March 17, 2024

San Francisco: Contemporary Jewish Museum; things to do

San Francisco

What's new at The Contemporary Jewish Museum


exterior of The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, California
exterior of The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, California


Current exhibitions at The Contemporary Jewish Museum include:

First Light: Rituals of Glass and Neon Art, curated by She Bends, “explores mastery in craft as a devotional pursuit, presenting breathtaking artworks that connect both artists and viewers to spirituality, wonder, and universal questions of human existence.” Science and art are both utilized in artworks that include neon, glass, and large-scale sculptures. Runs through April 28, 2024.


First Light exhibit at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, California
First Light exhibit at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, California



RetroBlakesberg: The Music Never Stopped, which taps into Bay Area music history through the lens of Bay Area–based photographer Jay Blakesberg. Photographs of legendary musicians “reveal the evolution of San Francisco’s unique music culture and its wide-reaching influence.” It is fun to study the various photographs to identify greats such as Joni Mitchell, The Grateful Dead, Tracy Chapman, and Neil Young, and to also see ephemera such as original tickets stubs. Runs through July 28, 2024.



RetroBlakesberg exhibit at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, California
RetroBlakesberg exhibit at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, California


Radiant Practices: Illuminating Jewish Traditions “traces the foundational role of light in Jewish life and ritual, both historically and today” through objects such as menorahs and memorial candles. Runs through April 28, 2024.



cast metal brutalist menorah at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, California
cast metal brutalist menorah at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, California


More about the Contemporary Jewish Museum and the Wise Sons Jewish Deli.


patio of Wise Sons Jewish Deli at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, California
patio of Wise Sons Jewish Deli at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, California




March 14, 2024

Sausalito: Bay Model Visitor Center; things to do

101 North

Bay Model Visitor Center

2100 Bridgeway, (415) 289-3007. 24 Tu-Sat 9-4; in summer Tu-F 9-4, Sat 10-5. Free.

entrance to Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito, California
entrance to Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito, California



Located on the outskirts of town on the site of a shipyard that produced World War II Liberty ships and tankers, the Bay Model Visitor Center is a working hydraulic scale model of the Bay Area and Delta estuary systems. As big as two football fields, it is designed to simulate bay water conditions for research. This is the only one of its kind in the world. A visit begins with a short video providing background on the exhibit, which is viewed from ramp snaking through the immense building. Interpretive displays help make this complex scientific project understandable to the layman. A small adjunct museum tells about shipbuilding here during World War II.

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San Pablo Bay Area display at Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito, California
San Pablo Bay Area display at Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito, California


Suisun Bay display at Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito, California
Suisun Bay display at Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito, California


Bay Bridge display at Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito, California
Bay Bridge display at Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito, California


San Mateo Bridge display at Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito, California
San Mateo Bridge display at Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito, California




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