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PUBLIC TOURS Ongoing Spotlight Tours Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays: Noon - 12:30 p.m. Meet in the Haas Atrium. These innovative noontime tours bring artists’ voices directly to visitors, beginning with a short video clip of a featured artist, then moving into the galleries for viewing and discussion. Free with Museum admission. In conjunction with Matisse and Beyond ........... Ongoing Daily Tours Daily (except Wednesdays): 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Thursdays: 6:15 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. Meet in the Haas Atrium. Topics change daily for these free tours led by SFMOMA docents. The 1:30 p.m. tour focuses on Frida Kahlo beginning June 20, 2008. Free with Museum admission. In conjunction with Frida Kahlo ........... AUDIO TOURS Ongoing Frida Kahlo, The Art of Lee Miller and SFMOMA Collection Highlights The self-guided multimedia tour of Frida Kahlo complements Kahlo's paintings and personal photos with video and audio commentary by the exhibition's cocurators, artists, musicians, and scholars. The Art of Lee Miller audio tour illuminates Miller's unconventional career and extraordinary life, with commentary from Antony Penrose, Miller's son and director of the Lee Miller Archives, and art historian Whitney Chadwick. An audio guide to works in SFMOMA's painting and sculpture collection is also included. $3. Includes all three tours. Frida Kahlo multimedia tour narrated in English, Spanish, and French; The Art of Lee Miller audio tour narrated in English; SFMOMA collection tour is available in English, French, German, and Spanish. Audio tours are produced by Discovery Audio. SFMOMA's audio tour is made possible by generous grants from the Acacia Foundation and the Flora Family Foundation. In conjunction with Frida Kahlo Also in conjunction with The Art of Lee Miller ........... Beginning July 10, 2008 Cell Phone Audio Tour 246 and Counting: Recent Architecture + Design Acquisitions Listen to the behind-the-scenes stories about artworks recently brought into SFMOMA's architecture and design collection. Narrated by architecture and design curator Henry Urbach, the guide can be enjoyed at home or in the galleries. Free. Call 415.294.3609 and follow the prompts. In conjunction with 246 and Counting ........... PUBLIC PROGRAMS Tuesday, July 01, 2008 Conversation + Screening Curating Lee Miller Mark Haworth-Booth, exhibition curator Antony Penrose, author and son of Lee Miller In conjunction with The Art of Lee Miller See exhibition page for details. ........... Thursday, July 03, 2008 Lecture + Screening Discovering Lee Miller Antony Penrose, author and son of Lee Miller In conjunction with The Art of Lee Miller See exhibition page for details. ........... Sunday, July 06, 2008 Live Art Fritz Haeg's Animal Estates Regional Model Homes 5.0: San Francisco Client 5.1: California Slender Salamander See program description for details. ........... Sunday, July 13, 2008 SFMOMA Community Day See program description for details. ........... Sunday, July 13, 2008 Live Art Fritz Haeg's Animal Estates Regional Model Homes 5.0: San Francisco Client 5.2: California Quail See program description for details. ........... Thursday, July 17, 2008 Course Learning from Frida Kahlo: Exploring Identity in Modern and Contemporary Art Julie Charles, associate curator, education, SFMOMA Alison Gass, assistant curator, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA In conjunction with Frida Kahlo See exhibition page for details. ........... Thursday, July 17, 2008 Live Art Artist Talk Fritz Haeg on Animal Estates 5.0: San Francisco Fritz Haeg, architect and artist Frank Smigiel, associate curator of public programs, SFMOMA See program description for details. ........... Thursday, July 17, 2008 Book Signing Fritz Haeg See program description for details. ........... Sunday, July 20, 2008 Live Art Fritz Haeg's Animal Estates Regional Model Homes 5.0: San Francisco Client 