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Friday Nights at the de Young: Exploring World Music & Art | SF

Every Friday Through November 23rd.
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Friday, July 24, 2015 - 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*All activities and admission to the permanent galleries on Friday nights are free and open to the public, but if you want to visit the museum's Special Exhibits, regular admission charges still apply.

de Young Museum | 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA

Event Details

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.

Kimball Education Gallery
6:00 pm

July 1–August 2, 2015
Wednesdays–Sundays, 1–5 pm
Friday Nights until 8:30 pm
de Young | Kimball Education Gallery/Artist Studio
Artist Reception Friday Night, July 31

Buchanan Court
6:00 pm

Every week, Friday Nights at the de Young offers art-making activities to encourage everyone of all ages to tap into their creativity.

Wilsey Cour
6:30 pm

La Gente Productionz is proud to announce our Cumbia Bhangra Dance Fest. This evening will feature a music and dance cross-cultural fusion of Latin America and the Punjabi region of India and Pakistan. We will bring together musicians, dancers, drummers, and vocalists and compose new music for the night that will feature a blend of Cumbia, Reggae, Hip-Hop, Salsa, and Bhangra sung in Spanish, Punjabi, and English. Cumbia is a genre of music and dance from the coast of Colombia that blends elements of West Africa, Spain, Native American, and Middle Eastern influences of the Caribbean.

Koret Auditorium
7:15 pm

Margaret Cohen’s lecture investigates the aesthetic beauty of Turner’s rendering of the sea as well as his interest in the power of technology and the maritime empire.

Piazzoni Murals Room
9:30 am

A world of art awaits you at the Fifth Annual Fair Trade Bazaar, featuring products from international artisans. Shop for unique items including jewelry, textiles, native handcrafts, and decorative accessories reflecting the many cultures represented in the de Young’s collections. Members receive a 10% discount.

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*
*All activities and admission to the permanent galleries on Friday nights are free and open to the public, but if you want to visit the museum's Special Exhibits, regular admission charges still apply.
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Address: 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA