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Free days at the San Francisco Museums - February 2012

The following museums are free one day a month.

Museum of Modern Art
www.sfmoma.org
Facebook: SFMOMA
Twitter: @SFMOMA
151 Third Street (between Mission and Howard)- SOMA
Free on Tuesday February 7th

Contemporary Jewish Museum
www.thecjm.org
Facebook: Contemporary Jewish Museum
Twitter: @Jewseum
736 Mission Street - SOMA
Free on Tuesday February 7th

De Young Museum
www.deyoung.famsf.org
Facebook: de Young Museum
Twitter: @deyoungmuseum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, Golden Gate Park
Phone: (415) 750 3600
Free on Tuesday February 7th

 

Museum of Legion of Honor
www.legionofhonor.famsf.org
Facebook: Legion of Honor Museum
Twitter: @deyoungmuseum
Lincoln Park, 100 34th avenue
Phone: (415) 750 3600
Free on Tuesday February 7th

Conservatory of Flowers
www.conservatoryofflowers.org
Facebook: San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers
Twitter: @SFConservatory
100 John F. Kennedy Drive – Golden Gate Park
Phone: (415) 831-2090
Free on Tuesday February 7th

Cartoon Art Museum
www.cartoonart.org
Facebook: Cartoon Art Museum
Twitter: @cartoonart
655 Mission Street - SOMA
Phone: (415) 227-8666
Tuesday February 7th is ‘pay what you wish day’ 

Asian Art Museum
www.asianart.org
Facebook: Asian Art Museum
Twitter: @asianartmuseum
200 Larkin Street – Civic Center
Phone: (415) 581-3500
Free on Sunday February 5th

Academy of Sciences
www.calacademy.org
Facebook: California Academy of Sciences
Twitter: @calacademy
Iphone App:
55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park
Phone: (415) 379-8000
Free on Sunday February 5th

San Francisco Botanical Gardens
www.sfbotanicalgarden.org
Facebook: San Francisco Botanical Garden
9^th Avenue and Lincoln Way – Golden Gate Park
Free on Tuesday February 14th
Free for San Francisco City and County residents with proof of residency

Exploratorium
www.exploratorium.edu
Facebook: The Exploratorium
Twitter: @exploratorium
3601 Lyon Street (@ Jefferson) – Marina – Will move to Pier 15 on the Waterfront in 2013
Phone: (415) 561-0360
Free on Wednesday February 15th

Chinese Historical Society of America
www.chsa.org
Facebook: Chinese Historical Society of America
Twitter: @CHSAmuseum
965 Clay Street - Chinatown
Phone: (415) 391-1188
Free on Thursday February 2nd

SF Camerawork
www.sfcamerawork.org
657 Mission Street, 2nd Floor
Phone: (415) 512-2020
Free on Tuesday February 7th

Yerba Buena Gardens
www.ybca.org 
Free gallery admission on Tuesday February 7th

Japanese Tea Garden
www.japaneseteagardensf.com
7 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive – Golden Gate Park
Admission is free on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays if you enter by 10 am.

Puccini's Girl of the Golden West - the movie - Free. Register now!

A FREE one-hour movie for families with a live introduction.
Saturday, February 25 and  Sunday, February 26, 2012
1:30pm and 3:30pm at the Herbst Theatre
Recommended for ages 8 and up

Puccini's Girl of the Golden West is the opera version of a classic Western—we meet a crafty criminal, a suspicious sheriff and a frontier woman with a tender heart who knows how to shoot a gun. The dramatic love triangle is set in California during the Gold Rush.
Created from San Francisco Opera's Girl of the Golden West in 2010, this one-hour movie is a perfect way for families to learn about the magic of opera. The Company's Education Department produced the movie version for Bay Area school and community programs.

The movie is in Italian, with English subtitles.

Click here to see a 3-minute video.

ADVANCED REGISTRATION is required for this free event. Doors open 30 minutes before each show time. General Admission seating with confirmation page print out. Please click below to register now.

REGISTER NOW

Herbst Theatre
Veterans Building
401 Van Ness Avenue at McAllister
San Francisco

Family resource materials, including story synopsis, biographies, slideshows of production photos, and audio and video examples are located at sfopera.com/girlresources.

