Note: the Legion of Honor is opening at 10:30 am on 6/11, due to the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon.
Open today 9:30 am – 5:15 pm
On Thursday, February 13, Eyal Weizman of Forensic Architecture had his travel authorization to the United States revoked due to an “algorithm” that identified him as a security threat.
By Claudia Schmuckli and Thomas P. Campbell
Rainbow Sign was located at 2640 Grove Street in Berkeley and was active between 1971–1977.
By Lauren Palmor
In 1970, ten billboards went up across Oakland and Berkeley. The artist never explicitly stated their meaning.
Paintings conservator Tricia O’Regan outlines her process for preparing The Hero for its first public display in decades.
By Tricia O’Regan
In 1968 – 1969, the exhibition A Photographic Essay on the Black Panthers drew 100,000 visitors.
Tissot’s most personally meaningful work was as a visionary religious artist.
By Melissa Buron
James Tissot: Fashion + Faith is the first major reassessment of Tissot’s career in over 20 years.
By Anthea Callen
James Tissot grew up in a household attuned to fashion.
By Justine De Young
The experiential video allows visitors to reflect upon notions about Pacific culture and history.
By Claudia Schmuckli
The wallpaper’s subject imagined a perceived idyllic way of life in the South Pacific.
By Martin Chapman and Eve Rosekind
Rubens’s painting Daniel in the Lions’ Den is a favorite of visitors.
By Alexandra Libby
Rubens’s interest in dark subject matter is evident in his riveting Head of Medusa.
By Corrinne Chong with Petr Tomášek