Member Bonus Reciprocity Weekend with Legion of Honor
Celebrate two incredible Bay Area institutions, the Oakland Museum of California(OMCA) and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, with …
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Member Gallery Chats: California AAPI History
OMCA Gallery of California History 1000 Oak St, Oakland, California, United StatesThis month’s Member Gallery Chat presents an opportunity to 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? How might more Asian American stories be uplifted and heard?
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Spotlight Sundays: Puri Arts & ARU Present: Ritual on the Road
OMCA Garden 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, California, United StatesWe are excited to welcome Oakland based artist Dohee Lee Puri Arts (DLPA) for their Ritual on the Road series. Join us for a powerful offering in OMCA’s beautiful Garden that will center the healing rituals of Korean indigenous practices from Jeju Island, Korea, where Lee was born and trained. Using visual art and traditional instrumental soundscapes, this interactive performance will be rooted in deep engagement with the Asian Diaspora immigrant refugees community represented by Asian Refugees United (ARU) and in educational collaboration with indigenous partners around loss, harm, and resilience of ancestral and homelands.
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Member Gallery Chats at OMCA
OMCA Gallery of California History 1000 Oak St, Oakland, California, United StatesJoin us for Member Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.
Free for Members
Member Preview for Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples
Member Preview Hours You’re invited to the Member Opening for OMCA’s newest exhibition! Through sculpture, photography, painting, installation, poetry, and …
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Member Preview Evening Celebration for Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples
Member Preview Celebration Don’t miss the opening celebration for OMCA’s newest exhibition Calli:The Art of Xicanx Peoples. With a DJ …
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Spotlight Sundays: Undocumented Heart
James Moore Theater +1 moreFor the closing of Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya, Spotlight Sundays will host a unique production of Undocumented Heart developed in collaboration with Teatro Jornalero, Peralta Hacienda, and the Oakland Theater Project. Teatro Jornalero is a LA based ensemble theater group made up of day laborers that uses theater, music, and dialogue to educate immigrant workers about their rights.
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Member Bonus Reciprocity Month at BAMPFA
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive 2155 Center St, Berkeley, California, United StatesJoin 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 month-long event!
For the full month of July, enjoy free admission to BAMPFA for 2 guests per membership.
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Spotlight Sundays: Panel Talk and Presentation with Chicana Artists Celia H. Rodriguez, Yreina D. Cervantez, and Cherrie Moraga
James Moore Theater +1 moreThis artist talk will showcase the art and practice of renowned artists Celia H. Rodriguez, Yreina D. Cervantez, and Cherrie Moraga featured in OMCA’s newest special exhibition, Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples. These seasoned Chicana artists will share their over forty years of public praxis, informed by feminism and Xicanx Indigenous perspectives. We are honored to host these celebrated womxn on our OMCA stage. Please join us for this important and lively conversation.
This Spotlight Sundays program is a part of our exhibition programming for Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples
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Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale
OMCA Great Hall 1000 Oak, Oakland, CaliforniaJoin us onsite and online for the bi-annual Member sale at the OMCA Shop! From Friday, July 26 through Sunday, July 28, OMCA Members enjoy double their regular discount on regularly priced items in our Shop – that’s 20% off!
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Member Gallery Chats: The Art and Life of Carlos Villa
OMCA Gallery of California History 1000 Oak St, Oakland, California, United StatesJoin us for an interactive discussion of two of Carlos Villa’s artworks in the Gallery of California Art and learn about his life, his teaching, and his activism. We’ll also read one of Villa’s poems and create a group poem together!
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Friday Nights at OMCA Special Members Lounge
OMCA Garden 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, California, United StatesCalling all Members! Join us for a special members’ lounge on the 3rd Level Terrace, overlooking our Garden. Mingle with …
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Ongoing & Annual events
Evening hours
Thursday After Hours
Experience Thursday After Hours 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!
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Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid
Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid, Oakland’s favorite free weekly block party is back, April—October!
Gather with family, friends, and community every Friday 5—9 pm for live music, hands-on activities, Off the Grid (OTG) food trucks, and late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions, with a Museum ticket.
Gallery Events
Gallery Chats at OMCA
Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.
Third Sundays
Spotlight Sundays
Every third Sunday, OMCA invites visitors to Spotlight Sundays, a series of conversations, performances, and experiences that showcase California visionaries.
First Sundays
First Sundays
Every first Sunday of the month, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6.
Community Celebration
Lunar New Year
OMCA celebrates the Lunar New Year and explores the shared connections between the diverse Asian cultures of the Bay Area. These family-friendly programs will include both virtual and in-person offerings that celebrate and honor Lunar New Year traditions through storytelling, performances, activities, cooking demonstrations, and more. OMCA holds space for our AAPI communities to come together and uplift each other with both in-person and virtual healing circles.
Community Celebration
Día de los Muertos
In collaboration with OMCA’s Día de los Muertos Committee, we honor Day of the Dead every October and November.
Community Event
White Elephant Sale
The Oakland Museum Women’s Board started the White Elephant Sale over sixty years ago. The annual event is not-to-be-missed.
Gallery Events
Group Chats
Knowledgeable facilitators share insights and help make meaning with your group in OMCA’s galleries.