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Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California

On view through November 30

Immerse yourself in the captivating colors, textures, and histories stitched into African American quilts. Routed West is a "dazzling" new exhibition that traces the flow and flourishing of African American quiltmaking traditions that were brought to California during the Second Great Migration. The exhibition features works by nearly 90 quilt artists—predominantly Black women with ties to the Bay Area. Learn more→

Upcoming Films

The Steamroller and the Violin
3 Women
Detour
Andrei Rublev
Films by Bruce Conner: Program 2
A Photographic Memory
Short Cuts
Él
Solaris
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Exhibitions on View

Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California
To Exalt the Ephemeral: The (Im)permanent Collection
Collection Focus / Sky Hopinka: Sunflower Siege Engine
Art Wall / Tanya Aguiñiga: Border Fall Height
Fifty-Fifth Annual UC Berkeley MFA Exhibition: The Currents Beneath
Teaching Wall / Beyond Face Value: Meditations on Portraiture
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Upcoming Events

Exhibition Tour: To Exalt The Ephemeral
Exhibition Tour: To Exalt The Ephemeral
Exhibition Tour: Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California
Curator Tour: Elaine Yau on Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California
Black Life: Star Amerasu
Quilt Documentation Day
Fabric Postcard Workshop
Roundtable Reading / Willodeen by Katherine Applegate
Black Life: Gabrielle Civil
Improvisational Quilt-Print Making Workshop
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ART LAB AT HOME

#1: Stamp and Postcard Making

#2: Printing with Leaves

#3: Paper Plant Making

#4: Camera Obscura

#5 Part 1: Natural Dyeing

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For Families

Gallery+Studio / Create Your Own Shield!

¡Roundtable Reading Bilingüe! Voyage of the Dogs / Perronautas by Greg Van Eekhout

Gallery+Studio / Make Your Mark

Roundtable Reading / Ferris by Kate DiCamillo

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News

An update regarding the loss of IMLS and NEA grants supporting the African American Quilt Collection at BAMPFA

BAMPFA Reaccredited by the American Alliance of Museums

Excerpt from the exhibition catalog for "Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California"

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From The Archives

Off the Shelves: Hispanic and Latinx Collection Spotlight

Off the Shelves: Kinuyo Tanaka

Off the Shelves: Asian American Cinema Rarities from the BAMPFA Film Library & Study Center

Distinguished Women of BAMPFA: Celebrating 150 Years of Women at UC Berkeley

Off the Shelves—Black Cinema, Black History

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