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Free First Thursdays at Berkeley Art Museum

At Berkeley Art Museum / Pacific Film Archive

Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley

☕Plan a tea and pastry rest stop at the on-site café during your visit.
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Galleries open their doors without charge on the first Thursday of every month at the University of California Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, inviting visitors to explore visual arts and film collections throughout the day.

Free gallery admission
Visual arts center
Monthly museum day

They recommend it:

Thursday, December 3, 11:00 AM

Free

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  • Berkeley Art Museum / Pacific Film Archive
  • Downtown Berkeley
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Coming up at Berkeley Art Museum / Pacific Film Archive

  • Some Particular Heaven: Ideas of Utopia in the BAMPFA Collection

    Some Particular Heaven: Ideas of Utopia in the BAMPFA Collection

    Mon Nov 2

    Utopian visions across centuries

  • Lotty Rosenfeld: Disobedient Spaces

    Lotty Rosenfeld: Disobedient Spaces

    Mon Nov 2

    Feminist art of resistance

  • BAMPFA/Garden Talk: MAREN HASSINGER: Living Moving Growing

    BAMPFA/Garden Talk: MAREN HASSINGER: Living Moving Growing

    Mon Nov 2

    Nature-woven sculpture retrospective

Upcoming nearby

  • Yerba Buena Illuminated

    Yerba Buena Illuminated

    Mon, Nov 2 · 5:00 PM

    Union Square

    Nightly art projections

  • Aura at Grace Cathedral

    Aura at Grace Cathedral

    Mon, Nov 2 · 7:00 PM

    Nob Hill

    Immersive cathedral light show

  • Leila Weefur: The Chapel of Becoming

    Leila Weefur: The Chapel of Becoming

    Tue, Nov 3 · 5:00 AM

    Mission District

    Devotional video & ceramics

  • Leah Rosenberg: The Sea Is But Another Sky

    Leah Rosenberg: The Sea Is But Another Sky

    Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 AM

    Marina District

    Bay-inspired mural installation

  • Red Door Coffee

    Red Door Coffee

    Tue, Nov 3 · 8:00 AM

    Transbay

    Coffee with a gallery view

  • Treasures of the Pharaohs

    Treasures of the Pharaohs

    Tue, Nov 3 · 9:30 AM

    Inner Richmond

    Ancient Egyptian artifacts

  • Graciela Iturbide: Between Two Worlds, a Major Retrospective

    Graciela Iturbide: Between Two Worlds, a Major Retrospective

    Tue, Nov 3 · 10:00 AM

    Transbay

    Mexican photography retrospective

  • New Work: Raven Chacon

    New Work: Raven Chacon

    Tue, Nov 3 · 10:00 AM

    Transbay

    Raven Chacon video installation

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    Yuja

    14.4 km away

    Rincon Hill

    Fresh bowls & froyo

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    Cultural Music Performance

    14.9 km away

    North Beach

    Andean music & vegan eats

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    Boochmania

    15.1 km away

    South of Market

    Turkish home cooking