Gallery Chats at OMCA

Join us for Gallery Chats, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators. Gallery Chats put a twist on the traditional museum guided experience, by encouraging meaningful conversations and fresh interpretations to connect with the artwork, artifacts, and stories in our galleries.

Gallery Chats take place every Saturday from 1 to 3 pm in our Great Hall Special Exhibitions and is included with Museum and Special Exhibition admission. No reservation necessary.

Gallery Chats also happens during Friday Nights (April-Oct) & Thursday After Hours (Jan-March) from 5:30 to 7:30pm in our Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Science.

Occasionally Gallery Chats is hosted by an artist, curator, or other community member who will share stories about their artwork and practices during this closer look at OMCA’s galleries.

OMCA Members have access to special Member Tours every second Saturday of the month from noon to 1 pm. Please check our Events page for current Member Tours offerings.

Interested in bringing a group for a tour? Group Tours are available by reservation only. Learn more on our Group Tour reservation page.

For the most up-to-date information on Gallery Chats, please visit our upcoming events below.

upcoming

Special Guest Gallery Chats with Cheo Tyehimba Taylor and Carolyn Johnson August 8 from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

In 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”.

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Member Tours: Students on Strike Curator Walkthrough August 9 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Join 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.

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