Event Listing - Museums
Thu Jul 10 - Sun Jan 4, 2009

246 and Counting


Website
$7 - $12.50

Location
Date and Time
SFMOMA
151 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94103 map
cross street: between Mission & Howard
district: SoMa

Thu Jul 10 (10am - 5:45pm, open till 7:45pm on Thu & Sun)
Fri Jul 11 (10am - 5:45pm, open till 7:45pm on Thu & Sun)
Sat Jul 12 (10am - 5:45pm, open till 7:45pm on Thu & Sun)
Sun Jul 13 (10am - 5:45pm, open till 7:45pm on Thu & Sun)
Mon Jul 14 (10am - 5:45pm, open till 7:45pm on Thu & Sun)

Description
Exhibit showcases books, posters, furniture and other objects acquired since Henry Urbach joined the museum staff.

This unorthodox exhibition showcases 246-plus objects acquired by SFMOMA's Architecture and Design Department since curator Henry Urbach joined the staff in September 2006. Architectural drawings and models, industrial-design objects, books, posters, photographs, and furniture will be displayed on low platforms and organized by acquisition date. With more than 26,000 works of art in its holdings, SFMOMA can only show a fraction of its permanent collection at a time. This is a rare opportunity to see each and every piece the museum has collected in a given department over a two-year period. The exhibition also illuminates the accessions process, revealing how decisions are made about developing the collection. 246 and Counting will be temporarily closed September 08 through 17 as new works proposed for acquisition are installed.