CREATIVE MINDS Explore a community arts exhibition of projects created across San Francisco neighborhoods. QUESTIONS? Araseli Garcia Araseli.GarciaBaltodano@ucsf.edu | 415-353-74
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📍 Free (general admission on the first Sunday of each month; special exhibitions discounted to $10 that day) · San Francisco
First Sunday of each month: Nov 1, Dec 6, 2026; Jan 3, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Asian Art Museum · San Francisco · Free (general admission on the first Sunday of each month; special exhibitions discounted to $10 that day) · Registration: Not required (advance reservation recommended) · Confidence: High
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📍 Free (gallery admission on the first Thursday of each month; film programs excluded) · Oakland & Berkeley
First Thursday of each month: Nov 5, Dec 3, 2026; Jan 7, 2027 · 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM · Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive · Berkeley · Free (gallery admission on the first Thursday of each month; film programs excluded) · Registration: Not required · Confidence: High
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📍 Free (admission always free) · San Francisco
Tuesday-Saturday, November 1, 2026 - January 31, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Randall Museum · San Francisco · Free (admission always free) · Registration: Not required · Confidence: High
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📍 Free (Daytime Admission for veterans, retired military, and active-duty military on Veterans Day) · San Francisco
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 · California Academy of Sciences · San Francisco · Free (Daytime Admission for veterans, retired military, and active-duty military on Veterans Day) · Registration: Unknown · Confidence: Medium
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📍 Berkeley · Oakland & Berkeley
Living museum with more than 34 acres, nine geographic plant regions, and over 10,000 kinds of plants. Weekend drop-in docent tours at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Redwood Grove and glass houses close earlier than the main garden.
💵 Adult $18; seniors 65+ $12; non-UCB students $12; youth 5–17 $8; children 4 and under free; Museums for All (EBT+ID) $3 (up to 4 per card). Free for current UCB faculty/staff/students and garden members. Closed Tuesdays. General admission 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (last entry 4:30 p.m.); members hour 9:00–10:00 a.m. Reservations recommended.
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📍 Mountain View · Silicon Valley North
Mountain View museum covering computing history from ancient calculation through modern AI and software, with interactive exhibits and CHM Live events. Average exhibit visit about 2.5 hours.
💵 Paid exhibit admission: adults 18+ $21.50; ages 8–10 $6; children under 7 free; discounted $16.50 for seniors 65+, students 11+, active military with ID, and educators with ID. Open Wed–Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; closed Mon–Tue. Free parking. Lobby, store, café, and outdoor patio accessible without an exhibit ticket. Cash not accepted at ticket desk or store.
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📍 San Rafael · Marin & North Bay
1,514-acre park on San Pablo Bay with oak woodlands, over 100 acres of protected tidal salt marsh, fifteen miles of trails, historic China Camp Village museum, swimming, and picnic sites. Operated with Friends of China Camp support.
💵 Vehicle day use $5.00. Park hours 8:00 a.m. to sunset daily. Campground gate 8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. Museum and beach access at China Camp Village; dogs not permitted on trails or beach.
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📍 Glen Ellen · Sonoma & Napa
1,400-acre historic park telling Jack London's Sonoma Valley story with Beauty Ranch, Wolf House ruins, House of Happy Walls Museum, cottage, and more than 26 miles of trails. Operated with Valley of the Moon Natural History Association.
💵 Park entrance fee $10 per vehicle; museum and cottage admission included. Park hours 9 a.m.–5 p.m. daily except Dec 25. House of Happy Walls Museum 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; London Cottage noon–4 p.m.
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📍 Embarcadero / Pier 15 · San Francisco
600+ hands-on exhibits at Pier 15; verified Active 4.6 stars
🕑 Year-round; Tue-Sun + Thu evenings
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📍 Embarcadero / Pier 15 · San Francisco
Tinkering workshop inside Exploratorium per museum description
🕑 Year-round; Tue-Sun
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📍 Dogpatch · San Francisco
Rotating craft/design exhibitions and maker lab; verified Active
🕑 Year-round; Thu-Sun
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📍 Dogpatch · San Francisco
Hands-on making space noted in visitor reviews of the museum
🕑 Year-round; Thu-Sun
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📍 Golden Gate Park · San Francisco
55-acre living museum of global plants; verified Active 4.7 stars
🕑 Year-round; daily
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📍 Powell St / Hyde St / California St lines · San Francisco
Ride the National Historic Landmark cable cars; system documented by Cable Car Museum
🕑 Year-round; daily
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📍 Fisherman's Wharf / Aquatic Park · San Francisco
Historic ships at Hyde Street Pier; NPS-verified SF site
🕑 Year-round
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📍 SoMa / Yerba Buena · San Francisco
Seven floors of modern art; verified Active 4.6 stars
🕑 Year-round
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📍 Golden Gate Park · San Francisco
One of world's most biodiverse aquariums, inside Cal Academy; verified Active 4.7 stars
🕑 Year-round; daily
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📍 SoMa / Yerba Buena · San Francisco
Galleries, performances and film; verified Active 4.3 stars
🕑 Year-round
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📍 Park Street · Oakland & Berkeley
Classic 1980s arcade museum with free-play cabinets on Park Street; verified active
🕑 Year-round
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📍 Webster Street · Oakland & Berkeley
Over 100 playable pinball machines with history exhibits; verified in Alameda listings
🕑 Year-round
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📍 Downtown Berkeley · Oakland & Berkeley
Verified Active 4.6 stars; art exhibitions plus repertory film screenings
🕑 Year-round; Wed-Sun
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📍 South Berkeley · Oakland & Berkeley
Lace and costume exhibits with workshops and specialist library; verified active 4.7 stars
🕑 Year-round
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📍 Oakland Hills / Redwood Regional · Oakland & Berkeley
Verified Active 4.5 stars; planetarium, NASA Ames Visitor Center, three historic telescopes
🕑 Year-round; Wed-Sun plus Fri-Sat night telescope viewings
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📍 Fruitvale · Oakland & Berkeley
Victorian historic house study museum with tea and candlelight tours; verified active
🕑 Year-round; monthly tours
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📍 East Oakland · Oakland & Berkeley
37-acre estate and 1899 mansion with tours and seasonal events; listed on city rentals page
🕑 Year-round
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📍 Downtown Oakland · Oakland & Berkeley
Open studio art-making for kids with unlimited supplies and camps; verified active
🕑 Open studio art-making for kids with unlimited supplies and camps; verified active
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📍 Lake Merritt / Downtown · Oakland & Berkeley
Verified Active 4.5 stars in search; California art, history and natural sciences under one roof
🕑 Year-round; Wed-Sun, late Fridays
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📍 Preservation Park · Oakland & Berkeley
1883 Italianate mansion with docent tours first and last Saturdays; verified active
🕑 Year-round; Sat tours
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📍 Ardenwood · Inner East Bay
Working historic farm run by EBRPD; open Tue-Sun 10am-4pm; rated 4.7 stars
🕑 open Tue-Sun 10am-4pm; rated 4.7 stars
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📍 Niles · Inner East Bay
Silent-film museum in historic Niles; Saturday night screenings with live piano; rated 4.6 stars
🕑 Year-round
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📍 Downtown Hayward · Inner East Bay
Verified Active 4.7 stars; covers Hayward, San Lorenzo and Castro Valley history; also operates Meek Mansion and McConaghy House
🕑 Year-round; Thu-Sat 11am-3pm per search
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