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your family-fun guide to current exhibits

Douglas Moore, University of Wisconsin.
“Agatized Dinosaur Bone Cells”
from: Nikon Small World Exhibit

Nikon Small World     May 12 - July 15
It really is a small world after all! Visit the Museum for a beautiful photographic exhibit of some very small subject matter. The Small World microphotography exhibit is on a national tour and this is its only California appearance. $8 adults, $6 seniors (60+) and teens (13-17), $5 youth (4-12), free for members and ages 3 and under. 12-4:30pm Tuesday–Friday, 10am-4:30pm Saturday–Sunday at the Discovery Museum Science & Space Center in Sacramento. 808-3942. TheDiscovery.org

Then and Now     May 26–September 2
This exhibit features traditional clothing patterns and their contemporary interpretation along with vintage clothing styles for men and women. $4 adults, $2 youth, free for children 12 and under. 11am-4pm Tuesday—Sunday at the Folsom History Museum. 916.985-2707. FolsomHistoryMuseum.org

Continuing:

Women and Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America     
Through June 3
Women & Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America reveals the often overlooked history of a small group of independent American women who helped shape the nation's social and cultural landscape over the last 300 years. At the California Museum in Sacramento. $8.50 adults, $7 senior (65+), $6 youth (6-17), free for 5 and under. 653-7524. CaliforniaMuseum.org

Tuskegee: Journey to Flight     
Through August 5
Tusekegee: Journey to Flight celebrates the gallant African American men and women who broke barriers as both aviation heroes of WWII, as well as champions of equality. Through personal stories and experiences, this exhibit reveals how these courageous men and women not only fought for Allied victory abroad, but also fought for equality on the home front as an early chapter of civil rights history. $8.50 general, $7 students and seniors, $6 youth (6-13), free for children ages 5 and under. Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 12-5pm at the California Museum. 653-7524. CaliforniaMuseum.org

Red Hot and Blown: Contemporary Glass from the Crocker's Collection  
Through September 23
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of America's studio-glass movement! Glass is a rich and diverse form of creative expression with vessels, sculptures, and everything inbetween being blown, cast, assembled, and even painted. The Crocker's exhibition includes all of these techniques. Museum hours are 10am–5pm, Tuesday–Sunday; 10am–9pm, Thursdays. $10 adults, $8 seniors, $8 students, $5 ages 7-17, and free for members and ages 6 and under. 808-1179. CrockerArtMuseum.org

Going Green: It's Cool For The Planet     
Through December 31
Going Green is an exhibit displaying and telling the story of clean fuel alternatives. The exhibit includes a 1913 Rauch & Lang electric car; one of only twelve 1997 General Motors EV1s still in existence and their newest additions: two Nissan Electric Vehicles -- a Hypermini and an Altra. $8 general, $7 seniors and students with ID, $4 members and free for children ages 4 and under. 10am-6pm at the California Automobile Museum. 442-6802. CalAutoMuseum.org

Blast from the Past     
Ongoing
Discovery Museum presents the opening of their new exhibit "Blast from the Past" Check out Rockin' Rocks and Diggin' Dinos. $6 Adults, $5 Seniors (60+), $4 (13-17), $3 (4-12), free for 3 and under. Tuesday through Friday 12-4:30pm. Saturday and Sunday 10am-4:30pm. 808-3925. TheDiscovery.org

Closing: 

WUNDERCARS! Part 4    
Through May 11
VW! Experience the history of Germany's favorite people's car at the California Auto Museum in Sacramento. $8 Adults, $4 students with ID, free for 4 and under. 442-6802. CalAutoMuseum.org

Fishing Lines: Etching and Engraving from the Gary Widman Collection  
Through May 13
From anglers on Rembrandt's riverbanks to William Wegman's scaly creatures, fish and fishing have inspired artists for centuries. This exhibition of works from a private collection explores the subject in 60 etchings and engravings from 16th century to the present. Angling lore, scientific study, and sometimes acid humor are brought together by a variety of printmakers. $10 general, $8 seniors (65+) and youth (7-17), $5 children ages 6 and under, free for members. Tuesday-Sunday, 10am-5pm, open until 9pm on Thursdays. 808-1179. CrockerArtMuseum.org

Surveying Judy Chicago: 1970-2010     
Through May 13
A seminal figure in contemporary American art, artist and feminist Judy Chicago produces thought-provoking, passionate, and at times controversial work. Unrestrained by medium, her work traverses china and acrylic painting to cast glass, printmaking, and textiles. Her most famous project, The Dinner Party, 1974-79, catapulted her onto the international stage. $10 general, $8 seniors (65+), and youth (7-17), $5 children ages 6 and under, free for members. Tuesday-Sunday, 10am-5pm, open until 9pm on Thursdays. 808-1179. CrockerArtMuseum.org