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  • Dugan Aguilar, Untitled (Self-Portrait, Buena Vista Peaks), Circa 1990s, Gift of the family of Dugan Aguilar

    Special Exhibition Opening of Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilar’s Photographs of Native California

    OMCA Great Hall 1000 Oak, Oakland, California

    Prepare to bear witness to a powerful expression of Native Californian cultural legacies with the opening of OMCA’s latest special exhibition, Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilar’s Photographs of Native California, coming Friday, November 8, 2024. Through the lens of celebrated Native photographer Dugan Aguilar, this exhibition offers a first look at his vibrant collection exploring the tapestry of contemporary Native Californian life.

    Special Exhibition ticket required
  • Dugan Aguilar, Elsie Allen (Pomo) Holding a Basket by her Mother, Annie Burke, Circa 1985, Oakland Museum of California,gift of the family of Dugan Aguilar.

    Member Tours: The Art and Practice of Native Basket Weaving with Featured Basketmaker, Jennifer Bates

    OMCA Great Hall 1000 Oak, Oakland, California

    Join 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.

    Free for Members

  • Gallery Chats at OMCA

    OMCA campus

    Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.

    Admission ticket required

  • Gallery Chats at OMCA

    OMCA campus

    Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.

    Admission ticket required

  • Spotlight Sundays: Celebrating Maize Through Screenprinting and Conversation with Xicanx Artists, Melanie Cervantes & Elizabeth Blancas

    OMCA Lecture Hall 1000 Oak, Oakland, California

    Join us for an engaging outdoor event in OMCA’s Oak Street Plaza. 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!

    Free

  • Before You Are Here: Decolonial Cartographies and the Indigenous Bay Area

    James Moore Theater 1000 Oak St,, Oakland, California, United States

    Celebrate 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.

    $1 – $30

  • Gallery Chats at OMCA

    OMCA campus

    Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.

    Admission ticket required

  • Gallery Chats at OMCA

    OMCA campus

    Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.

    Admission ticket required

  • Two people looking at art at OMCA

    First Sundays

    First Sundays

    Every first Sunday of the month, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6.

    Free
  • Visitors getting excited at what they find at the OMCA shop

    Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale

    OMCA Great Hall 1000 Oak, Oakland, California

    It’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!

    Member Benefit Alert!