Free entrance at the Jewish Contemporary Museum on December 25th

Sponsored by Target, the Contemporary Jewish Museum's Community Free Day on Christmas is a day of admission-free fun for all.

In celebration of the exhibition Houdini: Art and Magic, families can make their own optical illusion spinning tops to take home and enjoy the magic of Jade with three free performances throughout the day at 11:30 am, 1 pm and 2:30 pm (space available on a first-come-first-served basis).

The allure of Jade's magic stems from her Chinese heritage and her childhood on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Jade took the male-dominated world of magic by storm in 1990, when she won first place in the International Brotherhood of Magicians' World Magic Competition. A panel of celebrity judges honored her with the organization's coveted Gold Medal of Magic, a prize awarded only a handful of times in the competition's 20-year history. To date, she remains the sole woman to receive this honor.

Photo Courtesy of Jade
                        
Sunday, December 25, 2011
11 AM – 4 PM
                 
Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission Street (between Third and Fourth streets), San Francisco
www.thecjm.org or 415.655.7800.

Free days at the San Francisco Museums in December

The following museums are free one day a month.

Museum of Modern Art
www.sfmoma.org
Facebook: SFMOMA
Twitter: @SFMOMA
151 Third Street (between Mission and Howard)- SOMA
Free on Tuesday December 6th

Contemporary Jewish Museum
www.thecjm.org
Facebook: Contemporary Jewish Museum
Twitter: @Jewseum
736 Mission Street - SOMA
Free on Tuesday December 6th and on Christmas Day

De Young Museum
www.deyoung.famsf.org
Facebook: de Young Museum
Twitter: @deyoungmuseum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, Golden Gate Park
Phone: (415) 750 3600
Free on Tuesday December 6th

 

Museum of Legion of Honor
www.legionofhonor.famsf.org
Facebook: Legion of Honor Museum
Twitter: @deyoungmuseum
Lincoln Park, 100 34th avenue
Phone: (415) 750 3600
Free on Tuesday December 6th

Conservatory of Flowers
www.conservatoryofflowers.org
Facebook: San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers
Twitter: @SFConservatory
100 John F. Kennedy Drive – Golden Gate Park
Phone: (415) 831-2090
Free on Tuesday December 6th

 

Cartoon Art Museum
www.cartoonart.org
Facebook: Cartoon Art Museum
Twitter: @cartoonart
655 Mission Street - SOMA
Phone: (415) 227-8666
Tuesday December 6th is ‘pay what you wish day’  

Asian Art Museum
www.asianart.org
Facebook: Asian Art Museum
Twitter: @asianartmuseum
200 Larkin Street – Civic Center
Phone: (415) 581-3500
Free on Sunday December 4th

Academy of Sciences
www.calacademy.org
Facebook: California Academy of Sciences
Twitter: @calacademy
Iphone App:
55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park
Phone: (415) 379-8000
Free on Wednesday December 21st

San Francisco Botanical Gardens
www.sfbotanicalgarden.org
Facebook: San Francisco Botanical Garden
9^th Avenue and Lincoln Way – Golden Gate Park
Free on the December 13th, Christmas, and New Years’ Day
Free for San Francisco City and County residents with proof of residency

Exploratorium
www.exploratorium.edu
Facebook: The Exploratorium
Twitter: @exploratorium
3601 Lyon Street (@ Jefferson) – Marina – Will move to Pier 15 on the Waterfront in 2013
Phone: (415) 561-0360
Free on Wednesday December 21st

Chinese Historical Society of America
www.chsa.org
Facebook: Chinese Historical Society of America
Twitter: @CHSAmuseum
965 Clay Street - Chinatown
Phone: (415) 391-1188
Free on Thursday December 1st

SF Camerawork
www.sfcamerawork.org
657 Mission Street, 2nd Floor
Phone: (415) 512-2020
Free on Tuesday December 6th

Yerba Buena Gardens
www.ybca.org Double check
Free gallery admission on Tuesday December 6th

Japanese Tea Garden
www.japaneseteagardensf.com
7 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive – Golden Gate Park
Admission is free on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays if you enter by 10 am.

