BAMPFA is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Elaine Yau as the museum’s Associate Curator and Academic Liaison. Yau recently transitioned into this position following her three-year tenure as an associate curator at BAMPFA, focusing on the museum’s African American quilt collection.
Read MoreMarking Yasujiro Ozu's 120th birthday, film archives around the world are honoring the Japanese master with retrospectives of his oevre.
Read MoreBAMPFA joins the UC Berkeley community in mourning the passing of Fernando Botero, the internationally acclaimed artist who passed away earlier this month at the age of 91.
Read MoreTom Luddy, the celebrated film producer, curator, and festival director who led BAMPFA’s film program during its formative years, has passed away at the age of 79. He died peacefully in Berkeley on February 13, 2023 following a long illness.
Read MoreIn November 2022, Alexander Calder’s iconic sculpture The Hawk for Peace (1968) returned to public view adjacent to the redwood grove on the southeastern side of UC Berkeley’s Crescent Lawn, across from BAMPFA's current location.
Read MoreWe recently welcomed Whitney Bradshaw, the artist behind OUTCRY, the photography series on our outdoor screen, to host two "scream sessions" at BAMPFA where a group of female-identifying participants were invited to express themselves at
Read MoreBAMPFA announced today the appointment of Katelyn Nomura-Weingrow as the museum’s next Director of Administration and Strategic Initiatives.
Read MoreBAMPFA announced today the retirement of Julia White, who has held the position of senior curator for Asian art at the museum for the past fifteen years. White will step down from her position effective February 1, 2022. A search for her successor will begin later this year.
Read MoreBAMPFA announced today the appointment of three arts leaders to join its Board of Trustees, along with the election of a new Board leadership slate.
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