Join Alicia Goode, Preparator Supervisor and Taxidermist, as she leads us on a tour of OMCA’s Gallery of California Natural Sciences. The tour will showcase the beautiful and intricate dioramas, along with other displays and specimens she has helped to design and create for the Museum. This is a unique experience to learn from a professional taxidermist and museum preparator who oversees the maintenance of the permanent natural science exhibits at OMCA.

诚邀您参加奥克兰现代艺术博物馆（OMCA）最新展览的会员预展！《米尔德丽德·霍华德：记忆的诗学》是首个旨在致敬备受喜爱的湾区艺术家米尔德丽德·霍华德作品的重大博物馆展览。该展览涵盖了霍华德长达五十年的艺术生涯，汇集了她著名的拼贴画、现成物雕塑以及沉浸式装置作品，这些作品共同探索了记忆、身份认同以及非裔美国人的生活体验。

SOLD OUT—Be among the first to experience BeHere/1942: A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration—an immersive gallery installation and augmented reality (AR) experience by world-renowned media artist, Masaki Fujihata. Reflecting on the impact of Executive Order 9066, which led to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, the exhibition uses digital media to reframe how history and memory are seen and felt.

This month’s Spotlight Sundays highlights the story and spirit of Oakland as a nexus of community belonging and resilience in the face of rapid gentrification, themes central to Mildred Howard’s artwork and practice. We will screen the documentary Alice Street, directed by Spencer Wilkinson, which narrates how a neighborhood mural on 14th and Alice Street catalyzed a multiracial coalition to rally in protection of cultural arts and livability in Oakland.