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Things to do with kids this weekend in Stanford
Things to do with kids this weekend in Stanford: 21 dated family events for August 1–2, with times, venues, costs, and official links. Updated weekly. Build a 3-stop plan with FamHop.
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Saturday, August 1
12 events · 6 free
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Animal, Vegetable, nor Mineral: Works by Miljohn Ruperto
Animal, Vegetable, nor Mineral is the first large-scale solo museum exhibition of Manila-born, Los Angeles-based artist Miljohn Ruperto (b. 1971).
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Ginsberg at 100: Selections from the Allen Ginsberg Papers at Stanford
Stanford University Libraries presents Ginsberg at 100: Selections from the Allen Ginsberg Papers at Stanford, on view in the Peterson…
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JANE! An intimate exploration of Gilded Age excess and the enigmatic life and death of Jane Stanford
Curated by Associate Curator of European Art, Patrick R. Crowley, JANE! celebrates the aesthetic and affective excesses of Jane Stanford,…
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Moments in the History of East Asian Printing
brings together rare books, facsimiles, woodblocks, broadsheets, illustrated books, typewriter materials, and other objects from the East Asia Library’s collections.
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Text Machines: Scarlet Thread of the Digital Order (1883-2026)
Stanford Libraries now holds an 1883 edition of a rare book, Les laboureurs: poème tiré de Jocelyn, whose pages (text and ornaments) were…
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1,000 Ways to Hold: A New Work By Erika Chong Shuch
1,000 Ways to Hold is the culmination of a year-long participatory project by Stanford Arts’ 2025–26 Visiting Artist Erika Chong Shuch, rooted in conversation and clay.
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Public Tour | Auguste Rodin
This exhibition celebrates Auguste Rodin’s relentless pursuit to convey complex emotions, diverse psychological states, and pure sensuality through the nude.
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Highlights Tour | Anderson Collection
Come by the Anderson Collection for a free guided tour of our collection!
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Public Tour | Cantor Highlights: 1 PM
Public Tours: Cantor Highlights Explore the highlights of the Cantor's permanent collection on a public tour that leads you through a…
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Highlights Tour | Anderson Collection
Come by the Anderson Collection for a free guided tour of our collection!
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Public Tour | Cantor Highlights: 3 PM
Public Tours: Cantor Highlights Explore the highlights of the Cantor's permanent collection on a public tour that leads you through a…
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Stanford Summer Symphony & Chorus
The Stanford Summer Symphony, under the direction of Paul Phillips, teams up with the Stanford Summer Chorus, under the direction of Rafael…
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Sunday, August 2
9 events · 4 free
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Animal, Vegetable, nor Mineral: Works by Miljohn Ruperto
Animal, Vegetable, nor Mineral is the first large-scale solo museum exhibition of Manila-born, Los Angeles-based artist Miljohn Ruperto (b. 1971).
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JANE! An intimate exploration of Gilded Age excess and the enigmatic life and death of Jane Stanford
Curated by Associate Curator of European Art, Patrick R. Crowley, JANE! celebrates the aesthetic and affective excesses of Jane Stanford,…
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Moments in the History of East Asian Printing
brings together rare books, facsimiles, woodblocks, broadsheets, illustrated books, typewriter materials, and other objects from the East Asia Library’s collections.
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Text Machines: Scarlet Thread of the Digital Order (1883-2026)
Stanford Libraries now holds an 1883 edition of a rare book, Les laboureurs: poème tiré de Jocelyn, whose pages (text and ornaments) were…
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1,000 Ways to Hold: A New Work By Erika Chong Shuch
1,000 Ways to Hold is the culmination of a year-long participatory project by Stanford Arts’ 2025–26 Visiting Artist Erika Chong Shuch, rooted in conversation and clay.
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Ginsberg at 100: Selections from the Allen Ginsberg Papers at Stanford
Stanford University Libraries presents Ginsberg at 100: Selections from the Allen Ginsberg Papers at Stanford, on view in the Peterson…
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Highlights Tour | Anderson Collection
Come by the Anderson Collection for a free guided tour of our collection!
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Public Tour: Outdoor Sculpture Walk, Campus
Explore the Stanford campus and its distinguished collection of outdoor sculpture.
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Highlights Tour | Anderson Collection
Come by the Anderson Collection for a free guided tour of our collection!
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