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Botticelli Artworks We Only Just Found Out About

How our curator of drawings and prints identified five new drawings by Botticelli.

By Antonia Smith, web content coordinator

Article Works on paper European paintings
The Secrets of Botticelli’s Drawings

Learn about the life, process, and legacy of Sandro Botticelli.

Video European paintings Works on paper
Vitality Arts: Making Art with Older Adults

Art classes aren’t just for kids.

By Jennie Smith, education project manager

Article Anti-racism + DEIA
Minimal Michelangelo: The Journey of a Sketch

Even a simple sketch can tell many stories.

By Mauro Mussolin, art and architectural historian

Article Works on paper
Five of the Spookiest Artworks in Our Collection

Skulls, candlesticks, and giant spiders, oh my!

By Magnolia Molcan, senior web managing editor

Article Highlights
Five Things to Know about Botticelli

Nicknames, secret messages, and a revolutionary act.

By Magnolia Molcan, senior web managing editor

Article Works on paper European paintings
Equity School Partnership Project: Making Change One Class at a Time

Building bridges to Bay Area classrooms, artists, and communities.

By Adrianna Alvarez, manager of school and family partnerships

Article Anti-racism + DEIA
Fashion / History: A Fresh Look at American Impressionism + Realism

What can the fashions depicted in art tell us?

By Hannah Waiters, curatorial cataloguing fellow, American and contemporary art

Article American art Contemporary art Fashion
Q+A: Bay Area Artist Liz Hernández

The artist shares how she overcame doubts about an art career, what the Bay Area means to her, and why it’s important to stay true to who you are.

By Sarai Montes, digital media production intern, in conversation with artist Liz Hernández

Article Contemporary art Women in art Acquisitions
Refocusing Film Productions with a DEIA Lens

Why representation matters in museum films.

By Patricia Buffa, director of digital strategy, and Khamisi Norwood, digital media producer

Article Anti-racism + DEIA
Q+A: Artist Bouke de Vries

Tattoos, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and giving broken ceramics a new life.

By Martin Chapman, curator in charge, European decorative arts and sculpture, in conversation with artist Bouke de Vries

Article European sculpture Contemporary art Making
Q+A: Contemporary Indigenous Voices Photographer Kirti Bassendine

The photographer shares how the exhibition developed, why it’s important to let people tell their own stories, and more.

By Magnolia Molcan, senior web managing editor, in conversation with photographer Kirti Bassendine

Article Women in art Photography Indigenous voices

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