Friday Nights at the de Young: Water and the Dutch | Golden Gate Park
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de Young Museum | 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA
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Friday Nights at the de Young | Fall 2018
One of San Francisco’s most celebrated after-hours museum events returns for a fall season of 2018.
These nine Friday Nights feature free admission to the main-level galleries highlighted by a reinterpretation of contemporary art in their permanent collection and new acquisitions called Specters of Disruption. In addition, Friday Nights will offer reduced-price tickets of $14 to the exhibition Contemporary Muslim Fashions from 6–8:30 pm.
Through social-media moments and in-person dialogue, visitors can engage and commune with the art and with one another in a warm and welcoming setting. Enjoy specialty drinks and mocktails, coffees, teas, and snacks. Bring your friends. Strike a pose at the selfie wall. Listen to music. Make art. Activities take place from 6–8:30 pm.
Events on Friday, May 10, 2013
- 6-8:30pm: Special Presentation on Water Inspired by Dutch History – Piazzoni Mural Room
Special presentation inspired by the Dutch history of living with water.- 6-8:30pm: Art Making for All – Museum Lobby
Hands-on art making in celebration of the current Dutch-related exhibitions. These projects help visitors of all ages get up close and personal with the artistic process. Join the museum teaching artists to create an artwork of your own to take home.- 6-8:45pm: Open Rehearsal and Panel Discussion of “The Escape” by Artist Fellow Lenora Lee – Kimball Education Gallery
de Young Artist Fellow Lenora Lee and collaborating artists and partners take up residence in the Artist Studio as they prepare and present works in progress throughout the month. The Escape and Rescued Memories: New York Stories are two new performances that incorporate dance, music, media design, text, and film to shed light on the experiences of women immigrants to the United States in the early twentieth century.- 7-8pm: Author Talk – Koret Auditorium
Tracy Metz, author of Sweet and Salt: Water and the Dutch, will discuss the complex and inescapable relationship between water and the Netherlands. Metz explores innovative solutions of Dutch design for living and working near water, and strategies for other countries struggling with similar hazards.- 7-8pm: Intimate Talks: Water – Hamon Education Tower
These “Intimate Talks” profile Dutch water-management expertise and innovation, including a talk with Irene Rompa, cofounder of Dopper US.
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*