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Performances during the Holiday Season in San Francisco

Totem by Cirque du Soleil
Oct. 28 - Nov. 27, 2011 in the Grand Chapiteau at AT&T Park  

Cirque du Soleil returns to the Bay Area with TOTEM, its latest big top production written and directed by Robert Lepage.  TOTEM traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. The characters evolve on a stage evoking a giant turtle, the symbol of origin for many ancient civilizations. Inspired by many founding myths, TOTEM illustrates, through a visual and acrobatic language, the evolutionary progress of species.  For more information, visit www.cirquedusoleil.com/totem.  

ODC/Dance presents the 25^th Anniversary of The Velveteen Rabbit 
Nov. 25 – Dec. 11, 2011 at Novellus Theatre at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 

Featuring ODC/Dance's energetic and imaginative dancing, recorded narration by legendary actor Geoff Hoyle, costumes and sets by world-renowned children's illustrator Brian Wildsmith and musical score by composer Benjamin Britten. The Velveteen Rabbit is suitable for ages 3 and up.  For more information, visit www.odcdance.org.  

A Season with the San Francisco Symphony
From Nov. 30 to Dec. 31, Davies Symphony Hall practically overflows with the diverse sounds of the season.  Programs include:

· The Best Time of the Year: A Christmas Special

· The Snowman

· Deck the Hall

· Peter and the Wolf with the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra

· Duke Ellington Orchestra

· Colors of Christmas

· Handel’s Messiah

· Mariachi Sol de México de Jose Hernandez

· T’was the Night

· New Year’s Eve Masquerade Ball

 

Tickets are available at sfsymphony.org, 415-864-6000, or the Davies Symphony Hall Box Office on Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street in San Francisco.

 

The Nutcracker presented by the San Francisco Ballet
Dec. 9 – 27, 2011 at the War Memorial Opera House

The first ballet company to bring the Nutcracker tradition to America, San Francisco Ballet's awe-inspiring production is like no other. Set in San Francisco during the 1915 World's Fair, Clara's dreamlike journey is an ode to the City's historical grandeur - all amidst colorful, larger than life scenery, more than 200 dazzling costumed characters and Tchaikovsky’s beautiful score performed live by the world-class San Francisco Ballet Orchestra.  For full details, visit www.sfballet.org.

 

A Chanticleer Christmas
Dec. 10 - 23, 2011

This much beloved Bay Area tradition brings the power and mystery, warmth and intimacy of the season to capacity audiences in beautifully decorated churches, cathedrals and missions. Various locations.   For information, visit www.chanticleer.orgor call 415-392-4400. 

 

Celtic Yuletide 
Dec. 13, 2011 – Jan. 1, 2012.  Tues. – Sat. at 8 p.m.  Wed, Sat and Sun. at 2 p.m. and Sun. at 7 p.m.  There is a special family matinee on Friday, Dec. 23 at 2 p.m. at the Marines Memorial Theatre.

Celtic Yuletide – starring internationally renowned Irish tenor Michael Londra - features traditional, heartwarming Irish carols as well as Gaelic versions of Christmas songs everyone loves.  More than a concert, the show also features some of the best Irish stepdancers in the world – including featured dancer Owen Barrington – as well as Sephira, the incredible duo from Ireland known for their beautiful voices as well as the mastery and excitement of their violins.  For more information, visitmarinesmemorialtheatre.com.

 

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!  The Musical 
Dec. 21-31, 2011 at the Golden Gate Theatre 

Max the Dog narrates as the mean and scheming Grinch, whose heart is "two sizes too small," decides to steal Christmas away from holiday loving Whos. Magnificent sets and costumes inspired by Dr. Seuss’ original illustrations transport audiences to the whimsical world of Whoville, while the music and book of Mel Marvin and Timothy Mason breathe new life into this timeless story of the true meaning of Christmas.  For more information, call 888-746-1799 or visit www.shnsf.com.

An Evening of Leonard Cohen with the Conspiracy of Beards  
Dec. 22, 2011; 6-8 p.m. at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St.

