Llamamiento a todos los socios Únase a nosotros para un salón especial de miembros en la terraza del 3er nivel, con vistas a nuestro jardín. Mézclese con otros entusiastas de OMCA mientras disfruta de un refrigerio ligero. Además, ¡sortearemos increíbles productos de OMCA!
For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, come share your questions and reflections on key moments in California Asian American history and explore how the causes and consequences of these events still reverberate today. What are the many ways Asian Americans have contributed to the “Becoming California” story in OMCA’s Gallery of California History? How might more Asian American stories be uplifted and heard? Come join the conversation in this month’s Member Gallery Chat with Margaret Yee.
Celebrate two incredible Bay Area institutions, the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) and Gardens of Golden Gate Park, with a …
Join us for the premiere of The School – The Legacy of Hintil Ku’u Ca, a powerful film created and directed by an all-Native team. This documentary traces the origins of Oakland’s first urban Native child development center, which began during the All-Tribes occupation of Alcatraz Island (1969-1971) and is still in operation today.
Join us for a woman-focused walk through the art gallery with Gallery Chats facilitator, Avril Angevine. Take a deep dive into the background of some of California’s best—and least—known women artists. Delight in their mesmerizing work and hear stories about their lives, practices, and challenges. Featuring artists Sonia Getchoff, Viola Frey, Carmen Lomas Garza, Hung Liu, Margaret Peterson, and Ann Weber.
You’re invited to the Member Opening for OMCA’s newest exhibition! Black Spaces: Reclaim & Remain navigates the braided histories of displacement, resistance, and resilience within Black American communities in Oakland and the East Bay. Through works from the OMCA permanent collection alongside new commissions by artist Adrian Burrell; architect Junio Grant with blinkLAB architecture; and the Archive of Urban Futures with Moms 4 Housing, the exhibition traces how Black communities have creatively resisted dispossession and reimagined spaces of home and belonging. Reserved tickets are highly encouraged but not required for Member Preview Hours.
Don’t miss the opening celebration for OMCA’s newest exhibition! Black Spaces: Reclaim & Remain navigates the braided histories of displacement, resistance, and resilience within Black American communities in Oakland and the East Bay. Through works from the OMCA permanent collection alongside new commissions by artist Adrian Burrell; architect Junio Grant with blinkLAB architecture; and the Archive of Urban Futures with Moms 4 Housing, the exhibition traces how Black communities have creatively resisted dispossession and reimagined spaces of home and belonging.
I Was There Too is a unique multimedia performance about one woman’s inner revolution as she struggles to understand what it means to have been born into the Black Panther Party. Daughter of two Black Panthers (Emory Douglas and Gayle Dickson), Meres-Sia Gabriel shares a first-hand account of what it was like to grow up in a revolution that changed the course of history.
It’s sale time! Join us onsite and online for the semi-annual Member sale at the OMCA Shop. Starting Viernes, Agosto 8 through Domingo, Agosto 10, OMCA Members enjoy double their regular discount on regularly priced items in our Shop–that’s 20% off!
Join us for a walkthrough of the Gallery of California History feature Students on Strike with OMCA Curator Ryder Diaz. This exhibition explores the enduring legacy of student activism at San Francisco State University by highlighting the similarities and differences between the historic 1968-1969 student strike that established the nation’s first Black Studies Department and first College of Ethnic Studies and the contemporary campus protests against the war in Gaza.
This month, Spotlight Sundays welcomes guests to join artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong for a free, all-ages celebration in OMCA’s Oak Street Plaza. Wong’s colorful paintings amplify the diversity of her Asian heritage and the vibrant family histories of the AAPI women depicted in them. Under her playful mural, titled Calling Home, this lively event will explore rituals of community care with Wong and OMCA’s community partners Cut Fruit Collective and Teaphile.
Join us in a celebratory partnership between the Oakland Museum of California and the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) with this bonus reciprocity week-long event!
From Agosto 27–31, OMCA Members enjoy free admission to BAMPFA for 2 guests per membership.
Experience ThursDates at OMCA – your weekly night out at the Museum rich with cocktails, culture, and community. Mingle at Town Fare Cafe by Chef Michele McQueen, where you can enjoy drinks and light bites against a backdrop of music, or explore the galleries which come alive at night with a mix of pop-up performances, chats, live drawings, and more– just for adults!
Vuelven los viernes por la noche en OMCA con Off the Grid, la fiesta semanal gratuita favorita de Oakland, de abril a octubre.
Reúnase con la familia, los amigos y la comunidad todos los viernes de 17:00 a 21:00 para disfrutar de música en directo, actividades prácticas, camiones de comida Off the Grid (OTG) y acceso nocturno a nuestras galerías y exposiciones especiales, con una entrada al Museo.
Únase a nosotros en las Charlas de Galería, una oportunidad para charlar y hacer preguntas a nuestros entusiastas y expertos facilitadores de OMCA.
Cada tercer domingo, OMCA invita a los visitantes a Spotlight Sundays, una serie de conversaciones, actuaciones y experiencias que muestran a visionarios californianos.
Todos los primeros domingos de mes, la entrada general a las Galerías de Arte, Historia y Ciencias Naturales de California del OMCA es gratuita y las entradas para las exposiciones especiales de nuestro Gran Salón se ofrecen a un precio reducido de 6 $.
Interested in bringing a group to engage more deeply with our gallery content? Sign up for a Group Tour where knowledgeable facilitators share insights and help make meaning with your group in OMCA’s galleries.
La Junta de Mujeres del Museo de Oakland inició la venta de elefantes blancos hace más de sesenta años. Este evento anual es imperdible.
OMCA celebra el Año Nuevo Lunar y explora las conexiones compartidas entre las diversas culturas asiáticas del Área de la Bahía. Estos programas familiares incluirán ofertas virtuales y presenciales que celebran y honran las tradiciones del Año Nuevo Lunar a través de cuentos, actuaciones, actividades, demostraciones de cocina y mucho más. La OMCA ofrece un espacio para que nuestras comunidades AAPI se reúnan y se eleven mutuamente con círculos de curación tanto presenciales como virtuales.
En colaboración con el Comité del Día de los Muertos de OMCA, honramos el Día de los Muertos cada octubre y noviembre.