A visit to the Berkeley Art Museum (1970)

KPIX news footage from November 5, 1970 with reporter Christopher Chow featuring a visit to the Berkeley Art Museum at UC Berkeley, which is still under construction but nearing completion. Includes views of patrons looking at exhibits, of exhibitions being set up and an interview with Founding Director Peter Selz, who describes how a visitor's experience will be shaped by the building's unique design. Ends with extensive silent views of the building and exhibits. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.

This 16mm reversal film print was scanned in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in May 2023. Film shrinkage was measured in May 2023 at 0.475%.