Gallery Chats at OMCA
OMCA campusJoin us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.
Admission ticket required
Events
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Upcoming Events
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Spotlight Sundays: I Was There Too: A Performance by Meres-Sia Gabriel, Child of the Black Panther Party Revolution
James Moore TheaterI Was There Too is a unique multimedia performance about one woman’s inner revolution as she struggles to understand what it means to have been born into the Black Panther Party. Daughter of two Black Panthers (Emory Douglas and Gayle Dickson), Meres-Sia Gabriel shares a first-hand account of what it was like to grow up in a revolution that changed the course of history.
$1 – $30
Friday Nights at OMCA with ROJAI IN THE POCKET
OMCA campusFriday Nights at OMCA is bringing the heat with a night full of raw soul, global rhythms, and nonstop movement! Get ready for an electrifying live performance by ROJAI IN THE POCKET, where funk meets soul and passion meets rhythm. Led by powerhouse vocalist Jairo Vargas, aka Rojai, this genre-blending band brings a sound as unique as the San Francisco streets that shaped it.
Free
Gallery Chats at OMCA
OMCA campusJoin us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.
Admission ticket required
Friday Nights at OMCA with KULARTS
OMCA campusJoin us for an evening of music, movement, and storytelling that celebrates vibrant community culture across generations.
Experience the vibrant rhythms and cultural traditions of the Pilipino diaspora with live performances by KULARTS, featuring ritual dance, Indigenous warrior choreography, and joyful folk dance that welcomes everyone to movement.
Free
Gallery Chats at OMCA
OMCA campusJoin us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.
Admission ticket required
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
OMCA Architecture Walk and Talk
OMCA campusWalk through OMCA’s landmark building and gardens with members of the Council on Architecture.
Free
Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale
OMCA Great Hall 1000 Oak, Oakland, CaliforniaIt’s sale time! Join us onsite and online for the semi-annual Member sale at the OMCA Shop. Starting Friday, August 8 through Sunday, August 10, OMCA Members enjoy double their regular discount on regularly priced items in our Shop–that’s 20% off!
Member Benefit Alert!
Friday Nights at OMCA with Agua Pura
OMCA campusThis Friday Night, join us for an evening of music, movement, and a celebration of identity and culture! Don’t miss Agua Pura, a Bay Area-based salsa band composed entirely of femme and queer musicians. Their high-energy set blends salsa classics, cumbia, timba, rumba, and son, paired with Agua Pura originals previewing their upcoming debut album. Rooted in tradition and driven by community, Agua Pura sets the stage with joy and inclusive energy for expression and connection.
Free
Special Guest Gallery Chats with Cheo Tyehimba Taylor and Carolyn Johnson
OMCA Gallery of California History 1000 Oak St, Oakland, California, United StatesIn honor of Black August, join filmmaker Cheo Tyehimba Taylor and Black Cultural Zone CEO Carolyn Johnson in OMCA’s Black Power feature for a pop-up talk about Taylor’s films “Legacy of Love” and “East Oakland Rising”.
Admission ticket required
Cancelled—Member Tours: Students on Strike Curator Walkthrough
OMCA Great Hall 1000 Oak, Oakland, CaliforniaJoin us for a walkthrough of the Gallery of California History feature Students on Strike with OMCA Curator Ryder Diaz. This exhibition explores the enduring legacy of student activism at San Francisco State University by highlighting the similarities and differences between the historic 1968-1969 student strike that established the nation’s first Black Studies Department and first College of Ethnic Studies and the contemporary campus protests against the war in Gaza.
Ongoing events
Evening hours
Thursday After Hours
Experience Thursday After Hours at OMCA – your weekly night out at the Museum rich with cocktails, culture, and community. Mingle at Town Fare Cafe by Chef Michele McQueen, where you can enjoy drinks and light bites against a backdrop of music, or explore the galleries which come alive at night with a mix of pop-up performances, chats, live drawings, and more– just for adults!
Evening hours
Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid
Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid, Oakland’s favorite free weekly block party is back, April—October!
Gather with family, friends, and community every Friday 5—9 pm for live music, hands-on activities, Off the Grid (OTG) food trucks, and late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions, with a Museum ticket.
Gallery Events
Gallery Chats at OMCA
Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators.
Third Sundays
Spotlight Sundays
Every third Sunday, OMCA invites visitors to Spotlight Sundays, a series of conversations, performances, and experiences that showcase California visionaries.
First Sundays
First Sundays
Every first Sunday of the month, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6.
Gallery Events
Group Tours
Interested in bringing a group to engage more deeply with our gallery content? Sign up for a Group Tour where knowledgeable facilitators share insights and help make meaning with your group in OMCA’s galleries.
Annual events
Community Event
White Elephant Sale
The Oakland Museum Women’s Board started the White Elephant Sale over sixty years ago. The annual event is not-to-be-missed.
Community Celebration
Lunar New Year
OMCA celebrates the Lunar New Year and explores the shared connections between the diverse Asian cultures of the Bay Area. These family-friendly programs will include both virtual and in-person offerings that celebrate and honor Lunar New Year traditions through storytelling, performances, activities, cooking demonstrations, and more. OMCA holds space for our AAPI communities to come together and uplift each other with both in-person and virtual healing circles.
Community Celebration
Día de los Muertos
In collaboration with OMCA’s Día de los Muertos Committee, we honor Day of the Dead every October and November.