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Join us for Thursday After Hours at OMCA with popup performance in the Gallery of California History and Game Night in Town Fare.
Head over to the Gallery of California Natural Sciences for a live drawing session hosted by Sketchboard, a BIPOC figure drawing collective, curating eclectic, diverse, and affordable events in the Bay Area over the last 10 years.
Don’t miss an electric pop-up performance by Afrobeats Oakland as they explore the unique modern South African genre of Amapiano featuring DJ Juan G, emcee and host Christina Alexandria, and saxophonist Seyi Sax. The set will focus on instrumental genres bringing a jazzy vibe to the galleries.. As the music plays enjoy bites and beverages in Town Fare.
Bring your sketch pads and appetites to the kick off of Thursday After Hours at OMCA.
Don’t miss a pop-up performance by AshEl Seasunz & Rocker T featuring frequencies, mantras, and songs from various ancient traditions in the Gallery of California Art and delectable bites at Town Fare.
Bring your sketch pads and appetites to Thursday After Hours at OMCA.
Widen your minds and your appetites when you join OMCA in Total Response! Referencing Horace Silver’s 1972 album, Total Response! is a rap performance and conversation that guides listeners to interrogate our present reality and poses questions as seeds that audience members can cultivate and pass along as their awareness of inequity widens. Between sessions, give your tastebuds a chance to be wowed by Cooking Demonstrations happening in Town Fare.
Liven up your Thursday night with a rooted and participatory performance by Hanna Mayree (they/them). A member of the Black Banjo Reclamation Project, Hannah shares original and traditional banjo compositions as well as harmonies through acoustic live vocal looping. Their art is a reminder of the power found in our relationship to the earth, music, and community and is an invitation to listen, learn, and sing together through various musical landscapes.
Bring your sketch pads and appetites to another Thursday After Hours at OMCA. Mix and mingle over delightful cocktails prepared in OMCA’s Town Fare Café. After bites and beverages, head over to the Gallery of California History for live drawing sessions hosted by Sketchboard.
Don’t miss a pop-up performance in the Gallery of California Natural Sciences, Cordell Bank Deep Sea Theater, by soprano Claire Gendler as she performs selected classical pieces by composers such as Mozart, Schubert, Finzi, Fauré, and Britten.
Bring your sketch pads and appetites to another Thursday After Hours at OMCA. Mix and mingle over delightful cocktails prepared in OMCA’s Town Fare Café. After bites and beverages, head over to the Gallery of California History for live drawing sessions hosted by Sketchboard.
This event is sold out. Join us as we come together to celebrate freedom, community, and culture at Hella Juneteenth “The Cookout” on June 19 at the OMCA Garden.
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!
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.
Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.
Every third Sunday, OMCA invites visitors to Spotlight Sundays, a series of conversations, performances, and experiences that showcase California visionaries.
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.
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.
In collaboration with OMCA’s Día de los Muertos Committee, we honor Day of the Dead every October and November.
The Oakland Museum Women’s Board started the White Elephant Sale over sixty years ago. The annual event is not-to-be-missed.
Knowledgeable facilitators share insights and help make meaning with your group in OMCA’s galleries.
