OMCA Announces Public Programs and Events for Febrero 2024
Enero 12, 2024
Oakland Museum of California Announces Public Programs and Events in Febrero including the continuation of Jueves After Hours at OMCA, A Talk with Know Your Rights Camp, OMCA’s 23rd Annual Lunar New Year Celebration, and Gallery Chats. The full calendar may be seen below with details at www.museumca.org.
Jueves After Hours at OMCA
Every Jueves through Marzo | 5—8 pm
The Oakland Museum of California presents, Jueves After Hours at OMCA – a weekly night out at the Museum rich with cocktails, culture, and community. Visitors are invited to mingle at Town Fare Cafe by Chef Michele McQueen and 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!
Jueves After Hours programming is included in the cost of General Admission for Museum Guests and Free for Museum Members. Visitors do not require a ticket to enter Town Fare. Visitors are invited to bring a friend for free by taking advantage of our limited time 2 for 1 Museum ticket deal every Jueves, 5—8 pm throughout the inaugural season of Jueves After Hours. For online purchases use checkout code “Thursdates” to receive the 2 for 1 deal. For more information, please visit our website at museumca.org.
Jueves, Febrero 01 | 5-8 pm
Exploration of Amapiano: Modern Dance Music from Southern Africa by Afrobeats Oakland and bites and beverages in Town Fare Café.
Don’t miss an electric pop-up performance by Afrobeats Oakland as they explore the unique modern South African genre of Amapiano featuring DJ Juan G, emcee and host Christina Alexandria, and saxophonist Seyi Sax. featuring live instrumental accompaniment that will fill OMCA’s galleries with jazzy instrumental music. Explore the emergence and popularity of amapiano, or “the pianos” in Southern African house and dance music. As the music plays enjoy bites and beverages in Town Fare.
Program Schedule:
5—8 pm Bites and Beverages | Town Fare Café
5—8 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions
5:45—6:15 pm Pop-up Performance | Gallery of California History, Mid Level
6:45—7:15 pm Pop-up Performance | Gallery of California History, Mid Level
The Gallery of California History will come alive with can’t-miss pop-up performances. In between pop-up performances and strolls through OMCA’s award-winning galleries, stop by Town Fare for delicious bites.
Gallery programming is included with the price of general Museum admission for guests, and totally free for Museum Members. Town Fare Café will be open to visitors until 8 pm.
Jueves, Febrero 08 | 5—8 pm
Sketchboard Live Drawing and Gallery Chats
Don’t miss live sketching in the Gallery of California History and bites and beverages in Town Fare.
Program Schedule:
5—8 pm Bites and Beverages | Town Fare Café
5—8 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions
5:30—7:30 pm Gallery Chats | Gallery of California History, Mid Level
5:30—7:45 pm Sketchboard Live Drawing | Gallery of California History, Mid Level
Drop-In Drawing Sessions:
5:30—6:15 pm
5:45—6:30 pm
6:45— 7:30 pm
7:00—7:45 pm
Bring your sketch pads and appetites to another Jueves After Hours at OMCA. Mix and mingle over delightful cocktails prepared in OMCA’s Town Fare Café. After bites and beverages, head over to the Gallery of California History for live drawing sessions hosted by Sketchboard.
We welcome all skill levels, including those who have never drawn before and want to try drawing. Art supplies and clipboards will be available for you to use, and your artwork will be yours to take home or exchange with others. Models representing the diversity of the Bay Area will be posing in the galleries for times ranging from 2 to 20 minutes. Since we will be drawing in galleries, please be mindful of the space and bring only the following media from home: sketchbooks (max size 9×12 inches), pre-sharpened enclosed graphite or charcoal pencils.
*Please note that some models may be nude while others may be partially clothed.
Gallery programming is included with the price of general Museum admission for guests, and totally free for Museum Members. Town Fare Café will be open to visitors until 8 pm.
Jueves, Febrero 15 | 5—8 pm
AshEL Seasunz & Rocker T Performance
No se pierda la actuación pop-up de AshEl Seasunz & Rocker T con frecuencias, mantras y canciones de diversas tradiciones ancestrales en la Gallery of California Art y deliciosos bocados en Town Fare.
Program Schedule:
5—8 pm Bites and Beverages | Town Fare Café
5—8 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions
5:45—6:15 pm Pop-up Performance | Gallery of California Art, Upper Level
6:45—7:15 pm Pop-up Performance | Gallery of California Art, Upper Level
The Gallery of California Art will come alive with can’t-miss pop-up performances. In between pop-up performances and strolls through OMCA’s award-winning galleries, stop by Town Fare for refreshing food and drink.
Gallery programming is included with the price of general Museum admission for guests, and totally free for Museum Members. Town Fare Café will be open to visitors until 8 pm.
Jueves, Febrero 22 | 5—8 pm
Sketchboard Live Drawing and Gallery Chats
Don’t miss live sketching in the Gallery of California Art and delectable bites and beverages in Town Fare.