Enjoy the beginning of the holidays with the Conspiracy of Beards, http://conspiracyofbeards.com/, an all-male a capella choir that exclusively performs the songs of legendary poet, novelist and singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen. For this one special evening, the group adds Hanukkah songs to its repertoire. Free with Museum admission.  For general information on the Contemporary Jewish Museum, visit www.thecjm.org  or call 415-655-7800.

 
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Do not miss the 7th Annual Circus for Arts in the Schools this Sunday in Alameda

The 7^th Annual Circus for Arts in the Schools is happening this Sunday, November 6^th at 1 pm and 4 pm at the Kofman Auditorium (2200 Central Avenue) in Alameda. The shows will once again feature former stars from Cirque du Soleil and the Pickle Family Circus, as well as other amazing acts from the circus world.

Mike Rosati Photography

 

Performances this year include Cirque du Soleil veterans: Jaron Hollander, who, with Slater Penney, just won "Best of Fringe" at this year's San Francisco Fringe Festival with their comedy duet "Submarine". Excepts from “Submarine”, called "inspired madcap physical comedy" by Rob Hurwitt of the Chronicle, will be in this year’s Circus for Arts. Marcie Brown, who played cello in "O", the most popular show in Las Vegas; Ben Johnson, who toured with Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus before joining Cirque du Soleil and Jeff Raz, who was the lead character in "Corteo" for over 500 performances in the U.S. and Japan. Circus for the Arts is the brainchild of Raz, whose youngest son attends fourth grade at Otis School.

Jeff Raz - Mike Rosati Photography

Also new this year are: the biggest band in Circus for Arts history lead by brilliant bandleader Johannes Mager; Matt White of 'Sweet Can', one of the hottest 'boutique' circuses in the Bay Area; Top stage clowns from the Medical Clown Project; Calvin Kai Ku's unique, daring and hilarious pole climbing act; A German Wheel act by Sabrina, graceful acrobatics from Paradizo Dance plus Brazilian martial arts with Capoiera Mandinga.

 

Mike Rosati Photography

 

Returning favorites include Bronkar Lee, a virtuoso beatbox/juggling act performed with charm and humor; Zaccho Youth Company, aerial dance directed by award winning choreographer Joanna Haigood; the amazing aerial duet Morgaine and Ryan, returning from a triumphant run at Disney World, young Cassie Weigel, star of Bay Area Children's Theater's "Circus Adventure" and a quartette of talented principals from Alameda public schools.

 Mike Rosati Photography

 

Thanks to the generosity of the performers, who donate their time and talent to put on the Circus, and to volunteers, who provide the administrative and organizational support, all proceeds from the Circus go directly to funding arts education. Over the years, the show has raised more than $130,000 for arts education in our public schools and brought a world class Circus to Alameda. In previous years, the Circus has funded a successful arts program at Paden, Otis and Washington Schools.

 

WHAT: 7^th Annual Circus for Arts in the Schools

WHERE: Kofman Auditorium, 2200 Central Avenue, Alameda

WHEN: Sunday, November 6, 2011 Two shows – 1pm and 4pm

COST: Adults - $15 ($18 at the door); Youth/Senior - $10

MORE INFO: www.circusforarts.org
Facebook Page: Circus for Arts in the Schools
Buy your tickets on Brown Paper: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/196860

 

Mike Rosati Photography

 

Yerba Buena Family Day - 4 SF Museums Free on Sunday October 16th

Enjoy 4 San Francisco museums for free on Sunday October 16th as well as as a full
day of free hands-on art making activities for kids and special family-friendly performances.

It would cost a family of four $120 just to visit these museums and that doesn't include all the extras -- the free art making, performances and more. Do not miss the opening of the new exhibits at the newly renamed Children's Creativity Museum (formerly Zeum).

YERBA BUENA FAMILY DAY
Presented by Target
Four Fun Museums * Two Lively Stages * One Great Day
Sunday, October 16, 2011
11a.m. to 4 p.m.
FREE

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
www.sfmoma.org
Facebook: SFMOMA
Twitter: @SFMOMA
151Third Street (between Mission and Howard)

Kids can be inspired by the exhibition Richard Serra Drawing: A Retrospective and sketch, scribble, and squiggle their way through the wonderful world of drawing.

