BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) - ECPv6.15.16.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://museumca.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250412T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250412T130000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20250313T005740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T184647Z UID:10001871-1744459200-1744462800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Tours: Born of the Bear Dance Tour with Drew Johnson\, Curator of Photography & Visual Culture at OMCA DESCRIPTION:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember Tours: Born of the Bear Dance Tour with Drew Johnson\, Curator of Photography & Visual Culture at OMCA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDrew Johnson\, curator of Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilar’s Photographs of Native California\, will illuminate the powerful communities and stories behind the exhibition’s captivating images. Join Johnson as he shares the collaborations and partnerships that brought Aguilar’s remarkable photographic collection to OMCA\, resulting in this impactful display.  \n\n\n\nExplore the creative process behind the project and discover how these photographs reflect the vibrancy\, resilience\, and rich cultural heritage of Native communities in California. We hope you’ll join us for this special program and gain a deeper understanding of the work’s significance. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBECOME A MEMBER\n\n\n\n\nPlease note that tour spots are limited. A sign up sheet will be available at the Ticketing Desk when checking in so get here early to grab your spot! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacilitator\n\n\n\n\n\nDrew Heath Johnson is Curator of Photography & Visual Culture at the Oakland Museum of California\, where he has worked since 1989. His many exhibitions at the Museum include Capturing Light: Masterpieces of California Photography\, 1850 – 2000\, Fertile Ground: Art and Community in California\, and Dorothea Lange: Politics of Seeing which traveled to venues in Europe and the United States. Among his duties is stewardship and public sharing of the Dorothea Lange Archive\, which holds more than 6\,000 vintage prints and 40\,000 negatives\, along with personal correspondence\, field notes\, proof sheets\, and working documents from the artist. His publications include Silver & Gold: Cased Images of the California Gold Rush and the award-winning exhibition catalog for Capturing Light. Born and raised in Oakland\, he has been a student of photography since purchasing his first daguerreotype at the age of fourteen. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-tours-born-of-the-bear-dance-tour-with-drew-johnson-curator-of-photography-visual-culture-at-omca/ LOCATION:OMCA Great Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/5N2A6235-Enhanced-NR-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250316T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250316T143000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20250210T191337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250304T010444Z UID:10001862-1742130000-1742135400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Reimagining Justice — A Conversation with Malkia Devich-Cyril & Jessica Lanyadoo\, with Music by Mahsa Vahdat DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSemi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Reimagining Justice — A Conversation with Malkia Devich-Cyril & Jessica Lanyadoo\, with Music by Mahsa Vahdat\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn celebration of Women’s History Month\, join us for an interactive conversation with Black liberation advocate\, Malkia Devich-Cyril\, and activist-astrologer\, Jessica Lanyadoo. They will discuss how moments of great personal and collective challenges can become transformative forces in the fight for social justice and liberation. \n\n\n\nThe event will begin with a call-and-response musical performance by internationally acclaimed Iranian Bay Area based singer Mahsa Vahdat and musician\, Atabak Elyas. Vahdat\, a passionate advocate for women’s rights\, has courageously defied restrictions on female singers in Iran. Her voice blends her rich cultural heritage with universal themes of resistance and resilience. Together\, we’ll engage in a collective experience to imagine a more equitable and just world. \n\n\n\n\nGENERAL TICKETS\n\n\n\nMEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanelist Bios\n\n\n\nMalkia Devich-Cyril is a Left movement strategist and facilitator\, writer\, public speaker and award winning activist on issues of collective grief\, Black liberation\, narrative change and power building. As the founding and former director of Media Justice\, Malkia spearheaded national grassroots efforts for abolition and access in a digital age\, galvanizing communities of color for an open Internet and media accountability. After two decades of media justice leadership\, and in an era of devastating mass loss\, Devich-Cyril has launched the Radical Loss Project\, a Black-led change lab transforming how modern freedom movements face loss and build collective power through collective grief.  \n\n\n\nJessica Lanyadoo is a Humanistic Astrologer\, psychic medium\, and animal communicator with over three decades of professional experience. Known for her grounded and accessible approach\, she helps individuals cultivate emotional intelligence and navigate life with clarity. Lanyadoo is the author of Meditations for Your Sign (2025) and Astrology for Real Relationships (2020) and hosts the acclaimed podcast Ghost of a Podcast. Her work has been featured in CNN\, The Today Show\, Rolling Stone\, Vogue Italia\, Time Magazine\, Oprah Magazine\, and more. In 2022\, Lanyadoo contributed an immersive installation to the Hella Feminist exhibition at the Oakland Museum of California\, inviting visitors to release emotions tied to systemic inequities. Through her multidisciplinary practice\, she explores the intersection of astrology\, accountability\, and social justice. Her work can be found at lovelanyadoo.com. \n\n\n\nMahsa Vahdat\, an internationally acclaimed singer and musician from Iran living in the San Francisco Bay area\, is dedicated to both her personal\, lifelong musical and artistic path and the greater cause of freedom of expression. Her artistic work has offered audiences around the globe a deeper appreciation of Iranian poetry and music. With her enchanting voice deeply rooted in the heritage of her beloved country Iran\, and her innovative musical expression and wide-ranging repertoire\, she has fearlessly defied the bans on music and solo women singers imposed by Iranian authorities after the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979. She continues to interact with a diverse international audience that highly appreciates her art. \n\n\n\nBeyond her musical achievements\, Mahsa Vahdat is a passionate vocal educator and advocate for women’s rights. Her life’s work\, in particular\, empowers women by encouraging them to raise their voices. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-reimagining-justice-a-conversation-with-malkia-cyril-devich-jessica-lanyadoo-with-music-by-mahsa-vahdat/ LOCATION:James Moore Theater CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/spotlight-sundays-March-300-x-200-px-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250308T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250308T130000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20250210T192101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T220542Z UID:10001863-1741435200-1741438800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Tours: Ancestral Visions with Chelsea Ryoko Wong DESCRIPTION:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember Tours: Ancestral Visions with Chelsea Ryoko Wong\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn celebration of Women’s History Month\, this month’s Member Tour will feature a special guest\, Chelsea Ryoko Wong\, the 2024 Harker Fund Artist-in-Residence. On this tour\, Wong will share about her exciting new installation titled Ancestral Visions on view in the Gallery of California Art. \n\n\n\nInspired by textiles from the OMCA collection\, Wong’s research focused on the wardrobes\, photographs\, and ephemera of six 20th-century Chinese American women—Rose Setzo\, Sophia Chang Wong\, Grace Dea\, Lei Kim Lim\, Sun Fung Lee Wong\, and Chop Chin Chum.  \n\n\n\nThis unique project highlights Wong’s colorful paintings in an immersive environment that will showcase the dresses the women wore\, known as qipao or cheongsam\, as well as illuminate what is known of their lives. Ancestral Visions: An Installation by  Chelsea Ryoko Wong is supported by the Harker Fund Artist Residency Program. