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• Jan 8th

  9:30am

  Sightings

  Sightings is a multiple-channel, high-definition video installation that explores the relationship between works of art and museum visitors and staff. Attie’s particular interest is giving visual form to the heightened moment of mutual encounter between art viewer and art object. The exhibition is part of the museum’s Collection Connections series, which invites artists to create new wor

  de Young Museum: Wilsey Court and galleries

  50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
  San Francisco, CA 94118
• Jan 8th

  9am

  All Aboard: San Francisco Public Library Holiday Train

  Featured is a Lionel O Scale replica of the Polar Express, which starred in Chris Van Allsburg's 1985 holiday book and in the subsequent 2004 movie adaptation. Accompanying the Polar Express, there is another face familiar to children and adults who love trains - Thomas the Tank Engine, with his friends, the passenger coaches Annie and Clarabel. Large, easy to use push buttons allow children o

  San Francisco Main Public Library

  100 Larkin Street (at Grove)
  San Francisco, CA 94102-4733
• Jan 8th

  9:30am

  Space Explorations: Photographs, 1840s-2000s

  A photograph is under no obligation to present visual proof or even visual truth. Its appearance is the product of myriad choices on the part of the photographer. The works in this exhibition explore those choices made by the photographer, including composition, layering of elements, depth of field, and focus. Space Explorations includes works by Felice Beato, Lee Friedlander, Edward Steichen, Bra

  de Young Museum: Wilsey Court and galleries

  50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
  San Francisco, CA 94118
• Jan 8th

  9:30am

  Martin Puryear Prints

  Best known as a sculptor, Martin Puryear has returned in recent years to an exploration of printmaking, masterfully rendering his three-dimensional ideas into print. He uses the flexibility of the printmaking process to consider variations of his sculptural forms, and he often explores ideas by reworking plates from existing editions. A major lender to this exhibition is Paulson Press in Berkeley,

  de Young Museum: Wilsey Court and galleries

  50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
  San Francisco, CA 94118
• Jan 8th

  9am

  Art Repurposed

  Creativity Explored studio artists put a new spin on recycling by transforming everyday discarded objects into uncommon, original works of art for Art Repurposed. Creativity Explored is a visual arts center in San Francisco where artists with developmental disabilities have been creating, exhibiting, and selling art for 25 years. Time: Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm, Thursday (11/20) 5:00pm-7:00pm

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  Thoreau Center for Sustainability

  1016 Lincoln Boulevard the Presidio
  San Francisco, CA
• Jan 8th

  9am

  Harvey Milk: Private Life/Public Life

  This exhibition of original photographs and archival material drawn from the collections of the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center and the San Francisco History Center explores the life of Harvey Milk from his childhood to his days on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Highlights include family photos, love letters, candid snapshots and political papers. Time: Monday 10:00am-6:00pm, Tuesd

  San Francisco Main Public Library

  100 Larkin Street (at Grove)
  San Francisco, CA 94102-4733
• Jan 8th

  9am

  My Paradise: 100 Years of Finnish Architects' Summer Homes

  For some 150 years, Finnish architects have regarded the design of their own summer residence or weekend studio as one of their most important works. For them, the summer house is not only a place to spend leisure time but a chance to realize their own architectural ideals and objectives. The summer houses are also experimental houses, which give the architect the opportunity to study a specific t

  AIA San Francisco

  130 Sutter Street Ste 600
  San Francisco, CA 94104
• Jan 8th

  9am

  The 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of China-U.S. Diplomatic Relations

  Today China is the fourth largest economy in the world and is one of the most popular countries for tourism. Its hosting of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing brought it global attention and prominence, sharing its culture from both urban and rural cities. As the world's largest developing country, its positive relationship with the United States has a profound influence on the geopolitical climate.

  San Francisco Main Public Library

  100 Larkin Street (at Grove)
  San Francisco, CA 94102-4733
• Jan 8th

  9am

  Art Repurposed

  Creativity Explored studio artists put a new spin on recycling by transforming everyday discarded objects into uncommon, original works of art. Exhibit features artwork by Mary Belknap, Claus Groeger, Vincent Jackson, John Patrick McKenzie, Diane Scaccalossi, and others.

  Please join us for this special exhibition at the Thoreau Center for Sustainability.

  Thoreau Center for Sustainability

  1016 Lincoln Boulevard the Presidio
  San Francisco, CA
• Jan 8th

  9:30am

  Maya Lin

  Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes is a major exhibition of new sculptures, drawings, and installations by renowned artist Maya Lin. In 1981, Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial dramatically changed the language and form of commemorative sculpture by infusing minimalist design with the emotional charge of memory. Her subsequent work, whether monument, sculpture, design object, or building is equally

  de Young Museum: Wilsey Court and galleries

  50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
  San Francisco, CA 94118