Grand Opening – Community Day
BAMPFA
2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA 94704
Community Day: January 31, 11 am – 11 pm

Sunday, January 31, the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive opens to the public at its new Center Street location, replacing the 1970 Mario Ciampi building it previously occupied on Bancroft Way. The inaugural exhibition, Architecture of Life is an exploration of the influences and effects of architecture on human experience and behavior. The exhibition will occupy all spaces of the new building, which was designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro. A celebration of architectural innovation, Architecture of Life includes over 200 works of art in a wide range of materials, including a variety of scientific illustrations and architectural drawings and models. The first event in an expanded film program at BAMPFA is a screening of Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (1957), beginning at 7:30 pm on February 3.

BAMPFA will be open from 11 am to 11 pm on January 31 for Community Day.
The new regular hours are 11 am to 9 pm, Wednesday through Sunday.
 

The new BAMPFA at 2155 Center Street. Courtesy of Iwan Baan, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and BAMPFA.

The new BAMPFA at 2155 Center Street. Courtesy of Iwan Baan, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and BAMPFA.


 
Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Hand holding a model for BAMPFA, 2012. Digital photograph. © Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Courtesy of Diller Scofidio + Renfro and BAMPFA.

Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Hand holding a model for BAMPFA, 2012. Digital photograph. Included in the inaugural exhibition Architecture of Life at the new BAMPFA, now on view through May 29. © Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Courtesy of Diller Scofidio + Renfro and BAMPFA.


 
Lebbeus Woods, Sarajevo, from War and Architecture, 1993. Graphite and colored pencil on board, 10 ⅝ x 12 ⅞ inches. Included in the inaugural exhibition Architecture of Life at the new BAMPFA, now on view through May 29. © Estate of Lebbeus Woods. Courtesy of BAMPFA.

Lebbeus Woods, Sarajevo, from War and Architecture, 1993. Graphite and colored pencil on board, 10 ⅝ x 12 ⅞ inches. Included in the inaugural exhibition Architecture of Life at the new BAMPFA, now on view through May 29. © Estate of Lebbeus Woods. Courtesy of BAMPFA.


 
Iannis Xenakis, Graphic score for Metastasis, glissandi of chords, 1954. Graphite on graph paper, 8 ½ x 10 ⅞ inches. Included in the inaugural exhibition Architecture of Life at the new BAMPFA, now on view through May 29. Courtesy of the Xenakis family (Paris) and BAMPFA.

Iannis Xenakis, Graphic score for Metastasis, glissandi of chords, 1954. Graphite on graph paper, 8 ½ x 10 ⅞ inches. Included in the inaugural exhibition Architecture of Life at the new BAMPFA, now on view through May 29. Courtesy of the Xenakis family (Paris) and BAMPFA.