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ADMISSION: Free with advance registration. For more information or to register, email access@thecjm.org
Visitors who are blind or have low vision are invited to experience the exhibition Levi Strauss: A History of American Style through a guided verbal description tour. Presented in partnership with Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Image description: A visitor holds up Singing Mirror II by artist Young Joon Kwak, looking happily at herself in the reflection. The mirror has an unusual elongated shape and is made out of pink clay with pigmented resin and paint, and the back of the mirror has white synthetic fur. Behind her is gathered a group of four other tour participants who are looking on with interest.
Museum Meanderings is a monthly museum meetup organized by Lighthouse for the Bind and Visually Impaired (Lighthouse) that offers cultural experiences designed for audiences who are blind or visually impaired. Museum Meanderings encourages the community to come together to learn about the accessibility features that museums, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, and other cultural institutions in our area offer (or don’t offer), and they partner up with savvy Lighthouse volunteers for select exhibition interpretation. For more information, contact Lighthouse Adult Program Coordinator Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org.
The CJM strives to provide a welcoming environment for all of our visitors. In addition to ample space for wheelchairs and a friendly environment for service animals, sign language interpretation in American Sign Language (ASL) can be scheduled for all programs with at least two weeks notice. FM assistive listening devices (ALDs) for sound enhancement are available for all talks and tours. Please note that we would like to maintain a scent-free environment, and we encourage visitors to refrain from using scented products out of respect for visitors with chemical sensitivities. For additional accommodation requests, please email access@thecjm.org or call 415.655.7856.
In 1873, at the end of the California Gold Rush, Levi Strauss & Co., named for a Bavarian Jewish dry goods merchant in San Francisco, obtained a U.S. patent with tailor Jacob Davis on the process of putting metal rivets in men’s denim work pants to increase their durability. It was the birth of the blue jean. The CJM original exhibition Levi Strauss: A History of American Style showcases the life of Levi Strauss, the invention of the blue jean, and their iconic place in the history of American style.
Access Programs are made possible by Leadership Support from Wells Fargo. Additional support is provided by a Senior Mobility Initiative grant from the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund and by the Morse Family Foundation.