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBECOME A MEMBER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacilitator\n\n\n\n\n\nChelsea Ryoko Wong (b. 1986\, Seattle\, WA) attended Parsons School of Design\, New York and received her BFA in printmaking from California College of the Arts. In 2024\, she was awarded the Harker Fund Residency at the Oakland Museum of California where she will enjoy a solo exhibition in 2025. She was a 2022 finalist for SFMOMA’s esteemed SECA Art Award and was included in Yerba Buena Center for the Art’s 2023 Bay Area Now 9 triennial. She has participated in recent group exhibitions at the de Young\, San Francisco; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts\, San Francisco\, CA; Creativity Explored\, San Francisco\, CA; Chinese Cultural Center\, San Francisco\, CA; and Bolinas Museum\, CA. She has been commissioned for large-scale projects and murals in San Francisco at SFMOMA; Asian Art Museum; Asana; La Cocina; Facebook Artist in Residence Program. Her work has been acquired by institutional and private collections including the de Young\, San Francisco; Crocker Art Museum\, Sacramento\, CA\, and Bolinas Museum\, CA. Wong lives and works in the Mission District of San Francisco. She is represented by Jessica Silverman\, San Francisco.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-tours-ancestral-visions-with-chelsea-ryoko-wong/ LOCATION:OMCA Gallery of California Art\, 1000 Oak St\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/6U4A0266-Enhanced-NR.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250216T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250216T153000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20250109T005651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250215T013202Z UID:10001838-1739714400-1739719800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Gospel at the Museum DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSemi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Gospel at the Museum\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSOLD OUT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis Black History Month\, join us for a powerful night of gospel music at the museum created by Dr. Adam “Ology” Rogers—radio station owner\, music producer\, and community organizer. Hosted by KPOO radio personality DJ Sherita (Re Re) Evans\, this performance uplifts the deep ties between gospel music and African American history. \n\n\n\nFeaturing renowned gospel artists\, the performance musically reflects various key dynamics in African American history\, from antebellum hymns of resistance to Civil Rights anthems and modern gospel; it’s a celebration of how gospel music has inspired hope\, sparked change\, and connected generations. \n\n\n\nThe event kicks off at 2 pm\, and Town Fare by Michele McQueen on OMCA’s Mid Level (open from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.) is prepared to offer a rounded Sunday experience. McQueen’s menu\, inspired by her Southern roots and Oakland upbringing\, offers the perfect complement to this celebratory day. \n\n\n\nThis event has sold out. \n\n\n\n\nSOLD OUT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformer Bio\n\n\n\nA musical prodigy\, Dr. Adam Rogers began playing multiple instruments at age 8. By age 12\, he became the jurisdictional organist for Northern California’s 1st Jurisdiction in the Church of God in Christ. Dr. Adam has accompanied gospel legends like Kim Burrell and Marvin Sapp. He earned a Bachelor’s in Philosophy and Religion from San Francisco State University and two Associate degrees from Laney College. Dr. Rogers directed the gospel choir at UC Berkeley as well as the M.D. for Saint Mary’s College &Contra Costa College gospel choir while serving as minister of music at Ephesians COGIC Berkeley. In 2023\, he received a Doctorate in Sacred Music. \n\n\n\nFounder of Believe Radio Media Group LLC\, BRMGroup Films\, and SyncHouseMedia LLC Dr. Rogers has produced award-winning content\, charted on Billboard. He is collaborating with networks like Impact Network and Tubi. In 2025\, he was appointed Communications Coordinator for the NAACP Vallejo branch\, Western Regional Media Specialist\, California State President of the National Association of Gospel Radio. His accolades include Stellar Award nominations in radio\, Spin Awards winner and Gospel Choice Business Owner of the Year honors. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-gospel-at-the-museum/ LOCATION:James Moore Theater CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Gospel-image-1-e1736384158296.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250119T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250119T130000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20241210T234125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T210816Z UID:10001825-1737284400-1737291600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Community Conversations: Reclaiming Democracy\, Building Belonging DESCRIPTION:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCommunity Conversations: Reclaiming Democracy\, Building Belonging\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOMCA’s Spotlight Sundays is excited to introduce “Community Conversations\,”  a new series in partnership with The Othering & Belonging Institute (OBI). This new series of conversations will create a space to foster public dialogue and engagement around emerging community topics.  \n\n\n\nThe program’s first installment this January will explore the topic of Reclaiming Democracy\, Building Belonging. The panel will include john a. powell\, Director of OBI and Professor of Law\, African American and Ethnic Studies at the University of California\, Berkeley\, Ernestine Nettles\, President of the Oakland League of Women Voters\, and Olivia Richardson Feldman who is the Co-Chair of the Oakland Youth Commission. The panel will be moderated by Ashley Gallegos who leads the Places of Belonging work at OBI and will feature open remarks from Congresswoman Lateefah Simon and former Congresswoman Barbara Lee. .  \n\n\n\nThis interactive experience will encourage audience participation and will be grounded by an opening performance by the Belonging Residency Company that will orient the space toward our shared humanity through the arts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ngeneral tickets\n\n\n\nMEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet 15% off a signed copy of john e. powell’s book\, The Power of Bridging: How to Build a World Where We All Belong when you purchase a ticket to the event online. Limited supply.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenters\n\n\n\njohn a.powell is Director of the Othering and Belonging Institute and Professor of Law\, African American\, and Ethnic Studies at the University of California\, Berkeley. He was previously the Executive Director at the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at the Ohio State University\, and prior to that\, the founder and director of the Institute for Race and Poverty at the University of Minnesota. John formerly served as the National Legal Director of the American Civil  Liberties Union (ACLU). He is a co-founder of the Poverty & Race Research Action Council and serves on the boards of  several national and international organizations. john led the development of an “opportunity-based” model that connects affordable housing to education\, health\, healthcare\, and employment and is well-known for his work developing the frameworks of “targeted universalism” and “othering and  belonging” to affect equity-based interventions. john has taught at numerous law schools including Harvard and Columbia  University. His latest books are Belonging Without Othering\, How We Save Ourselves and the World\, and The Power  of Bridging\, How to Build a World where we all Belong.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAshley Gallegos leads the Places of Belonging work at the Othering and Belonging Institute. Her work focuses on advancing belonging in collaboration with people\, groups\, and institutions through a place-based approach with global connection. Ashley believes in the power of belonging and is inspired by its ability to invite people and places to build for the betterment of ourselves\, our communities\, and our shared world. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nErnestine Nettles is the first Black president of the League of Women Voters Oakland\, and has been an active member of the Oakland League for the past 12 years and has served on the board of directors for 10 years. She has spent most of her professional life promoting and supporting small businesses. Her position as a Contract Compliance Officer for the City of Oakland has placed her at the forefront of small business advocacy. She is the first point of entry for a company that wants to get certified with the City of Oakland.  She works to help ensure businesses are prepared to receive Oakland’s promise of diversity\, equity and inclusion. Her expertise has helped countless professionals and small businesses get a foothold in Oakland and prepared for opportunities throughout the business world. She gained this experience and became an advocate for small business while working for Golden State Business League and Sysco Foods. Additionally\, while working as an Equal Employment Opportunities Officer and as a Chief Legislative Analyst for the City of Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority in addition to working to establish the Tom and Ethel Bradley Foundation\, she obtained a deep passion for equity and inclusion.