Program Schedule:
5—8 pm Bites and Beverages | Town Fare Café
5—8 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions
5:30—7:30 pm Gallery Chats | Gallery of California Art, Upper Level
5:30—7:45 pm Sketchboard Live Drawing | Gallery of California Art, Upper Level
Drop-In Drawing Sessions:
5:30—6:15 pm
5:45—6:30 pm
6:45— 7:30 pm
7:00—7:45 pm
Pack your sketch pads and appetites! Delight in OMCA’s cafe, Town Fare by Chef Michele McQueen. After bites and beverages, head over to the Gallery of California Art for a live drawing session hosted by Sketchboard.
We welcome all skill levels, including those who have never drawn before and want to try drawing. Art supplies and clipboards will be available for you to use, and your artwork will be yours to take home or exchange with others. Models representing the diversity of the Bay Area will be posing in the galleries for times ranging from 2 to 20 minutes. Since we will be drawing in galleries, please be mindful of the space and bring only the following media from home: sketchbooks (max size 9×12 inches), pre-sharpened enclosed graphite or charcoal pencils.
*Please note that some models may be nude while others may be partially clothed.
Gallery programming is included with the price of general Museum admission for guests, and totally free for Museum Members. Town Fare Café will be open to visitors until 8 pm.
Jueves, Febrero 29 | 5—8 pm
Total Response!: The Continued Conversation w/ Jacobdeloakland, Nimsims, and Bag o’Tricks and Cooking Demonstrations at Town Fare.
Widen your minds and your appetites when you join OMCA in Total Response! Referencing Horace Silver’s 1972 album, Total Response! is a rap performance and conversation that guides listeners to interrogate our present reality and poses questions as seeds that audience members can cultivate and pass along as their awareness to inequity widens. Between sessions give your tastebuds a chance to be wowed by Cooking Demonstrates happening in Town Fare.
Program Schedule:
5—8 pm Cooking Demonstration | Town Fare Café
5—8 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions
5:45—6:15 pm Pop-up Performance | Gallery of California History, Mid Level
6:45—7:15 pm Pop-up Performance | Gallery of California History, Mid Level
The Gallery of California History will come alive with can’t-miss pop-up performances. In between pop-up performances and strolls through OMCA’s award-winning galleries, stop by Town Fare bites and beverages.
Gallery programming is included with the price of general Museum admission for guests, and totally free for Museum Members. Town Fare Café will be open to visitors until 8 pm.
23rd Annual Lunar New Year Celebration: Year of the Dragon
Sábado, Febrero 17, 2024 | 11 am—4 pm | OMCA Campus
The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) invites guests and members to the Museum for its 23rd Annual Lunar New Year Celebration. Celebrate and honor Lunar New Year traditions through family-friendly storytelling, performances, activities, and more. The festivities center and uplift AAPI communities and explore the shared connections between Asian cultures of the Bay Area.
OMCA opens its campus to ring in the Year of the Dragon together in community. Festival access starts at 11am; activities and performances start at 12pm. Parking is available in OMCA’s Oak Street Garage for a day rate of $10; overflow event parking is available at Alco Park (165 13th Street) for the day rate of $7.
Spotlight Sundays: A Talk with Know Your Rights Camp
Domingo, Febrero 18, 2024 | 1—2:30 pm | Lecture Hall |
This event is sliding scale ($1—$30) visit museumca.org/events/ for more information.
The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) will host an impactful discussion led by advocacy leaders of Know Your Rights Camp. This organization is dedicated to advancing the liberation and wellbeing of Black and Brown communities through knowing your rights across the varied sectors of education, health, technology, and the legal system. Through presentations and a panel talk, speakers will engage in critical dialogue about these themes and impart essential tools, knowledge and self-empowerment strategies for audiences to gain a deeper understanding of civil resources and rights across multiple facets of society. Panelists will include representatives from Know Your Rights Camp, including Nicole Martin, Attorney and Legal Program Director of the Autopsy Initiative, a Know Your Rights Initiative, and Dr. Roger A. Mitchell, Jr. MD FCAP, Forensic Pathologist Coordinator of the Autopsy Initiative, and a representative from The Hidden Genius Project, an Oakland-based organization that has led workshops at previous camps focused on technology and social change.The conversation will be moderated by Dania Jordan, Associate Curator of History at the Oakland Museum of California. After the panel, there will be Call to Action tables with additional resources to learn more.
A Talk with Know Your Rights Camp is a part of exhibition programming for OMCA’s Gallery of California History.
Charlas de galería en OMCA
Gallery Chats ~
Saturdays, 1—3 pm | OMCA Great Hall and Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences
Member Gallery Chats ~
Second Saturdays, 12— 1 pm | OMCA Great Hall Only
Gallery Chats at OMCA takes an informal approach to the traditional museum tour. Visitors are invited to chat, ask questions, and connect in the galleries with our OMCA facilitators who combine content knowledge with lived experience to encourage meaningful dialogue and fresh interpretations of our Special Exhibitions and Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences.
