BAMPFA News
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BAMPFA’s Chief Administrative Officer Richard Tellinghuisen to Retire
The 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.
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California Magazine Celebrates Half a Century of Film at Berkeley
For 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.
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Nichi Bei Weekly Explores the Fiber Art of Kay Sekimachi at BAMPFA
On 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
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BAMPFA Remembers Visionary Choreographer Anna Halprin
Visionary 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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Aimée Goggins Appointed BAMPFA's Marketing and Communications Director
(Berkeley, CA) May 20, 2021—The UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) announced today the appointment of Aimée Goggins to lead the museum’s Marketing and Communications Department.
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