Today's Films
4 PM
Liliom
7 PM Sold Out
Shakespeare Wallah
Today's Events
4—9 PM
Art Lab
Today's Gallery Hours
Open 11AM–9PM
Current Exhibitions
Through March 3
Through March 3
Through March 24
Through March 31
Through April 14
Through April 28
Through May 26
Through June 30
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Photo: JKA Photography
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In Person
Colloquium: When Science Entered Modern Art
Sunday, February 24
2 PM
With UC faculty Cathryn Carson, David Eisenbud, Alex Filippenko, and James Hurley and curator Vanja Malloy
Curator's Talk: Lucinda Barnes
Wednesday, February 27
12 PM
An insightful walk-through of Hans Hofmann: The Nature of Abstraction
Conversation: Victoria Riskin & Joseph McBride
Wednesday, February 27
3:10 PM
With a screening of It Happened One Night
Conversation: Arthur Jafa & Leigh Raiford
Wednesday, February 27
7 PM
With a screening of Jafa's Dreams Art Colder Than Death
On View
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James Ivory in Person
The celebrated writer and director best known as half of the Merchant Ivory duo visits BAMPFA with early films that offer perspectives on postcolonial India.
February 20–23, 2019 -
Documentary Voices
Our annual series of nonfiction films showcases inventive approaches to the documentary form.
January 23–April 24, 2019 -
Out of the Vault: Black Interiors
Delve into rarely seen educational, ethnographic, and experimental films from the BAMPFA’s collection with The Black Aesthetic.
February 21–April 4, 2019 -
In Focus: Writing for Cinema
Filmmaking luminaries, writers, and scholars join us for this lecture/screening series to share their insights into the specialized craft of writing for cinema.
January 16–February 27, 2019 -
Masako Miki / MATRIX 273
A magical installation inspired by Shinto beliefs and the shape-shifting beings of Japanese folklore.
January 9–April 28, 2019 -
Get Dancin': Selections from the Collection
Art inspired by the exuberance, romance, and beauty of dance.
January 9–March 31, 2019 -
Arthur Jafa / MATRIX 272
A newly commissioned video and other works by the artist, whose poignant work expands the concept of black cinema while exploring African American experience and race relations.
December 12, 2018–March 24, 2019 -
Ink, Paper, Silk: One Hundred Years of Collecting Japanese Art
An exceptional selection of scroll paintings, screens, woodblock prints, lacquerware, and ceramics demonstrating the breadth and beauty of Japanese art.
December 12, 2018–April 14, 2019 -
Fritz Lang & German Expressionism
Enthralling films by the essential director and his peers.
December 7, 2018–February 23, 2019 -
Dimensionism: Modern Art in the Age of Einstein
Works by Man Ray, Isamu Noguchi, Pablo Picasso, Dorothea Tanning, Yves Tanguy, and others reveal connections between the scientific and artistic revolutions of the early twentieth century.
November 7, 2018–March 3, 2019 -
Boundless: Contemporary Tibetan Artists at Home and Abroad
Contemporary works alongside the historical pieces that influence them
October 3, 2018–May 26, 2019 -
Art Wall: Barbara Stauffacher Solomon
A new, site-specific installation by the creator of the 1960s design phenomenon Supergraphics.
August 15, 2018–March 3, 2019 -
Movie Matinees for All Ages
Treat the family to an afternoon at the movies.
Ongoing