Photo courtesy of SFMOMA

Contemporary Jewish Museum
www.thecjm.org
Facebook: Contemporary Jewish Museum
Twitter: @Jewseum
736 Mission Street

Visitors will marvel at Harry Houdini's world famous escape acts in the exhibition Houdini: Art and Magic, thrill to a live performance by The Magic of Chin-Chin and make their own optical illusions.

Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
www.moadsf.org
Facebook: Museum of the African Diaspora
Twitter: @MoADsf
685 Mission Street (at Third)

Down the block at MoAD, families can decoupage their own memory boxes and explore other ways to collect memories after seeing the exhibition COLLECTED: Stories of Acquisition and Reclamation.

Children's Creativity Museum (formerly Zeum) 
www.creativity.org
Facebook: Children’s Creativity Museum
Twitter: @creativitykids
221 Fourth Street (at Howard)

Families can be among the first to experience the freshly redesigned Children's Creativity Museum, unveiling its exciting new Imagination Lab for the first time that weekend. Kids can ride the historic carousel, experiment with clay animation, and much, much more.

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
From hula dancers to Japanese drummers, the main Esplanade Stage offers non stop excitement from 12-3 PM with performances by GenRyu Arts, Oakland Youth Chorus, Hulau oKeikiali'i, Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble and the San Francisco Rock Project. On
the Children's Stage near the Children's Creativity Museum, families will delight in the clowning of Unique Derique and the grooves of the Venezuelan Music Project.

Unique Derique
Credit: John Spicer

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'Carmen' for families at the San Francisco Opera

Get your tickets now for the production of ‘Carmen’ (Bizet) that will play at the San Francisco Opera on Sunday November 27th at 2 pm and on Sunday Decemberr 4th at 12 pm.

Set in Sevilla (Spain), Carmen is a fascinating opera that tells the story of a Carmen, a gypsy, Don Jose, a soldier, and Escamillo, a bullfighter.

The Opera is shortened to 2 hours, 30 minutes and will be sung in English with English subtitles. Price range from 10 dollars to 45 dollars for children and from 25 dollars to 90 dollars per adult.

Recommended for children ages 10 and up.

 

Here is an extract of Carmen: Habanera sang by Maria Callas in French

San Francisco Opera
301 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
(415) 864-3330

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Register now to bring your older kids to see Turandot for free at the SF Ball Park

On September 25^th, at 2:00 pm, enjoy the live video simulcast of Turandot (Puccini) at the AT&T Park in San Francisco. It is free and it is a nice way to introduce your older child to the opera. You first need to make sure to register on the SF Opera website to get your free tickets.

Bring a blanket (lawnchairs are forbidden). Concession stands will be open and lots of family activities are being planned for the first time (face painting, art projects and singing before and during the opera).

The simulcast will last three hours with two intermissions. It is sung in Italian with English subtitles. Do not take your children if they are too young. If your little ones do not last for a whole full length movie at the theater, chances are that they are not going to last for a full length opera, keep in mind that you will be at the ballpark for at least 4 hours total.

You will find all the information you need about parking, public transportation, and activities on the website.

About Puccini (1858-1924)

Giacomo Puccini is an Italian composer who wrote famous pieces: Manon Lescaut, la Boheme, Tosca, Madame Butterfly. His operas are still played nowadays and people appreciate them for their powerful arias. Arias are solo pieces accompanied by instruments. At the beginning of the XX century, Puccinia began to compose less operas, was involved in a dramatic car accident and a scandal with his wife. He passed away from throat cancer.