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOlivia Richardson Feldman is currently a senior attending Lick-Wilmerding High School in San Francisco. As an Oakland native\, she serves as Co-Chair of the Oakland Youth Commission alongside other Oakland youth to voice concerns to city government. Her leadership extends to activism in her founding of her school’s anti-hate speech campaign\, Black Student Union presidency\, and as Editor-in-Chief of her student newspaper. As a creator of the Civil Discourse circles in her high school\, she aims to hold thoughtful conversations across differences to create a community where everyone is seen. In her free time\, she enjoys writing poems and music as well as playing shortstop on the softball field. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/community-conversations-reclaiming-democracy-building-belonging/ LOCATION:James Moore Theater CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Ticketed,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BRC_conference-image_1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250111T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250111T130000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20241210T235141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T004856Z UID:10001826-1736596800-1736600400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Tours: Oakland Nature Walk with OMCA’s Curator of Natural Science\, Ryder Diaz DESCRIPTION:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember Tours: Oakland Nature Walk with OMCA’s Curator of Natural Science\, Ryder Diaz\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis month’s installation of Member Tours at OMCA is calling for nature lovers (and the nature curious) to wear your walking shoes\, pack your binoculars*\, and come ready to explore the wonders of Oakland’s natural history. Join us for a special nature walk led by OMCA’s Curator of Natural Science\, Ryder Diaz.  \n\n\n\nThe tour will begin at the Mid Level ticketing desk and then will move through the OMCA Garden to learn more about the habitat in our own backyard. Next\, Ryder will lead the group out of our 12th Street entrance to learn more about the natural history of Lake Merritt and its surrounding creeks. Without venturing too far off\, the group will be prompted to notice the various birds and critters along the way! The walk will conclude back at OMCA’s Gallery of California Natural Sciences with a chance to integrate what visitors saw during the tour. Come join us in the new year for a fun and engaging way to connect with each other and our surroundings—Oakland is better in person. \n\n\n\n*Please note that tour spots are limited and that a small number of binoculars will be available. Participation and binoculars will be first come first serve. In the event of rain\, this program will be rescheduled. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBECOME A MEMBER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacilitator\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRyder Diaz (he/they) is OMCA’s Natural Sciences Curator. They have helped to develop science-related exhibitions at Bay Area museums for the past decade. Ryder brings an interdisciplinary background and approach to his work: He has degrees in Science Communication\, Population Biology\, Metropolitan Studies\, and Gender and Sexuality Studies. Outside of OMCA\, Ryder co-organizes a monthly bird walk for queer and trans people of color\, as well as facilitates an all-volunteer\, creekside habitat-restoration project in the Fruitvale. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-tours-oakland-nature-walk-with-omcas-curator-of-natural-science-ryder-diaz/ LOCATION:Gallery of California Natural Sciences\, 1000 Oak St\,\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/HIRES_5N2A2826-Enhanced-NR_adrian-edit.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241215T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241215T150000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20241112T174923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241120T233639Z UID:10001743-1734267600-1734274800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Weaving Identity through Generations with Consuelo Jimenez Underwood and The Butterfly Effect DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSemi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Weaving Identity through Generations with Consuelo Jimenez Underwood and The Butterfly Effect\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThrough the lens of ancestral tapestries Weaving Identity through Generations will explore homelands and the experience of belonging. This intergenerational offering will begin with an artist’s presentation and conversation in OMCA’s James Moore Theater with Calli: Art of Xicanx Peoples featured artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood and Chair of the Latinx Research Center at UC Berkeley\, Laura E. Pérez.  \n\n\n\nThen we will move out into our beautiful garden for a power wand making activity led by Consuelo and youth from The Butterfly Effect. The Butterfly Effect is an art and activism project led by Bay Area youth. The project started as an effort to raise awareness and inspire a permanent end to immigrant child detention.  \n\n\n\nThe power wand has roots in many cultures and is a symbol of healing\, power\, and peace. Visitors of all ages are welcomed to the garden to weave and wrap individual wands with textiles that include the names of friends\, family\, and/or ancestors to create an object that imbues distinctive and personal meaning. Please join us for this fun and inspiring day.   \n\n\n\nJames Moore Theater is Sliding Scale ($1–$30) \n\n\n\nOMCA Garden is Free and Open to the Public \n\n\n\n\nGeneral TICKETS AVAILABLE 12/3\n\n\n\nMEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-weaving-identity-through-generations-with-consuelo-jimenez-underwood-and-the-butterfly-effect/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20190728173909359_COVER-1-e1731433680846.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241214T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241214T130000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20241112T173656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T235811Z UID:10001742-1734177600-1734181200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Tours: Art that Asks Questions DESCRIPTION:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember Tours: Art that Asks Questions \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this installation of Member Tours\, OMCA’s experienced Gallery Chats facilitators will guide guests through inquiries of who we are\, how we see the world\, and what we even consider to be art. These selected works from OMCA’s Gallery of California Art—from different eras\, in different genres and styles—aim to challenge how we see our world and expand our understanding of how art functions in our everyday lives. Come join us! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBECOME A MEMBER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacilitator Bio\n\n\n\nAvril Angevine is an OMCA Gallery Chats Facilitator and a lifelong art aficionado with a particular interest in modern\, contemporary\, and California art. She speaks on art subjects at various locations in the Bay Area\, including the OLLI programs at Santa Clara University\, Dominican College\, San Francisco State\, and the Fromm Institute. Avril has a BA in English and an MA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley and taught English and Humanities at local colleges. She is also a museum guide at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art\, the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art\, and the Oakland Museum of California. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-tours-art-that-asks-questions/ LOCATION:OMCA Gallery of California Art\, 1000 Oak St\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/header-sept-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241206T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241208T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20241121T173623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241121T173624Z UID:10001823-1733482800-1733677200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale DESCRIPTION:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt’s sale time! Join us onsite and online for the semi-annual Member sale at the OMCA Shop. Starting Friday\, December 6 through Sunday\, December 8\, OMCA Members enjoy double their regular discount on regularly priced items in our Shop–that’s 20% off! \n\n\n\nExplore our full range of gifts available at the OMCA Shop and show your Membership card at check-out. The OMCA Shop is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm. \n\n\n\nFor our online shoppers\, be sure to check your Member emails for exclusive coupon codes that unlock your discounts when you shop online. \n\n\n\nPerfect Holiday Gifts \n\n\n\nThe perfect gift doesn’t exist. Or does it? This season\, limited edition ornaments\, laser cut cards\, puzzles\, housewares\, jewelry\, and more are sure to make your spirits bright!  \n\n\n\nTreat Yourself \n\n\n\nNeed a break from the holiday hustle and bustle?  Soothe your body and soul with scented candles\, natural soaps\, and thought-provoking reads. Take home books featuring Angela Davis\, Edith Heath\, or the Bay Area Ridge Trail and give your senses a treat. \n\n\n\nPet Pampering \n\n\n\nFur-babies enjoy treats too and OMCA has you covered! Squeaky toys\, bandanas\, and collars are guaranteed to show off your pet’s sparkling personality this season. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLET’S SHOP\n\n\n\nBECOME A MEMBER\n\n\n\n\n*20% off applies to regularly priced items only. A limited number of items are available online. For the full collection of OMCA products\, please visit the OMCA Shop onsite during regular Museum hours. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/semiannual-member-shop-sale-12-24/ LOCATION:OMCA Great Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Shop,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2023_OMCA_Shop_Visitor_Staff_PhotoCredit_LeopoldoMacaya5N2A0625-Enhanced-NR-1-1-e1719965294283.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T200000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20241010T214542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241120T224207Z UID:10001725-1732125600-1732132800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Before You Are Here: Decolonial Cartographies and the Indigenous Bay Area DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSemi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBefore You Are Here: Decolonial Cartographies and the Indigenous Bay Area\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is sold out. \n\n\n\nCelebrate Native Heritage Month with the release of the Before You Are Here map and event uplifting Ohlone voices and perspectives exploring the histories and representations of Bay Area Indigenous territories and their present manifestations. \n\n\n\nThe Before You Are Here map challenges traditional cartographic paradigms by weaving together multiple spaces and times to depict the Bay Area as an ambiguous\, relational\, and deeply contested site focusing on the where\, rather than the when.  \n\n\n\nSpeakers will include Corrina Gould\, Confederated Villages of Lisjan Nation\, Gregg Castro\, T’rowt’raahl Salinan / Rumsien-Ramaytush Ohlone\, and Quirina Geary\, Tamien Nation\, along with UC Berkeley cartographer Clancy Wilmott. Hosted By Sogorea Te’ Land Trust. \n\n\n\n\n Sold out\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\nCorrina Gould (Tribal Chair for the Confederated Villages of Lisjan Nation)\, was born and raised in the village of Huichin\, now known as Oakland CA. She is the Co-Founder and Lead Organizer for Indian People Organizing for Change\, a small Native-run organization\, and the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust\, an urban Indigenous women-led organization within her ancestral territory. Through the practices of rematriation\, cultural revitalization\, and land restoration\, the Land Trust calls on Native and non-Native peoples to heal and transform legacies of colonization\, genocide\, and to do the work our ancestors and future generations are calling us to do. \n\n\n\nGregg Castro [t’rowt’raahl Salinan/rumsien-ramaytush Ohlone]\, has been involved in preservation of his cultural heritage for nearly three decades\, for both his late Mother’s rumsien Ohlone heritage\, and on his late Father’s side\, the since ended ‘Salinan Nation Tribal Council’ (serving two terms as Tribal Chair) and currently the non-profit organization\, Salinan T’rowt’raahl. Gregg is a member of the Society for California Archaeology (SCA). Gregg is a Co-Facilitator for the annual California Indian Conference\, a 30+ year gathering about California Indigenous heritage. Gregg is a writer and activist within the California indigenous community\, on issues regarding cultural preservation\, protection\, education and traditional practices. \n\n\n\nClancy Wilmott is an Assistant Professor in Critical Cartography\, Geovisualization and Design in the Berkeley Centre for New Media and the Department of Geography. She comes to UC Berkeley from the Department of Geography at the University of Manchester\, where she received her PhD in Human Geography with a multi-site study on the interaction between mobile phone maps\, cartographic discourse and postcolonial landscapes. \n\n\n\nQuirina Luna Geary is an enrolled citizen and Chairwoman of the Tamien Nation of the Santa Clara Valley. She is a board member for the Advocates of Indigenous California Language Survival (AICLS) and studied linguistics at the University of California Davis. She has worked for over 26 years revitalizing the language of her great-grandmother and has co-authored several academic publications. She is an advocate for the protection and preservation of Tamien cultural and sacred landscapes and has received the KQED American Indian Heritage Local Hero Award for her community service. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Sogorea Te’ Land Trust\n\n\n\nSogorea Te’ Land Trust is an urban Indigenous women-led land trust based in the San Francisco Bay Area that facilitates the return of Indigenous land to Indigenous people. Through the practices of rematriation\, cultural revitalization\, and land restoration\, Sogorea Te’ calls on Native and non-native peoples to heal and transform the legacies of colonization\, genocide\, and patriarchy and to do the work our ancestors and future generations are calling us to do. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/before-you-are-here-decolonial-cartographies-and-the-indigenous-bay-area/ LOCATION:James Moore Theater\, 1000 Oak St\,\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Ticketed,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/BeforeYouAreHere_Event_Image_640x425px-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241117T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241117T150000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20241010T191425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241113T000009Z UID:10001724-1731848400-1731855600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Celebrating Maize Through Screenprinting and Conversation with Xicanx Artists\, Melanie Cervantes & Elizabeth Blancas DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSemi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Celebrating Maize Through Screenprinting and Conversation with Xicanx Artists\, Melanie Cervantes & Elizabeth Blancas\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an engaging event. This program will explore Indigenous Xicanx heritage and its deep connection to maize (corn). Engage with a screenprinting poster activity and informal talk with featured artist\, Melanie Cervantes & guest artist\, Elizabeth Blancas\, who will delve into the themes presented in our special exhibition\, Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples. We invite you to connect\, learn\, and celebrate with us! \n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. \n\n\n\nNote: Masks required to attend this program. Masks will be available upon request. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMelanie Cervantes (Xicanx) makes her home in San Leandro\, California where she creates visual art that is inspired by the people around her and her communities’ desire for radical social transformation. Her intention is to create a visual lexicon of resistance to multiple oppressions that will inspire curiosity\, raise consciousness and inspire solidarities among communities of struggle. Melanie’s practice includes the production of screen prints\, political posters and multimedia projects that are grounded in Third World and indigenous movements that build people’s power to transform the conditions of fragmentation\, displacement and loss of culture that result from histories of colonialism\, patriarchy\, genocide\, and exploitation. The purpose of this work is to illustrate stories of struggle\, resistance and triumph into artwork that can be put back into the hands of the communities who inspire it. \n\n\n\nElizabeth Blancas (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist working in mediums including: muralism\, ceramics\, illustration\, printmaking and florals. She utilizes art as a tool for resistance as well as a celebration of the communities she comes from and is in solidarity with. Through her practice\, she explores themes of culture\, spirituality\, healing\, justice\, sexuality\, and womanhood. Blancas holds a B.A. from UCLA in Chicanx Studies and Art History. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-celebrating-maize-through-screenprinting-and-conversation-with-xicanx-artists-melanie-cervantes-elizabeth-blancas/ LOCATION:OMCA Lecture Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_2415-1-e1728683085928.