San Carlos museums events

Impressionists on the Water

Tuesday, Jun 18 9:30a

Embark on an artistic voyage during the America’s Cup in San Francisco with a sensational exhibition that explores the significant role sailing played in the lives of the Impressionists and Post-Im...

The Art of Science Fiction at the Peninsula Museum of Art

Sunday, Aug 25 5:00p

Peninsula Museum of Art, Burlingame

Creepy crawlies. Other worlds. Monsters. Mutants. Clones. A variety of scientific weirdness presented in stark lines, lurid colors and depths of artful dark...

Wool Spinning Workshop

Saturday, Aug 10 1:00p

San Mateo County History Museum, Redwood City

The Museum will present a wool spinning workshop lead by artist Kira Dulaney. Participants will learn how to use a small wooden spindle and un-dyed wool to spin their own two-ply yarn...

100th Anniversary of the Lincoln Highway

Saturday, Jun 22 10:00a

Hayward Area Historical Society, Hayward

Trace the route of the first transcontinental automobile highway through downtown Hayward. This tour will focus on the years 1913-1927. Bring water, sunscreen, and wear walking shoes...

MakeArt Workshop: Poster Art

Saturday, Jul 27 1:30p

Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco

Take a tour of Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller, focused on graphic communication! We'll bring what we've learned during the tour to the MakeArt lab and design poster art inspired by Steve F...

From Fiber to Fabric: A History of American Textile Production

Friday, Jun 21 11:00a

Museum of American Heritage, Palo Alto

A new exhibition at the Museum of American Heritage presents the history of textile production in the United States from homespun of colonial times through mass-production in the industrial age...

Castro Valley History in Film

Saturday, Jun 29 2:00p

Castro Valley Library, Castro Valley

Do you like looking at old film footage? Then you don't want to miss this program with Randy Vanderbilt...

Artists Drawing Club: Step a Little to the East with Binh Danh

Thursday, Jun 20 6:30p

Asian Art Museum, San Francisco

Photographer Binh Danh will set up a photo studio where participants pose in front of a white backdrop that will later digitally depict an image from the museum's collection...

Free First Friday Program Continues - August 2013

Friday, Aug 2 10:00a

San Mateo County History Museum, Redwood City

Admission free the entire day (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.), and two programs are planned for the public without any fees. At 11:00 am, preschool children will be invited to learn about agriculture...

MakeArt Workshop: Pocket Landscapes

Saturday, Aug 24 1:30p

Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco

Craft your own picturesque 3-D landscape nestled inside a pocketsize tin...

Salvatore Pecoraro "A Journey with an Edge" 1963-2001

Saturday, Jul 6 11:00a

Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara

Exhibition Dates: July 6 - September 1st, 2013 Public Reception: July 19th, 2013, 6-8 PM The first museum survey exhibition spanning the nearly 50 year career of Salvatore Pecoraro -- the prodigio...

Free First Friday Program Continues - July 2013

Friday, Jul 5 10:00a

San Mateo County History Museum, Redwood City

Not only is admission free the entire day (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.), but two programs are planned for the public without any fees. At 11 am, preschool children will be invited to learn about athletics...

CHM Presents: Revolutionaries Intel’s Justin Rattner in Conversation with John Markoff of The New York Times

Wednesday, Jul 10 7:00p

The Computer History Museum, Mountain View

Justin Rattner is a corporate vice president and the chief technology officer (CTO) of Intel Corporation...

In-Gallery Talk with Emily Sano, Art Consultant to the Larry Ellison Collection of Japanese Art

Friday, Jun 28 3:00p

Asian Art Museum, San Francisco

Explore In The Moment: Japanese Art from the Larry Ellison Collection with Emily Sano and discover what it takes to present an exhibition from the inside out.