5.3: Peregrine Falcon See program description for details. ........... Sunday, July 27, 2008 Live Art Fritz Haeg's Animal Estates Regional Model Homes 5.0: San Francisco Client 5.4: California Sea Lion See program description for details. ........... FILM AND VIDEO SCREENINGS June 14 - September 28, 2008 Daily Video Screenings The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo Amy Stechler, 2005, 90 min. June 14 - June 30, 2008 Daily (except Wednesdays), 1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 4:00 p.m. July 01 - September 28, 2008 Daily (except Wednesdays), 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Koret Visitor Education Center Free with museum admission; drop-ins welcome. In conjunction with Frida Kahlo ........... July 01 - September 28, 2008 Daily Video Screenings Lee Miller: Through the Mirror Sylvain Roumette, 2005, 55 min. Daily (except Wednesdays), 4:00 p.m. Koret Visitor Education Center Free with museum admission; drop-ins welcome. In conjunction with The Art of Lee Miller ........... Saturday, July 05, 2008 Film Series Jean Cocteau: The Orphic Trilogy Double Feature Le Sang d'un poète (Blood of a Poet) Jean Cocteau, 1930, 55 min. In conjunction with The Art of Lee Miller See exhibition page for details. ........... Thursday, July 10, 2008 Film Series Jean Cocteau: The Orphic Trilogy Orphée (Orpheus) Jean Cocteau, 1949, 95 min. In conjunction with The Art of Lee Miller See exhibition page for details. ........... Saturday, July 12, 2008 Film Series Jean Cocteau: The Orphic Trilogy Double Feature Le Sang d'un poète (Blood of a Poet) Jean Cocteau, 1930, 55 min. In conjunction with The Art of Lee Miller See exhibition page for details. ........... Thursday, July 17, 2008 Film Series Jean Cocteau: The Orphic Trilogy Le Testament d'Orphée (The Testament of Orpheus) Jean Cocteau, 1959, 80 min. In conjunction with The Art of Lee Miller See exhibition page for details. ........... Saturday, July 19, 2008 Film Series Jean Cocteau: The Orphic Trilogy Double Feature Le Sang d'un poète (Blood of a Poet) Jean Cocteau, 1930, 55 min. In conjunction with The Art of Lee Miller See exhibition page for details. ........... Thursday, July 24, 2008 Film Series Jean Cocteau: The Orphic Trilogy Le Testament d'Orphée (The Testament of Orpheus) Jean Cocteau, 1959, 80 min. In conjunction with The Art of Lee Miller See exhibition page for details. ........... Saturday, July 26, 2008 Film Series Jean Cocteau: The Orphic Trilogy Double Feature Orphée (Orpheus) Jean Cocteau, 1949, 95 min. In conjunction with The Art of Lee Miller See exhibition page for details. ........... Thursday, July 31, 2008 Film Series Angel of Fire: Kahlo, Mexico, and Film Nazarín Luis Buñuel, 1959, 94 min. In conjunction with Frida Kahlo See exhibition page for details. ........... FAMILY PROGRAMS Sunday, July 06, 2008 The Family Studio Animal Estates See program description for details. ........... Sunday, July 06, 2008 Family Tours See program description for details. ........... Sunday, July 20, 2008 The Family Studio Animal Estates See program description for details. ........... Sunday, July 20, 2008 Family Tours See program description for details. ........... MEMBER EVENTS Sunday, July 06, 2008 First Sunday Connections See program description for details. ........... EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW Thursday, July 10, 2008 - Sunday, October 05, 2008 Room for Thought Thursday, July 10, 2008 - Sunday, October 05, 2008 Half-Life of a Dream Thursday, July 10, 2008 - Sunday, January 04, 2009 246 and Counting Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - Sunday, September 14, 2008 The Art of Lee Miller Ongoing Picturing Modernity Saturday, June 14, 2008 - Sunday, September 28, 2008 Frida Kahlo Thursday, April 24, 2008 - Sunday, July 20, 2008 Modern Masterworks from the Elise S. Haas Collection Thursday, April 03, 2008 - Sunday, October 26, 2008 A Rooftop Garden for SFMOMA Ongoing Matisse and Beyond |
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