On View

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exhibitions

film series

event series

Five Tables
Ongoing

Drop by our art study centers on Free First Thursdays for an up-close look at treasures from the BAMPFA collections.
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Black Life
Ongoing

Experience the vitality and range of cultural production in the African diaspora through this exciting, multidisciplinary event series.
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Workshops
Ongoing

From hands-on art making to dance and meditation, our workshops will inspire your creativity, engage your senses, and expand your ideas.
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Limited Engagements & Special Screenings
Ongoing

Recent releases, restored classics, and special guests grace the Barbro Osher Theater.
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Readings
Ongoing

Hear poets and other literary lights read their work.
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Film to Table Dinners at Babette
Ongoing

Delectable dinners following screenings of the films that inspired them.
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Full
Ongoing

Explore the BAMPFA galleries and discover exciting performances in our dramatic space on the night of each full moon.
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Guided Tours
Ongoing

Get a deeper look at the artworks on view by joining an expert-led tour.
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Family Events
Ongoing

Hands-on activities, participatory readings, performances, movie matinees, and more events designed for kids and their families.
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Gallery Talks, Lectures & Discussions
Ongoing

Artists, curators, scholars, and others share their insights on BAMPFA exhibitions, the arts, and other cultural topics.
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Movie Matinees for All Ages
Ongoing

Treat the family to a Saturday afternoon at the movies.
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Master Traces, Transcultural Visions
May 16–September 16, 2018

Works dating from the second century through the twentieth reveal how Buddhist power was visually expressed and transmitted throughout Asia.
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Alicia McCarthy and Ruby Neri / MATRIX 270
May 23–August 26, 2018

New work by two artists who got their start in San Francisco in the 1990s and have maintained a strong artistic dialogue ever since.
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Color, Form, Unicorn: Recent Acquisitions
June 6-August 19, 2018

Recent additions to the BAMPFA collection feature unusual approaches to color and form—plus a unicorn.
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Sunday Summer Cinema: Dancing in the Streets
June 10–October 14, 2018

This series of family-friendly dance films on our outdoor LED screen will have you moving and grooving all summer!
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Way Bay 2
June 13–September 2, 2018

A fresh iteration of our innovative exhibition exploring the creative energies that have emerged from the Bay Area over the past two centuries.
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Michelangelo Antonioni
June 15–August 31, 2018

This comprehensive retrospective is a rare chance to explore the full range of an Italian Modernist master’s formally dazzling work.
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Peter Hujar: Speed of Life
June 30–November 18, 2018

The first retrospective of an enormously influential artist whose photographs capture the creative subcultures of downtown New York in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Joanne Leonard: Intimate Documentary
July 4-September 2, 2018

Leonard’s photographs are rare, intimate documents of life in Oakland in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Aki Kaurismäki: Films from the Other Side of Hope
July 6–August 5, 2018

Pay a visit to Kaurismäki’s unique cinematic universe, where melodrama meets minimalism and bitter reality is tempered with deadpan comedy.
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Cecilia Vicuña: About to Happen
July 11–October 14, 2018

This first survey of Vicuña’s work stages a conversation about discarded and displaced people, places, and things in a time of global climate change.
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Jacques Becker
July 12–August 31, 2018

From hardboiled crime sagas to breezy portraits of postwar Parisian life, the films of this classic French director are ripe for rediscovery.
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Bergman 100: An Emerging Style
July 20–August 19, 2018

Salon Screenings in Theater 2

Enjoy rarely screened works by Ingmar Bergman in an intimate, salon-style setting.
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