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PUBLIC TOURS

Ongoing
Spotlight Tours
Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays: Noon - 12:30 p.m.
Meet in the Haas Atrium.
These innovative noontime tours bring artists’ voices directly to visitors, beginning with a short video clip of a featured artist, then moving into the galleries for viewing and discussion.

Free with Museum admission.

In conjunction with Matisse and Beyond

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Ongoing
Daily Tours
Daily (except Wednesdays): 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m.
Thursdays: 6:15 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.
Meet in the Haas Atrium.
Topics change daily for these free tours led by SFMOMA docents. The 1:30 p.m. tour focuses on Frida Kahlo beginning June 20, 2008.

Free with Museum admission.

In conjunction with Frida Kahlo

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AUDIO TOURS

Ongoing
Frida Kahlo, The Art of Lee Miller and SFMOMA Collection Highlights
The self-guided multimedia tour of Frida Kahlo complements Kahlo's paintings and personal photos with video and audio commentary by the exhibition's cocurators, artists, musicians, and scholars. The Art of Lee Miller audio tour illuminates Miller's unconventional career and extraordinary life, with commentary from Antony Penrose, Miller's son and director of the Lee Miller Archives, and art historian Whitney Chadwick. An audio guide to works in SFMOMA's painting and sculpture collection is also included.

$3. Includes all three tours. Frida Kahlo multimedia tour narrated in English, Spanish, and French; The Art of Lee Miller audio tour narrated in English; SFMOMA collection tour is available in English, French, German, and Spanish.

Audio tours are produced by Discovery Audio. SFMOMA's audio tour is made possible by generous grants from the Acacia Foundation and the Flora Family Foundation.

In conjunction with Frida Kahlo
Also in conjunction with The Art of Lee Miller

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Ongoing
Cell Phone Audio Tour
246 and Counting: Recent Architecture + Design Acquisitions
Listen to the behind-the-scenes stories about artworks recently brought into SFMOMA's architecture and design collection. Narrated by architecture and design curator Henry Urbach, the guide can be enjoyed at home or in the galleries.

Free. Call 415.294.3609 and follow the prompts.

In conjunction with 246 and Counting

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PUBLIC PROGRAMS

Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Exhibition Spotlight
New Work: Zilvinas Kempinas, Alyson Shotz, Mary Temple
Alison Gass, assistant curator, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

In conjunction with New Work
See exhibition page for details.

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Saturday, August 09, 2008
Open Auditions for Frida Kahlo Performance at SFMOMA

In conjunction with Frida Kahlo
See exhibition page for details.

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Saturday, August 16, 2008
Open Auditions for Frida Kahlo Performance at SFMOMA

In conjunction with Frida Kahlo
See exhibition page for details.

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FILM AND VIDEO SCREENINGS

June 14 - September 28, 2008
Daily Video Screenings
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
Amy Stechler, 2005, 90 min.
July 01 - September 14, 2008
Daily (except Wednesdays), 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
September 15 - 28, 2008
Daily (except Wednesdays), 1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.
Through September 28
Saturdays and Sundays, 6:00 p.m.
Koret Visitor Education Center

Free with museum admission; drop-ins welcome.

In conjunction with Frida Kahlo

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July 01 - September 14, 2008
Daily Video Screenings
Lee Miller: Through the Mirror
Sylvain Roumette, 2005, 55 min.
Daily (except Wednesdays), 4:00 p.m.
Koret Visitor Education Center

Free with museum admission; drop-ins welcome.

In conjunction with The Art of Lee Miller

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Saturday, August 02, 2008
Film Series
Angel of Fire: Kahlo, Mexico, and Film
Double Feature
Nazarín
Luis Buñuel, 1959, 94 min.

In conjunction with Frida Kahlo
See exhibition page for details.

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Thursday, August 07, 2008
Film Series
Angel of Fire: Kahlo, Mexico, and Film
El Puño de hierro (The Iron Fist)
Gabriel García Moreno, 1927, 77 min.

In conjunction with Frida Kahlo
See exhibition page for details.

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Saturday, August 09, 2008
Film Series
Angel of Fire: Kahlo, Mexico, and Film
Double Feature
¡Que viva México!
Sergei Eisenstein, 1931/1979, 85 min.

In conjunction with Frida Kahlo
See exhibition page for details.

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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Film Series
Angel of Fire: Kahlo, Mexico, and Film
¡Que viva México!
Sergei Eisenstein, 1931/1979, 85 min.

In conjunction with Frida Kahlo
See exhibition page for details.

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Saturday, August 16, 2008
Film Series
Angel of Fire: Kahlo, Mexico, and Film
Double Feature
¡Que viva México!
Sergei Eisenstein, 1931/1979, 85 min.

In conjunction with Frida Kahlo
See exhibition page for details.

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Thursday, August 21, 2008
Film Series
Angel of Fire: Kahlo, Mexico, and Film
Aventurera
Alberto Gout, 1949, 101 min.

In conjunction with Frida Kahlo
See exhibition page for details.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008
Film Series
Angel of Fire: Kahlo, Mexico, and Film
Double Feature
Aventurera
Alberto Gout, 1949, 101 min.

In conjunction with Frida Kahlo
See exhibition page for details.

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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Film Series
Angel of Fire: Kahlo, Mexico, and Film
Frida, naturaleza viva
Paul Leduc, 1984, 108 min.

In conjunction with Frida Kahlo
See exhibition page for details.

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Saturday, August 30, 2008
Film Series
Angel of Fire: Kahlo, Mexico, and Film
Double Feature
Enamorada (A Woman in Love)
Emilio Fernández, 1946, 99 min.

In conjunction with Frida Kahlo
See exhibition page for details.

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FAMILY PROGRAMS

Sunday, August 03, 2008
The Family Studio
Me, Myself, and I

In conjunction with Frida Kahlo
See exhibition page for details.

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Sunday, August 03, 2008
Family Tours

See program description for details.

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Sunday, August 17, 2008
The Family Studio
Me, Myself, and I

In conjunction with Frida Kahlo
See exhibition page for details.

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Sunday, August 17, 2008
Family Tours

See program description for details.

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MEMBER EVENTS

Sunday, August 03, 2008
First Sunday Connections

See program description for details.

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EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW

Friday, August 01, 2008 - Tuesday, November 04, 2008
New Work

Thursday, July 10, 2008 - Sunday, October 05, 2008
Room for Thought

Thursday, July 10, 2008 - Sunday, October 05, 2008
Half-Life of a Dream

Thursday, July 10, 2008 - Sunday, January 04, 2009
246 and Counting

Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - Sunday, September 14, 2008
The Art of Lee Miller

Ongoing
Picturing Modernity

Saturday, June 14, 2008 - Sunday, September 28, 2008
Frida Kahlo

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - Sunday, August 03, 2008
Modern Masterworks from the Elise S. Haas Collection

Thursday, April 03, 2008 - Sunday, October 26, 2008
A Rooftop Garden for SFMOMA

Ongoing
Matisse and Beyond