Sunday, December 7
Sunday, December 7, 2025
1 PM
Space is limited; first come, first served.
Take inspiration from the weavings on view in the exhibition Lee ShinJa: Drawing with Thread and learn how to use a lap loom to make a small weaving in this workshop with textile artists Stacey Sharman and Vanina Doce-Mood.
Included with gallery admission.
Series
Workshops
Sunday, December 7, 2025
11 AM–7 PM
Drop-In Art Making
The museum’s popular Fisher Family Art Lab welcomes drop-in visitors of all ages to explore their creativity through hands-on artmaking.
Series
Workshops
Sunday, December 7, 2025
2 PM
Mikio Naruse,
Japan,
1960,
(79 mins)
A young widow and her shy sixth grader relocate to Tokyo. “A rare and masterful focus on children for [Mikio] Naruse” (Film Forum).
Sunday, December 7, 2025
2 PM
Graduate students from the Departments of History of Art and Film & Media offer tours of Object Oriented on Wednesdays at 12:15 PM and Sundays at 2 PM.
Included with admission.
Series
Exhibition Tours
Sunday, December 7, 2025
4:30 PM
Jerry Ross Barrish,
United States,
1981,
(80 mins)
BAMPFA Collection
A dead-end oceanside motel provides the windswept setting for this intriguing literary triptych of California dreamers and schemers. Shot on weekends with friends, Jerry Ross Barrish’s debut was accepted into the New Directors/New Films Festival and found a fan in Wim Wenders.
In Conversation
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Jerry Ross Barrish
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Michael Fox
Michael Fox is a film critic and journalist for KQED’s Arts and Culture blog. He is a member of the San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle and an inductee of SFFILM’s Essential SF.
Monday, December 8
Tuesday, December 9
Wednesday, December 10
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
12:15 PM
Graduate students from the Departments of History of Art and Film & Media offer tours of Object Oriented on Wednesdays at 12:15 PM and Sundays at 2 PM.
Included with admission.
Series
Exhibition Tours
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
5:30 PM
London-based artist Zeinab Saleh speaks with Senior Curator Anthony Graham about her new paintings debuting as part of MATRIX 289 / Zeinab Saleh: Signs of a softer world.
Gallery admission is included with ticket purchase.
Series
Talks & Conversations
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
7 PM
Akira Kurosawa,
Japan,
1963,
(143 mins)
4K Digital Restoration
A kidnapping becomes a moral dilemma for an executive (Toshiro Mifune) in “one of the best detective thrillers ever filmed” (New York Times).
A limited number of wheelchair accessible spaces may still be available for this screening. Please contact
Thursday, December 11
Thursday, December 11, 2025
7 PM
Jerry Ross Barrish,
United States,
1984,
(80 mins)
BAMPFA Collection
A random meeting between two recently heartbroken men—one straight, one gay—turns fateful in this offbeat deconstruction of toxic relationships. A fascinating glimpse into early 1980s gay San Francisco.
In Conversation
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Jerry Ross Barrish
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Kate MacKay
Kate MacKay is a Film Curator at BAMPFA.
Friday, December 12
Friday, December 12, 2025
2 PM–7 PM
Drop-In Art Making
The museum’s popular Fisher Family Art Lab welcomes drop-in visitors of all ages to explore their creativity through hands-on artmaking.
Series
Workshops
Friday, December 12, 2025
7 PM
Mikio Naruse,
Japan,
1966,
(102 mins)
35mm Archival Print
The unnatural death of the wife of a friend weighs on a man’s conscience in Mikio Naruse’s compelling foray into film noir. Driven by women’s desires and motives, the work departs from the director’s “women’s films” in style but not substance.
Saturday, December 13
Saturday, December 13, 2025
As part of our seasonal hours, the BAMPFA galleries and store will close early at 5 PM on select days during the winter.
Saturday, December 13, 2025
1 PM–5 PM
Drop-In Art Making
The museum’s popular Fisher Family Art Lab welcomes drop-in visitors of all ages to explore their creativity through hands-on artmaking.
Series
Workshops
Saturday, December 13, 2025
11 AM–5 PM
For all members
During select days this winter, BAMPFA members get 20% off at the BAMPFA Store!
Members-only sale
Saturday, December 13, 2025
11:30 AM–1 PM
For ages 6–12 with accompanying adult(s)
With an emphasis on experimentation and process, explore different approaches to drawing with thread.
Admission is free for kids 13 and under and for one accompanying adult per child.
Children must be accompanied by at least one adult at these family programs.
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Raphael Noz
Workshop led byRaphael Noz is on the faculty at San Jose State University, where he teaches fine art.
Series
Family Events
Saturday, December 13, 2025
2:30 PM–3:30 PM
Recommended for ages 7 and up with accompanying adult(s)
At Roundtable Reading, young readers read aloud to one another from the opening pages of a good book. When a gust of wind carries off Lina’s umbrella, it leads her down a path to a strange and incredible world. Read the fantastic adventure story that inspired Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved film Spirited Away.
Admission is free for kids 13 and under and for one accompanying adult per child.
Children must be accompanied by at least one adult at these family programs.
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Jessica Lee
Reading led byDistrict library coordinator, Berkeley Unified School District
Series
Family Events
Saturday, December 13, 2025
3 PM
Frederick Wiseman,
United States,
1990,
(176 mins)
4K Digital Restoration
Frederick Wiseman filmed Central Park during a period of revitalization of the revered public institution. “Maybe his greatest work . . . a microcosm of how a city as huge and diverse as this manages to function” (Matt Prigge, Village Voice).
Saturday, December 13, 2025
6:30 PM
Luis Buñuel,
Mexico, Spain,
1961,
(90 mins)
4K Digital Restoration
Viridiana (Silvia Pinal) dreams of becoming a nun until the attentions of her lecherous uncle change her path. Luis Buñuel’s irreverent vision of life as a beggar’s banquet is regarded by many as his masterpiece.
Series
Special Screenings 2025
Through December 21
Through February 1
Through April 19
Through June 28
Through July 12
Through June 6
Through December 14
Through December 21
Through December 31
Through February 19