de Young Museum Grand (re)Opening
Saturday October 15, 2005
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Saturday, October 15 - Sunday, October 16
Open
around the clock (10 a.m. on October 15 until 5 p.m. October 16) ? Free General Admission
October 15: Entertainment and Dedication Ceremony, 10 a.m. Ribbon Cutting, Doors Open, Noon
October 16: Family Day Festivities
Throughout the Weekend
Permanent Collection Galleries
Art in America to the 20th Century, 20th-Century and Contemporary Art, Art of the Americas, Native American Art, Art of Africa, Art of Oceania, Textiles, Photography
Architecture and a Sense of Place
Site-specific works by Gerhard Richter, Ed Ruscha, Andy Goldsworthy, James Turrell, and Kiki Smith; Top of the Tower Observation Floor, Garden of Enchantment and return of the Pool of Enchantment, Sculpture Garden
Special Exhibitions
Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh ($5 special exhibition fee still applies)
Connections: Re-Classifying History: Catherine Wagner, Jasper Johns: 45 Years of Master Prints,
Elder Arts 2005
?World Stage,? Auditorium and Gallery Happenings
Margaret Jenkins Dance Theater; ?the Young de Young? hands-on art activities; children?s treasure hunt; performing arts workshops for children; spoken word by Poets Laureate devorah major, Janice Mirikitani, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Al Young; Stanford University Marching Band; Fua dia Congo; San Francisco Symphony; SF Jazz Festival All Star High School Ensemble; John Santos Quartet; Bossa Nova with Claudia Villela and Ricardo Peixoto; John Handy with CLASS; Saturday afternoon tea dancing; IXIM TINAMIT Mayan Marimba Band; 2005 Carnaval Grand Champion Brazilian Samba Contingent; American Conservatory Theater, performing from a work by Phillip Kan Gotanda; Golden Gate Park Band; San Francisco Opera; a new work by Alonzo King?s LINES Ballet in collaboration with artist Raymond Saunders; DJ Cheb I Sabbah; Dance party hosted by Om Records DJs including: JT Donaldson, Colossus (live), DJ Fluid, J Boogie?s Dubtronic Science (live); midnight docent tours; cocktails; late night dancing
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