de Young Museum’s “City of Fire” Free Community Celebration | SF
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de Young Museum | 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA
Event Details
Submitted by the Event Organizer
Celebrate ‘Teotihuacan: the City of Water, City of Fire’ with them on Saturday, November 11th, and explore one of the earliest, largest, and most important cities in the ancient Americas.
Enjoy a short film, dance to an Oakland-based band, Candelaria, make your own artwork inspired by Teotihuacan and explore the exhibition itself – all for free.
Events & activities:
- Family art-making, 11am-4pm, Piazzoni Murals Room
- Dance performance by Danza Xitlalli, 12-12:30pm, Wilsey Court
- Make your own print with Linda Janklow of Peopleologie, 12-4pm, Piazzoni Murals Room
- ‘Sesenta y Ocho Voces, Sesenta y Ocho Corazones (68 Voces)’ film screenings, 12-4pm in Koret Auditorium
- Live music by Candelaria, 12:30-2pm, Wilsey Court
- Latin Vinyl Mix DJ set by Bobby Gee with Spin and Sparkle, 2-4pm, Wilsey Court
Come and chat: Want to talk about the art of Teotihuacan in depth?
Community representatives will be in the galleries from 11am-3pm, ready to chat and share more information about the artworks.
Visit their website to learn more about the exhibition, on view through February 11th, 2018.
Get involved: Share your thoughts about the exhibition using the hashtag #TeotihuacanNow
Programs and museum admission are free courtesy of the National Endowment for the Arts. Come onsite the day-of to redeem a free ticket to see ‘Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire’ from 9:30 am–4:30 pm. Admission into the permanent collection is free with no ticket required.
Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
Cost: FREE
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