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This March may start with a roar, but it isn’t from a lion — it might be a jaguar bursting from the front of a Nicaraguan clay pot at the “Cultural Currents” exhibit, or perhaps it’s just the thousands of footsteps echoing through the vast halls of the city’s museums during a weekend of free admission. Whatever your adventure, this month brings fresh energy to the city through its visual art.
The month kicks off with Free Museum Weekend on March 1-2 with several of the area’s museums participating with free ticketed entry (must be reserved in advance and is subject to availability) including the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento History Museum, SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity and the Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum. Sacramento Rapid Transit is also offering free transit to visit the museums throughout the weekend with a printed or digital copy of this flyer.
If you don’t get your fill of art, culture and history during Free Museum Weekend, try one of these Latin American-inspired art exhibits:
Mark Romero’s “Cultural Currents” at the Latino Center of Art and Culture will surely scratch the itch; this artist and citizen anthropologist has poured himself into studying the historical contributions and shared cultural connections of Mesoamerican and pre-Hispanic art.