Turandot Synopsis

From the Opera website

ACT I

At sunset before the Imperial Palace in Peking, a mandarin reads the crowd an edict: any prince seeking to marry Princess Turandot must first answer three riddles. If he fails, he must die. The latest suitor, the Prince of Persia, is to be executed at the moon's rising; blood­thirsty citizens urge the executioner on. In the tumult, a slave girl, Liù, kneels by her aged master, Timur, who has fallen from exhaustion. Young Calaf recognizes the old man as his long-lost father, the vanquished king of Tartary. When Timur reveals that only Liù has remained faithful to him, Calaf asks why; she replies it is because once, long ago, he, Calaf, smiled at her. As the sky darkens, the mob again cries for blood but greets the moon with a sudden, fearful silence. The onlookers are further moved when the Prince of Persia passes by and calls upon the princess. Calaf also demands that she appear; as if in answer, Turandot, with a contemptuous gesture, bids the execution to proceed. As the death cry is heard from the distance, Calaf, transfixed by the beauty of the unattainable princess, strides to the gong that announces a new suitor. Turandot's three ministers, Ping, Pang, and Pong, try to discourage him. When Timur and the tearful Liù also beg him to reconsider, Calaf seeks to comfort them; but as their pleas reach new intensity, he strikes the fatal gong and calls Turandot’s name.

ACT II

In a palace pavilion, Ping, Pang, and Pong lament Turandot's bloody reign, hoping that love willconquer her icy heart and peace will return. The three let their thoughts dwell on their beautiful country homes, but the noise of the populace gathering to hear Turandot question the new challenger calls them back to reality.

In front of the palace, the aged Emperor, seated on a high throne, vainly asks Calaf to reconsider. Heralded by a chorus of children, Turandot enters to describe how her beautiful ancestor, Princess Lou Ling, was brutally slain by a conquering prince. In revenge, Turandot has turned against all men and deter­mined that none shall ever possess her. Then, facing Calaf, she poses her first question: “What is born each night and dies each dawn?” “Hope,” Calaf answers correctly. Unnerved, Turandot continues: What flickers red and warm like a flame, yet is not fire?” “Blood," replies Calaf after a moment's pause. Visiblyshaken, Turandot delivers her third riddle: “What is like ice but burns?” A tense silence prevails until Calaf triumphantly cries, “Turandot!” While the crowd voices thanks, the princess begs her father not to give her to the stranger, but to no avail. Calaf, hoping to win her love, generously offers Turandot a challenge of his own: if she can learn his name by dawn, he will forfeit his life. Turandot accepts as the crowd repeats the Emperor's praises.

ACT III

In the palace gardens, Calaf hears a proclamation: on pain of death, no one in Peking shall sleep until Turandot learns the stranger's name. While the prince ponders his impending joy, Ping, Pang, and Pong try to bribe him to leave the city. As the mob threatens him to learn his name, soldiers drag in Liù and Timur; horrified, Calaf tries to convince the mob that neither knows his secret. When Turandot appears, commanding the dazed Timur to speak, Liù cries out that she alone knows the stranger's identity but will never reveal it. Though she is tortured, she remains silent. Impressed by such endurance, Turandot asks Liù’s secret. "Love," replies the girl. The princess signals the soldiers to intensify the torture. Liù snatches a dagger and kills herself. The crowd, fearful of her dead spirit, forms a funeral procession. Turandot remains alone to confront Calaf, who kisses her. Knowing emotion for the first time, Turandot weeps. The prince, now sure of his victory, reveals his identity. As the people hail the Emperor, Turandot triumphantly approaches histhrone, announcing the stranger's name: “Love.” Calaf rushes to embrace her and the court hails the power of love and life.

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Free days at the San Francisco and Oakland Museums in June 2011

Museum of Modern Art 
Free on Tuesday June 7th 
Closed on Wednesdays

De Young Museum
Free on Tuesday June 7th
Closed on Mondays 

Museum of Legion of Honor
Free on Tuesday June 7th 
Closed on Mondays

Conservatory of Flowers
Free on Tuesday June 7th 
Closed on Mondays 

Cartoon Art Museum 
Tuesday June 7th is ‘pay what you wish day’  
Closed on Mondays

Asian Art Museum 
Free on Sunday June 5th   
Closed on Mondays

Academy of Sciences 
Free on Wednesday June 18th 

Exploratorium 
Free on Wednesday June 18th  
Closed on Mondays

Oakland Museum of California 
Free on Sunday June 5th
Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays

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