• Member Preview Evening Celebration for Good Fire: Tending Native Lands

    Be among the first to experience this powerful exhibition alongside the curators, collaborators, and community members who brought it to life.Join us for an evening of celebration with live music, delicious bites, and festive refreshments—an inspiring preview honoring the vital knowledge of Native California communities that you won’t want to miss!

    会员免费
  • Member Chats with East Bay Regional Park Naturalists

    Gallery of California Natural Sciences 1000 Oak St,, Oakland, California, United States

    Join Naturalists from the East Bay Regional Park District for a hands-on exploration of local wildlife—right here at OMCA! Become a wildlife detective as you examine real animal skulls; ask “Whose skull is this?”; and discover what these clues tell us about the mammals that call our regional parks home.

    会员免费
  • Spotlight Sundays: Cultural Fire Storytelling and Film Screening

    詹姆斯-摩尔剧院 美国加利福尼亚州奥克兰市橡树街 1000 号

    Please join us for an afternoon of storytelling centering Native fire practices from four visionary Native Californian memory keepers. The program will begin with a film screening of Fire Tender, co-directed by Roni Jo Draper, PhD (Yurok) and Marissa Lila Kongao, which shares context on settler colonial fire suppression, highlights the work of Yurok firelighters to reclaim and pass on traditional eco-cultural knowledge, and meditates on the power of fire to heal land and communities. 

    $1 - $30
  • 半年度会员商店促销

    OMCA大会堂 加利福尼亚州奥克兰市奥克1000号

    It’s sale time! Join us onsite and online for the semi-annual Member sale at the OMCA Shop. Starting 星期五, 12月 5 through 星期日, 12月 7, OMCA Members enjoy double their regular discount on regularly priced items in our Shop–that’s 20% off!

    会员福利警报!
  • Member Bonus Reciprocity Week at MOAD

    Museum of African Diaspora 685 Mission St (at 3rd), San Francisco, California, United States

    Join us in a celebratory partnership between the Oakland Museum of California and the Museum of African Diaspora with this bonus reciprocity week-long event! 
    From 八月 27–31, OMCA Members enjoy free admission to BAMPFA for 2 guests per membership. From 12月 9–14, OMCA Members enjoy free admission reciprocity to MOAD for 2 guests per membership. 

    会员免费
  • Member Tours: Curator Walkthrough: Students on Strike

    OMCA 加州历史画廊 美国加利福尼亚州奥克兰市橡树街 1000 号

    Join us for a walkthrough of Students on Strike,  a special installation in the Gallery of California History. With OMCA Curator Ryder Diaz as your guide, explore the legacy of student activism at San Francisco State University and reflect on how generations of students have continued to demand justice, accountability, and change.

    会员免费
  • Spotlight Sundays: A Yalda Night of Song and Poetry

    詹姆斯-摩尔剧院 美国加利福尼亚州奥克兰市橡树街 1000 号

    Coinciding with the Winter Solstice, this month’s Spotlight 星期日 celebrates Yalda Night, an ancient Persian holiday marking the longest night of the year. With performances by internationally acclaimed Iranian Bay Area-based singers Mahsa Vahdat and Marjan Vahdat, accompanied by musician and writer Atabak Elyasi, we will weave together stories of renewal and awakening. 

    $1 - $30
  • Basketry Demonstration & Conversation with Jennifer Bates (Northern Sierra Mewuk)

    OMCA报告厅 加利福尼亚州奥克兰市奥克1000号

    Join Mewuk basket weaver Jennifer Bates for a special basketry demonstration and conversation exploring the artistry, techniques, and traditions of California Native basketmaking. Jennifer will share her personal practice, discuss the plants and materials used in traditional basketry, and walk audiences through key steps of gathering, cleaning, splitting, and preparing materials. Enjoy an up-close look at her artistry, learn the difference between twined and coiled techniques, and take part in a lively Q&A.

    $1 - $30
  • Member Tours: Nature Walk with OMCA’s Curator of Natural Science, Ryder Diaz

    Gallery of California Natural Sciences 1000 Oak St,, Oakland, California, United States

    Calling all nature lovers and the nature-curious! For this month’s installment of Member Tours at OMCA, come in your walking shoes ready to explore the wonders of Oakland’s natural history. Join us for a special nature walk led by OMCA’s Curator of Natural Science, Ryder Diaz.

    会员免费
  • Introductory Basketry Workshop with Jennifer Bates (Northern Sierra Mewuk)

    OMCA 学习中心 1000 Oak, Oakland, California

    In this introductory workshop, led by Jennifer Bates (Northern Sierra Mewuk) and her apprentice, Jeannette Innerarity (Ione Band of Miwok), attendees will explore basketry materials, learn foundational techniques, and be guided through weaving a basket base. All materials will be provided. This intimate workshop emphasizes close instruction, cultural context, and an opportunity to learn directly from two experienced weavers.

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  • Spotlight Sundays: Community Conversations in Radical Public Imagining

    詹姆斯-摩尔剧院 美国加利福尼亚州奥克兰市橡树街 1000 号

    OMCA’s Spotlight Sundays is excited to continue our Community Conversations series. The year’s installment will explore radical public imagining. In alignment with OMCA’s special exhibition, Black Spaces: Reclaim & Remain, project partners will include Dominique Walker and Alia Phelps of Moms4Housing, Brandi T. Summers of Archive of Urban Futures, and 6月 Grant of blink!LAB architecture. Through performance, interactive engagement, movement, and conversation, this immersive experience will examine what it means to build our muscles for audacious dreaming during difficult times. Please join us for this inspiring event!

    $1 - $30