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241109T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241109T130000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20241010T174117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241017T192332Z UID:10001723-1731153600-1731157200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Tours: The Art and Practice of Native Basket Weaving with Featured Basketmaker\, Jennifer Bates DESCRIPTION:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember Tours: The Art and Practice of Native Basket Weaving with Featured Basketmaker\, Jennifer Bates\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a tour of the art and practice of Native basketry with Jennifer Bates. Bates (Northern Sierra Mewuk) has been a basketmaker for over four decades.  She began learning traditional Mewuk basketry by studying with tribal elders as a child and continues to teach basketry from traditional methods of gathering and processing raw materials into her weaving. \n\n\n\nBates will lead a tour of the basket techniques and images showcased in OMCA’s special exhibition Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilar’s Photographs of Native California\, in which her work and images are featured. Bates will also draw connections to the extensive basket collection showcased in OMCA’s Gallery of California History. OMCA is pleased to welcome Bates for this cannot-miss special offering! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBECOME A MEMBER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacilitator Bio\n\n\n\n\n\nJennifer Bates (Northern Sierra Mewuk) has been a basketmaker for over four decades. When she was seventeen\, she began learning traditional Mewuk basketry by studying with family members and tribal elders. Jennifer was a founding board member of the California Indian Basketweavers’ Association (CIBA)\, of which she was also chairperson for the first thirteen years. She resides on the Tuolumne Rancheria\, where she continues to teach basketry\, from traditional methods of gathering and processing raw materials to weaving techniques. Her images and baskets are featured in the exhibition Born of the Bear Dance. \n\n\n\n\n\nDugan Aguilar Jennifer Bates\, Oakland Big Time\, 1996\, Oakland Museum of California\, gift of the family of Dugan Aguilar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-tours-the-art-and-practice-of-native-basket-weaving-with-featured-basketmaker-jennifer-bates/ LOCATION:OMCA Great Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2021.7.807_24DA_C2-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241107T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241107T210000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20241009T220622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241108T222338Z UID:10001720-1731002400-1731013200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Preview Evening Celebration for Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilar’s Photographs of Native California DESCRIPTION:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Member Preview Celebration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDon’t miss the opening celebration for OMCA’s newest exhibition Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilar’s Photographs of Native California. We will be convening with the curators and collaborators who have helped make this exhibition possible. Join us for light bites\, live music\, and a cash bar. \n\n\n\nRSVP required for the evening celebration. Capacity is limited. QUESTIONS? Email membership@museumca.org or call 510-318-8520. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRESERVE MEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCan’t make the Member Preview Evening celebration?Join us for our Daytime Preview Hours from 11–5 pm and experience OMCA’s newest exhibition before it opens to the public! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nMajor support for Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilar’s Photographs of Native California is provided by The Oakland Museum Women’s Board. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Header image: Dugan Aguilar\, Cousin Fred\, Truckee\, 1982\, Gift of the family of Dugan Aguilar \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nMajor support for Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilar’s Photographs of Native California is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation and the Oakland Museum Women’s Board. This project was also made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-preview-evening-celebration-for-born-of-the-bear-dance-dugan-aguilars-photographs-of-native-california/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Ticketed,Opening,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cousine-Fred-Truckee-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241107T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241107T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20241009T220611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241108T222329Z UID:10001721-1730977200-1730998800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Preview for Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilar’s Photographs of Native California DESCRIPTION:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Member Preview Hours\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou’re invited to the Member Opening for OMCA’s newest exhibition! Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilar’s Photographs of Native California offers guests a first look at a significant collection that highlights Indigenous endurance and explores the vivid tapestry of contemporary Native California life. Reserved tickets are highly encouraged but not required for Member Preview Hours. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRESERVE MEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDon’t miss the opening celebration Thursday\, November 7\, 6-9 pm. We will be convening with the curators and collaborators who have helped make this exhibition possible. Join us for light bites\, live music\, and a cash bar. RSVP required. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nMajor support for Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilar’s Photographs of Native California is provided by The Oakland Museum Women’s Board. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Header image: Dugan Aguilar\, Cousin Fred\, Truckee\, 1982\, Gift of the family of Dugan Aguilar \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nMajor support for Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilar’s Photographs of Native California is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation and the Oakland Museum Women’s Board. This project was also made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-preview-for-born-of-the-bear-dance-dugan-aguilars-photographs-of-native-california/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Ticketed,Opening,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cousine-Fred-Truckee-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241020T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241020T143000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20240911T174739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T171148Z UID:10001717-1729429200-1729434600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Buffalo Soldiers and the Philippine American War—A Multimedia Experience DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSemi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Buffalo Soldiers and the Philippine American War—A Multimedia Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn honor of Filipino American History Month\, join us for a moving multimedia experience highlighting stories of African American soldiers and Filipinos during the Philippine–American War. Developed by John Calloway\, this artistic showcase combines live music\, Indigenous dance\, and spoken word to narrate powerful depictions of this history and the fight for freedom. The program will be emceed by Mario Nomi from the Oakland based Filipino Advocates for Justice. This program is being co-presented by Kularts and SOMA Pilipinas. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS\n\n\n\nMember tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Header images: courtesy of the artists \n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-buffalo-soldiers-and-the-philippine-american-war-a-multimedia-experience/ LOCATION:OMCA Garden\, 1000 Oak Street\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/filipino-percussion-B52A1591-1-e1726076639316.