Las charlas semanales tienen lugar en nuestras exposiciones especiales y en nuestras Galerías de Arte, Historia y Ciencias Naturales de California todos los sábados de 13:00 a 15:00 horas y están incluidas en la entrada al Museo y a las exposiciones especiales. No es necesario reservar.
Los miembros de la OMCA tienen acceso a charlas especiales cada segundo sábado de mes, de 12.00 a 13.00 horas.
Paseo y charla sobre arquitectura OMCA
Primer domingo de cada mes a las 13.00 horas
Pasee por el emblemático edificio y los jardines de OMCA con miembros del Consejo de Arquitectura, y conozca la historia, el diseño y la evolución de esta estructura galardonada con guías apasionados por OMCA y Oakland.
No se necesitan reservas ni entradas. Walk and Talk comienza cerca del mostrador de venta de entradas de Mid Level y dura aproximadamente una hora.
Si desea visitar las Galerías o las Exposiciones Especiales de la OMCA, compre una entrada por Internet con antelación o en el mostrador de venta de entradas el día de su visita.
Actualmente en exposición
Por el Pueblo: El legado y la influencia de Malaquías Montoya
Gran Salón
Explore el impacto en vida del artista chicano Malaquías Montoya, cuyo legado como artista al servicio del público, activista y líder comunitario sirve de inspiración para las generaciones más jóvenes dentro de la comunidad chicana y más allá. Los carteles, grabados gráficos y murales de Montoya que destacan cuestiones políticas y de justicia social han ayudado a definir la identidad chicana durante casi cinco décadas.
Las raíces activistas y los lazos comunitarios de Malaquías Montoya se remontan a su infancia como hijo de una familia de trabajadores agrícolas inmigrantes y a las estrechas relaciones que mantuvo con familiares mayores, profesores, artistas y otros. Por el Pueblo: El legado y la influencia de Malaquías Montoya invita a los visitantes a considerar el proceso artístico de Montoya, profundamente colaborativo, centrado en la comunidad y en el compromiso entre generaciones.
Esta exposición explorará lo que significa convertirse en un anciano a través de fotografías, efemérides históricas y familiares, obras tempranas del artista, así como obras de arte contemporáneo de artistas de múltiples generaciones influenciados por Montoya, incluyendo Julio Salgado, Elyse Doyle-Martínez, Leslie López, Israel Campos, y Arely Hernández. Expuesta del 6 de octubre de 2023 al 30 de junio de 2024.
OMCA Kids: Espacio de juego en la naturaleza
Galería de Ciencias Naturales de California
Los pequeños aprendices pueden dar rienda suelta a su curiosidad e imaginación en el recién creado OMCA Kids: Nature Playspace. Situado dentro de la Galería de Ciencias Naturales de California, el espacio de juego se centra en las necesidades únicas de los niños de 2 a 5 años, junto con sus familias y cuidadores.
El juego es fundamental para el desarrollo saludable de todos los niños y la sala de juegos ofrece algo para todos: desde materiales de construcción y rompecabezas con temática de la naturaleza hasta actividades prácticas que despiertan la creatividad, el asombro y la alegría. Los visitantes más jóvenes del museo también pueden descubrir los animales que habitan en los arroyos, colinas y patios de Oakland. El espacio de juego ofrece a las familias un lugar divertido y seguro para jugar y crear una comunidad con otras familias.
Los visitantes de 12 años o menos tienen entrada gratuita a la OMCA, siempre que vayan acompañados de un adulto mayor de 18 años.
Acerca del Museo de Oakland
El Museo de Oakland de California (OMCA) cuenta las muchas historias que componen California, creando el espacio y el contexto para una mayor conexión, confianza y comprensión entre las personas. A través de sus exposiciones inclusivas, programas públicos, iniciativas educativas y eventos culturales, el OMCA reúne a los californianos e inspira una mayor comprensión de lo que el arte, la historia y el entorno natural de nuestro estado nos enseñan sobre nosotros mismos y los demás. Con más de 1,9 millones de objetos, el OMCA reúne sus colecciones multidisciplinares de arte, historia y ciencias naturales con relatos en primera persona y, a menudo, con historias no contadas de California, todo ello en sus 110.000 pies cuadrados de galerías y en su campus de siete acres. El Museo es una de las principales instituciones culturales del Área de la Bahía y un recurso para la investigación y la comprensión del dinámico patrimonio cultural y medioambiental de California para los visitantes de la región, del estado y de todo el mundo.
Información para visitantes
El Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) está en el 1000 de Oak Street, en la calle 10, en Oakland. La entrada al museo cuesta 19 $ en general, 16 $ para personas mayores y estudiantes con carné válido, 12 $ para jóvenes de 13 a 17 años y es gratuita para socios y niños menores de 12 años. Las exposiciones especiales del Great Hall tienen un coste adicional de 6 $. El OMCA dispone de aparcamiento subterráneo y está situado a una manzana de la estación de BART de Lake Merritt, en la esquina de 10th Street y Oak Street. En la entrada principal del museo, situada en el número 1000 de Oak Street, hay una rampa de acceso.