Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Name: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Address: 2155 Center St, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Telephone: +1 510-642-0808
Rating: 4.5

Downtown Berkeley

Home to the world's largest African American quilt collection, BAMPFA weaves together rotating art exhibitions with an exceptional film archive that screens everything from rare international cinema to avant-garde classics. The hands-on Art Lab and free First Thursdays make this university museum feel surprisingly approachable.

World-class quilt collection

Exceptional film programming

Hands-on Art Lab

University museum

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🧵"one of the most ambitious endeavors" in BAMPFA's history

🎬"The programming quality doesn't get any better" (Mean State)

🎨Art Lab open Fri-Sun with drop-in projects for all ages

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

2155 Center St, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

+1 510-642-0808

bampfa.org

Upcoming at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Tuesday, May 5

Fassbinder and the New German Cinema

May 5

To the devoted cinephile, this 20-film retrospective is a deluxe smorgasbord of New German Cinema. Fassbinder's provocative gems anchor the series, with overlooked titles and works by Herzog, Wenders, and von Trotta rounding out an unmissable deep dive into 1970s West German filmmaking.

Rhapsody: Works from the Cooper Rosenwasser Collection

May 5

Step inside a love letter to women artists spanning six decades. "Rhapsody" traces the passion of two collectors who championed feminist art from Minimalism to fiber art, with works that map how women reshaped the art world.

Psychedelia & Cinema

May 5

Cinema has always been a portal to other worlds. This series brings together trippy classics and experimental works that recreate the mind-bending effects of psychedelics through montage, lens distortion, and pure visual invention.

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