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241012T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241012T130000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20240910T211111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241004T172945Z UID:10001716-1728734400-1728738000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Tours: Gilda Posada - Curator for Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples DESCRIPTION:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember Tours : Gilda Posada – Curator for Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin OMCA curator Gilda Posada Saturday\, October 12\,  as she takes you through a tour of the exhibition\, Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples. Gilda will share insights\, inspirations and stories behind the exhibition and answer your most pressing questions about this groundbreaking show. \n\n\n\nOMCA Members have access to Member Gallery Chats every second Saturday of the month from noon to 1 pm. Take this opportunity to dive deeper into a rich and nuanced exhibition! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBECOME A MEMBER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-tours-gilda-posada-curator-for-calli-the-art-of-xicanx-peoples/ LOCATION:OMCA Gallery of California History\, 1000 Oak St\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024_OMCA_Exhibition_Calli_Visitor_PC_KamikoFujiI2024_OMCA_Exhibition_Calli_PC_KamikoFujiI5N2A0700-Enhanced-NR-2-1-e1727208029426.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240915T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240915T143000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20240809T185215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240809T230049Z UID:10001701-1726405200-1726410600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Making Music and Medicine for Health and Healing DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSemi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Making Music and Medicine for Health and Healing\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin healing arts practitioner and featured artist in OMCA special exhibition\, Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples\, Felicia Montes of Mujeres de Maíz and La Botanica del Barrio for Barrio Botanica & Beats a bilingual herbal medicine demonstration on making and using natural\, holistic and healing methods and traditions. Montes will share the custom of flor y canto or flower and song\, as she is joined by the Xicana musical group\, In Lak Ech in a ritual ceremony.  \n\n\n\nThis Spotlight Sundays program is a part of our exhibition programming for Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples \n\n\n\nThis program is free and open to the public (no tickets required). \n\n\n\n\nGET Museum Admission TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Header images: courtesy of the artists \n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-making-music-and-medicine-for-health-and-healing/ LOCATION:OMCA Garden\, 1000 Oak Street\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Fe-at-Botanica-del-Barrio_GrandParkLA_May2024-1-1-1-e1723244250147.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240914T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240914T130000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20240809T185946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240809T230104Z UID:10001235-1726315200-1726318800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Gallery Chats: Felicia Montes: Behind the Botanica DESCRIPTION:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember Gallery Chats:  Felicia Montes: Behind the Botanica\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin healing arts practitioner\, Felicia Montes of Mujeres de Maíz & La Botanica del Barrio as she takes you through a tour of her installations in OMCA latest special exhibition\, Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples. Felicia will share the inspiration\, background\, and stories behind the pieces with song\, spoken word and special heart medicine.    \n\n\n\nOMCA Members have access to Member Gallery Chats every second Saturday of the month from noon to 1 pm. Take this opportunity to dive deeper into a rich and nuanced exhibition! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBECOME A MEMBER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-gallery-chats-at-omca-9-14-24/ LOCATION:OMCA Gallery of California History\, 1000 Oak St\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Fe-at-BotanicadelBarrio_OMCA_June2024-e1723230757841.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240823T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240823T193000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20240814T231936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T001302Z UID:10001696-1724432400-1724441400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge DESCRIPTION:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCalling all Members! Join us for a special members’ lounge on the 3rd Level Terrace\, overlooking our Garden. Mingle with fellow OMCA enthusiasts while enjoying light refreshments. Plus\, we’ll be raffling off some awesome OMCA merch! \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid \n\n\n\nFriday\, August 23 | 5-9 pm \n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community during our launch party for the new season of Friday Nights at OMCA. This exciting weekly event includes live music\, hands-on activities\, Off the Grid (OTG) food trucks\, and late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions. Member tickets are free! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-special-members-lounge-8-23-24/ LOCATION:OMCA Garden\, 1000 Oak Street\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2022_OMCA_Gardens_FridayNights_Games_Visitor_Families_PhotoCredit_MariahBerdiago52142566424_6cfd9584c2_c-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240810T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240810T130000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20240711T175909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T222419Z UID:10001236-1723291200-1723294800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Gallery Chats: The Art and Life of Carlos Villa DESCRIPTION:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin 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! \n\n\n\nGallery Chats put a twist on the traditional museum tour by encouraging meaningful conversations and fresh interpretations to connect with the artwork\, artifacts\, and stories in our galleries. \n\n\n\nOMCA Member Gallery Chats take place every second Saturday of the month from noon to 1 pm\, no reservation necessary. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBECOME A MEMBER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacilitator\n\n\n\nMargaret Yee has been volunteering at OMCA since 2017\, first as a History gallery docent and now as a School Programs and Gallery Chats Facilitator. A former high school teacher and museum educator\, Margaret enjoys doing Gallery Chats because she loves the OMCA community and always learns something new from every conversation she has with a visitor. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-gallery-chats-at-omca-8-24/ LOCATION:OMCA Gallery of California History\, 1000 Oak St\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/453386512_884488667050112_6094038044832796627_n-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240726T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240728T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20240702T234132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240717T213908Z UID:10001049-1721991600-1722186000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale DESCRIPTION:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin 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! \n\n\n\nDiscover savings on one-of-a-kind\, thoughtfully selected gifts that directly support our Mission to inspire Californians to create a more vibrant future for themselves and their communities.  \n\n\n\nCreate DIY spa treatments with scented candles\, soaps\, and bath salts\, personalize your style with hand crafted jewelry\, totes\, and pins\, or grab the latest books —  all inspired by OMCA’s newest exhibition\, Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples. Oh\, and did we mention chocolate covered crickets? All of this and more are waiting for a new home—YOURS! \n\n\n\nFor our online shoppers\, be sure to check your Member emails for exclusive coupon codes that unlock your discounts when you shop online. \n\n\n\nIf you prefer an in-person experience\, explore the full range of gifts available at the OMCA Shop and show your Membership card at check-out. The OMCA Shop is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm and Friday until 9 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLET’S SHOP\n\n\n\nBECOME A MEMBER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/semi-annual-member-shop-sale-7-24/ LOCATION:OMCA Great Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Shop,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2023_OMCA_Shop_Visitor_Staff_PhotoCredit_LeopoldoMacaya5N2A0625-Enhanced-NR-1-1-e1719965294283.