de Saisset Museum

South Bay's free museum of art and history

Future Exhibitions

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Jeweled Prosthetics: Jewelry as Extension of Self

August 17 - December 2, 2012

Jeweled Prosthetics features art jewelry by a small group of contemporary jewelry artists who blur the boundaries between jewelry, sculpture, and performance. MORE »

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Beyond Function: Fiber, Fabric, and Finery

August 17 - December 2, 2012

Beyond Function explores the ways contemporary California artists incorporate fabric in their work using a variety of techniques ranging from quilting and embroidery to hand-knitted lace. MORE »


Figure Forward: Works by Bay Area Figurative Artists

August 17  - December 2, 2012

Drawn from the de Saisset Museum's permanent collection and composed of works by Joan Brown, Theophilus Brown, Richard Diebenkorn, Manuel Neri, Nathan Oliveira, and Wayne Thiebaud, Figure Forward traces the evolution of figuration in these artists' works over the course of several decades. MORE »