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  • Special Guest Gallery Chats: Yolanda Ronquilo, Rosa Terrazas, and Irene Perez

    OMCA Great Hall 1000 Oak, Oakland, California

    For OMCA’s 30th annual Día de los Muertos community celebration, please join us Saturday, October 27 from 1 to 2 pm in the Great Hall  for a special edition of Gallery Chats led by Yolanda Ronquillo, Rosa Terrazas, and Irene Perez, friends and family of Margaret ‘Margie’ Terrazas-Santos, whose poster collection inspired is on view in OMCA’s  latest special exhibition, Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples. Yolanda, Rosa, and Irene will share reflections, stories, and memories and lead visitors in a hands-on activity to honor Margie Terrazas-Santos’ life, work, and enduring legacy. 

    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
  • Cousin Fred, Truckee

    Member Preview for Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilar’s Photographs of Native California

    You’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.

    Free for Members
  • 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