OMCA is re-opening with free admission on Juneteenth weekend, June 18–20, and a special Members Premiere weekend from June 11–13. We’re excited to welcome you back to our galleries and gardens. Our staff picked some favorite artworks, exhibitions, and spots that we’ve missed while we’ve been closed this past year and can’t wait to share with you again.
OMCA Blog: How We Did It...
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June 8, 2021 -
June 3, 2021After these many months of sheltering-in-place, we are finally at a time when we will gradually bring staff back on campus, followed by you, our visitors. We know this moment brings anticipation and excitement, but also perhaps anxiety and concern. For these reasons, our extraordinary OMCA Safety Team has been hard at work putting in place the greatest possible safety precautions to ensure your safety and the safety of all those around us. -
November 18, 2020“Yes, we miss meeting over cafecito in a noisy coffee shop. The pandemic will pass, and we will return to each other’s side because we are sheltered in our traditions.” -- 2020 DMC Ritualist/Performance Subcommittee Members -
June 17, 2020OMCA's symposium on January 25, 2020 invited visitors to learn how public art can interrogate systems of injustice, celebrate community, and more. -
February 28, 2019Are you interested in the behind-the-scenes of OMCA? Have you ever wondered what it takes to build exhibitions, or take care of taxidermy? We asked OMCA Preparator Supervisor and Taxidermist Alicia Goode six questions on what it’s like to build, install, and maintain our Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences.
