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Art and artifacts from the people – new objects added spring 2022 March 25, 2022

“Without the voice of the people, the Oakland Museum of California might have become just another museum.”–OMCA 5th anniversary publication …

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Focus on women artists at OMCA March 08, 2022

Through intense observation of the natural world, consumption, material culture, and waste, these California-based women artists approach their craft as …

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Black excellence: six artworks you must see at OMCA February 08, 2022

Black excellence, the celebration of triumph and ascendancy in the Black community, is a mentality backed by actions of leadership and …

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Remembering Hung Liu: OMCA staff stories December 02, 2021

Even if you didn’t personally know beloved Oakland-based artist, Hung Liu (1948 – 2021), there was something that felt so …

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Our Museum’s Journey Toward Equity and Anti-Racism: The Leadership of our Staff September 29, 2021

In 2020, more than 50 staff members from the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) actively participated in examining the Museum’s …

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Our Journey Toward Equity and Anti-Racism July 28, 2021

In 2006, I became director of the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA), a multi-disciplinary museum of California art, history, and …

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