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240721T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240721T143000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20240621T224127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240628T215404Z UID:10001046-1721566800-1721572200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Panel Talk and Presentation with Chicana Artists Celia H. Rodriguez\, Yreina D. Cervantez\, and Cherrie Moraga DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSemi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Panel Talk and Presentation with Chicana Artists Celia H. Rodriguez\, Yreina D. Cervantez\, and Cherrie Moraga\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis 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. \n\n\n\nThis Spotlight Sundays program is a part of our exhibition programming for Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGENERAL TICKETS\n\n\n\nmember tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Header images: courtesy of the artists \n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-panel-talk-and-presentation-with-chicana-artists-celia-h-rodriguez-yreina-d-cervantez-and-cherrie-moraga/ LOCATION:James Moore Theater CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SS-600-x-400-px.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240702T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240731T190000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20240627T185818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240717T211010Z UID:10001048-1719918000-1722452400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Bonus Reciprocity Month at BAMPFA DESCRIPTION:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin 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!  \n\n\n\nFor the full month of July\, enjoy free admission to BAMPFA for 2 guests per membership. \n\n\n\nBAMPFA is open 11 am–7 pm\, Wednesday through Sunday. \n\n\n\nNot a Member yet? Join Today! \n\n\n\nWhat’s on at BAMPFA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration\n\n\n\nAll month \n\n\n\nA Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration illuminates the enduring impressions of the Great Migration through the eyes and work of twelve contemporary artists.  \n\n\n\nBetween 1915 and 1970\, in the wake of racial violence and pervasive inequalities\, nearly half of the country’s African American population left their homes in the rural South. Many migrated to cities like Chicago\, Detroit\, New York\, Los Angeles\, and Houston\, while others relocated within the South. Between 1940 and 1970\, the Bay Area’s own Black American population increased by nearly 300\,000. The Great Migration transformed the economic\, cultural\, social\, political\, and ecological makeup of the United States. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMITH & CO.: Fifty-Fourth Annual UC Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Exhibition\n\n\n\nClosing July 21\, 2024 \n\n\n\nA collaboration between BAMPFA and the UC Berkeley Department of Art Practice\, MITH & CO. features exceptional works by this year’s MFA graduates. \n\n\n\nThe Barbro Osher Theater \n\n\n\nExperience the best of world cinema on the big screen in BAMPFA’s state-of-the-art theater\, including the following film series: \n\n\n\n\nHayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Cinema\n\n\n\nFilm Noir Classics: America’s Dark Dreams\n\n\n\nMade in Italy: Morricone\, Leone\, and More\n\n\n\nAnd much more!\n\n\n\n\nOther benefits include; \n\n\n\n\nUnlimited gallery admission and discounted film tickets (for two).\n\n\n\nFree admission to performances\, lectures\, and discussions with artists and filmmakers.\n\n\n\n\nSimply present your OMCA membership card at the Visitor Experience welcome counter and enjoy. \n\n\n\nQuestions or comments?\n\n\n\nPlease contact the OMCA Membership team at membership@museumca.org or 510-318-8520. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Courtesy of BAMPFA. URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-bonus-reciprocity-month-at-bampfa/ LOCATION:Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive\, 2155 Center St\, Berkeley\, California\, 94720\, United States CATEGORIES:Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BAMPFA_A-Movement-in-Every-Direction_Jamea-Richmond-Edwards-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240616T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240616T150000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20240515T223650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240617T230047Z UID:10000394-1718542800-1718550000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Undocumented Heart DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSemi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Undocumented Heart with Teatro Jornalero\, Peralta Hacienda\, and the Oakland Theater Project\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEN ESPAÑOL\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor 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 an Oakland based ensemble theater group made up of day laborers that uses theater\, music\, and dialogue to educate immigrant workers about their rights. The ensemble works to humanize the immigration debate and empower their community by reflecting their stories in their own voices. This offering will be held entirely in Spanish with live English translations. It will be hosted by Azucena Rasilla\, bilingual journalist for The Oaklandside and a longtime reporter on Oakland arts\, culture and community. The production will be followed by an informal talk back with the players and production collaborators. \n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Undocumented Heart  is a part of our exhibition programming for Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformance: 1–2:30 pm \n\n\n\nTalkback: 2:30–3 pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGENERAL TICKETS\n\n\n\nmember tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDomingos destacados: Corazón indocumentado\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTarifa de escala móvil\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPara el cierre de Por el pueblo: el legado y la influencia de Malaquías Montoya\, Domingos destacados presentará una producción especial de Corazón indocumentado desarrollada en colaboración con las agrupaciones Teatro Jornalero\, Peralta Hacienda y Oakland Theater Project. Teatro Jornalero es una compañía de teatro compuesta por obreros y radicada en Oakland que emplea la actuación\, la música y el diálogo para educar a trabajadores inmigrantes acerca de sus derechos. El elenco procura humanizar el debate sobre la inmigración y empoderar a la comunidad mediante la representación de los relatos de esta con sus propias voces. La propuesta se presentará completamente en español\, con traducción al inglés en vivo. La anfitriona del evento será Azucena Rasilla\, periodista bilingüe de The Oaklandside y reportera de larga data sobre las artes\, la cultura y la comunidad de Oakland. Después de la obra\, habrá una conversación casual con los artistas y los colaboradores de la producción. \n\n\n\nDomingos destacados: Corazón indocumentado forma parte de nuestro programa de exposiciones Por el pueblo: el legado y la influencia de Malaquías Montoya. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nObra de teatro de 1 pm a 2:30 pm \n\n\n\nConversación posterior de 2:30 pm a 3 pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nENTRADA GENERAL\n\n\n\nMIEMBROS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Header image: Courtesy of Carla Hernandez Ramirez \n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-undocumented-heart/ LOCATION:James Moore Theater CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Free,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Teatro_1-1536x1025-copy-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240613T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240613T210000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20240509T214336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240612T203340Z UID:10000384-1718301600-1718312400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Preview Evening Celebration for Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples DESCRIPTION:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Member Preview Celebration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDon’t miss the opening celebration for OMCA’s newest exhibition Calli:The Art of Xicanx Peoples. With a DJ set from Chulita Vinyl Club\, live music\, and a cash bar\, this will be a night to remember at the Oakland Museum of California. \n\n\n\nRSVP required for the evening celebration. Capacity is limited. QUESTIONS? Email membership@museumca.org or call 510-318-8520. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRESERVE MEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCan’t make the Member Preview Evening celebration?Reserve tickets the following day to enjoy Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid and Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples together! