Culture for Community: Black History at California Historical Society | SF

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Free Third Thursdays at California Historical Society | SF

Explore the current exhibitions for free from 5 pm-8 pm on the third Thursday of every month, as part of the Yerba Buena neighborhood’s Third Thursday program.

Thursday, February 20, 2020
Free Third Thursdays at California Historical Society | SF

California Historical Society will be free all day on February 20th as part of Culture for Community: Black History in the Yerba Buena neighborhood. Explore the current exhibitions, join for a docent-led tour, and stay for the Curator Swap.

This February, ten Yerba Buena arts and cultural organizations are coming together to offer free admission in celebration of Black History Month, marking the first Culture for Community free day in 2020.

Culture for Community is a unique group of Yerba Buena district institutions coming together in the spirit of community building and collaboration.

Below is a List of the Participating Organizations:

• 111 Minna Gallery
  111 Minna Street
  https://111minnagallery.com/
  Happy Hour 3:30 to 7:30 pm
• California Historical Society
  678 Mission Street
  11:00 am to 7:30 pm
  https://my.californiahistoricalsociety.org/single/EventDetail.aspx?p=2065 4pm, docent lead tour
  6pm Curator Swap reg:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/call-response-curator-swap-tickets-91394474333?aff=erelexpmlt
• Children’s Creativity Museum,
  221 Fourth Street, offering free carousel rides from 10 am-7pm
  learn more at https://creativity.org/calendar/culture-for-community-black-history/
• Contemporary Jewish Museum
  736 Mission Street
  Open free from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm with evening programming.
  -6–8PM
  Play the game Bartertown with Urban Works Agency
  -6:30–6:50PM
  Curator Swap: Elizabeth Gessel discusses the history of the Berkeley Tigers
  -7–7:45PM
  Nathan Clevenger Quartet performs a tribute to the poet and musician David Berkman
  RSVP for The CJM’s free day at thecjm.org/programs/639
• Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
  685 Mission Street
  Open Mic Night
  https://www.moadsf.org/event/open-mic-at-moad-13/
• San Francisco Travel Association,
  SF Travel Visitor Info Center at 749 Howard Street
  9:00 am to 5:00 pm
  https://www.sftravel.com/
• SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,
  151 Third Street
  RSVP for SFMOMA’s free day at sfmoma.me/CFCFeb20
• SF Camerawork
  11010 Market Street
  11:00 am to 6:00 pm
  https://sfcamerawork.org/
• Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
  701 Mission Street
  5:00 to 8:00 pm
  ybca.org/event/2020-feb-third-thursday

Visit each organizations website for a complete list of programming and hours. See schedule below for a list of each organizations free hours.

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.