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  • Portrait of Samuel Borkson and Arturo Sandoval III from art collective FriendsWithYou
    October 4, 2017

    Magic Moments: Nature's Gift
    On October 7, 2017, Oakland Museum of California presents the world premiere of the magical, multisensory installation, Nature’s Gift: Humans, Friends & the Unknown by artist collaborative FriendsWithYou.
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  • Oakland artist Jet Martinez painted a mural of Monarch Butterflies at the Oakland Museum of California
    September 29, 2017

    Monarchs, Marigolds, and a Mural

    There’s something new a-flutter at the Oakland Museum of California’s Oak Street Plaza: a beautiful mural of Monarch Butterflies painted by Oakland-based artist Jet Martinez. Commissioned for our upcoming exhibition Metamorphosis & Migration: Days of the Dead opening on October 18, 2017.
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  • September 21, 2017

    What’s the Marketplace @ OMCA?

    Friday Nights @ OMCA is all about Oakland, and each week we also bring in local Bay Area artists and vendors who sell their handcrafted works onsite. 
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  • 1898 The Examiner newspaper from William Randolph Hearst, Collection of the Oakland Museum of California
    September 13, 2017

    History Now: Fake News
    Our History Now exhibit, inside the Oakland Museum of California's Gallery of California History, explores the past and present of “fake news,” and it’s older than you might think! 
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  • Oakland Museum of California's Citizen Science Vending Machine helps visitors participate in citizen science projects
    September 12, 2017

    Science for the People
    New this year to our Gallery of California Natural Sciences, OMCA’s Citizen Science Vending Machine helps you participate in real scientific research project with easy-to-use kits—all from the comfort of your own home or backyard. 
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