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nMajor support for Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples is provided by The Oakland Museum Women’s Board. \n\n\n\nAdditional thanks to State Senator Nancy Skinner for support of the Calli Americas Political Poster Digitization Project. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Header image: Yreina D. Cervántez\, La Ruta Turquesa\, 1997. Mixed media monoprint on amate paper\, 15.5″ x 23.5″. Collection of Ramon Cervantes. © Yreina D. Cervántez URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-preview-evening-celebration-for-calli-the-art-of-xicanx-peoples/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Opening,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/YDC_LaRutaTurquesa_300A-1-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240613T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240613T160000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20240509T214331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240612T203346Z UID:10000383-1718272800-1718294400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Preview for Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples DESCRIPTION:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Member Preview Hours\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou’re invited to the Member Opening for OMCA’s newest exhibition! Through sculpture\, photography\, painting\, installation\, poetry\, and more\, Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples navigates the interwoven threads of intergenerational\, feminist\, queer\, and Xicanx-Indigenous stories that offer ancestral forms of liberation\, healing\, and being. Reserved tickets are highly encouraged but not required for Member Preview Hours. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRESERVE MEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCan’t make the Member Preview?Reserve tickets the following day to enjoy Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid and Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples together! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nMajor support for Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples is provided by The Oakland Museum Women’s Board. \n\n\n\nAdditional thanks to State Senator Nancy Skinner for support of the Calli Americas Political Poster Digitization Project. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Header image: Yreina D. Cervántez\, La Ruta Turquesa\, 1997. Mixed media monoprint on amate paper\, 15.5″ x 23.5″. Collection of Ramon Cervantes. © Yreina D. Cervántez URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-preview-for-calli-the-art-of-xicanx-peoples/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Opening,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/YDC_LaRutaTurquesa_300A-1-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240608T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240608T130000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20240515T230819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240617T230208Z UID:10000654-1717848000-1717851600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Gallery Chats at OMCA DESCRIPTION:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for Member Gallery Chats\, a special opportunity for OMCA Members to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators. Gallery Chats put a twist on the traditional museum tour by encouraging meaningful conversations and fresh interpretations to connect with the artwork\, artifacts\, and stories in our galleries. \n\n\n\nOMCA Member Gallery Chats take place every second Saturday of the month from noon to 1 pm\, no reservation necessary. This month Member Gallery Chats will feature Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquias Montoya. On view through June 30. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBECOME A MEMBER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-gallery-chats-at-omca-4/ LOCATION:OMCA Gallery of California History\, 1000 Oak St\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2023_OMCA_Exhibition_PorElPueblo_Visitor_PC_ChristineCCueto_DSF4308-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240519T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240519T150000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20240410T214838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240417T001706Z UID:10000370-1716120000-1716130800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Puri Arts & ARU Present: Ritual on the Road DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSemi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe 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. \n\n\n\nThis program is free and open to the public (no tickets required). \n\n\n\n\nGET Museum Admission TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupporters\n\n\n\nPuri Arts & ARU Present: Ritual on the Road is supported by The New England Foundation for the Arts\, California Arts Council\, The Center for Cultural Power\, Kenneth Rainin Foundation\, Alliance for California Traditional Arts\, Stupski Foundation\, and East Bay Community Foundation URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-puri-arts-aru-present-ritual-on-the-road/2024-05-19/ LOCATION:OMCA Garden\, 1000 Oak Street\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Free,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2023_OMCA_HealingJustice_Garden_Dohee-Lee_PhotoCredit_ChristineCueto_DSF0888-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240511T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240511T120000 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20240411T000649Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T190940Z UID:10000357-1715425200-1715428800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Gallery Chats: California AAPI History DESCRIPTION:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis 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? \n\n\n\nPlease join our knowledgeable and enthusiastic Member Gallery Chats facilitators this second Saturday\, May 11 from 12 to 1 pm\, for this special OMCA membership offering: California AAPI HIstory \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBECOME A MEMBER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacilitator\n\n\n\nMargaret Yee has been volunteering at OMCA since 2017\, first as a History gallery docent and now as a School Programs and Gallery Chats Facilitator. A former high school teacher and museum educator\, Margaret enjoys doing Gallery Chats because she loves the OMCA community and always learns something new from every conversation she has with a visitor. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-gallery-chats-california-aapi-history/ LOCATION:OMCA Gallery of California History\, 1000 Oak St\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/A82.83.5_15_2282_C2-1-e1713899300108.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240509T230000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240512T225959 DTSTAMP:20260526T034227 CREATED:20240417T220530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T204230Z UID:10000284-1715295600-1715554799@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Bonus Reciprocity Weekend with Legion of Honor DESCRIPTION:Member Bonus Reciprocity Weekend with Legion of Honor \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCelebrate two incredible Bay Area institutions\, the Oakland Museum of California(OMCA) and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco\, with a Bonus Reciprocity weekend\, May 10th to 12th! OMCA Members will enjoy free admission to the Legion of Honor including access to Japanese Prints in Transition: From the Floating World to the Modern World\, for themselves and a guest. \n\n\n\nExplore the late 19th-century shift from delicately colored ukiyo-e (“floating world” images) of actors\, courtesans\, and scenic views to brightly colored images of Western architecture\, technology\, Victorian fashion and custom\, and modern military warfare. Plus enjoy full access to the Legion of Honor’s permanent collection spanning thousands of years\, from Ancient Greek artifacts to Classical European paintings. Simply present your OMCA membership card at the Membership Desk and enjoy. No reservation is required. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions or comments? \n\n\n\nPlease contact us at membership@museumca.org or 510-318-8520.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)\, Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave)(detail)\, from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji\, ca. 1830–1832. Color woodcut\, 913/16 x 14 1/2 in. (25 x 36.9 cm). Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco\, Museumpurchase\, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts Endowment Fund\, 1969.32.6.Photograph by Randy Dodson Legion of Honor Images: Photograph by Gary Sexton URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-bonus-reciprocity-weekend-with-legion-of-honor/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Offsite,Family,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Legion-Pink.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR