BAMPFA announced today the appointment of Christina Yang as the museum’s next chief curator.
BAMPFA announced today the appointment of John Alexander as the museum’s Director of Collections and Exhibitions. As a member of BAMPFA’s leadership team, Alexander will supervise operations pertaining to the museum’s exhibition program, as well as its collections.
Read MoreThe UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) announced today the retirement of Chief Administrative Officer Richard Tellinghuisen, who is stepping down after twenty-one years of service to the museum. A search for his successor will begin later this year.
Read MoreFor the fiftieth anniversary of BAMPFA's film program, California Magazine took a deep dive into the museum's Film Library and Study Center to uncover the stories of how the Pacific Film Archive came into existence—and how it grew into one of the preeminent film collections on the West Coast.
Read MoreOn the occasion of Kay Sekimachi's new survey at BAMPFA—the first hometown museum exhibition for the 94-year-old Berkeley artist—Sekimachi spoke with Japantown's Nichi Bei Weekly about growing up in the Bay Area's Japanese American community during the 1930s, her role in the early fiber
Read MoreVisionary choreographer Anna Halprin, who passed away May 24, 2021 at the age of one hundred, was one of the leading lights of postmodern dance.
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