This past weekend Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) unveiled a new exhibit: the world’s largest collection of African American quilts is now on display. This remarkable assembly reveals deeply personal narratives stitched into every fabric, blending historical memory with contemporary meaning which leaves you touched and inspired.

The Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive is celebrating Robert Altman’s 100th birthday with a film series featuring his classics, while also offering a documentary about Vivien Hillgrove, a Swedish Cinema Project, and a screening of Ingmar Bergman’s “Smiles Of A Summer Night”.

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive lost $260,000 in funding due to Trump’s cuts, but held a successful gala to honor artists Trevor Paglen and Cheryl Dunye, who’s works explore themes of race, gender, and sexuality.

BAMPFA’s Winter 2024 film series offers a range of films that challenge the lies of the authoritarian kakistocracy, including documentaries on climate change, human sexuality, and the struggles of indigenous pastoralists, as well as a series on the work of documentary filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa.