Current exhibits, galleries, and museum shows in Atherton. Art, history, science, and interactive exhibits.
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Step into your weekend with Brazilian-inspired music, dance, and joyful connection at Friday Nights at OMCA. On the Garden Stage, SambaDá delivers a joy-filled set rooted in electric Brazilian rhythms with a funky American twist. Blending samba, funk, soul, and global grooves, their infectious live.
@ Join us on for a free public marsh hike at Coyote Point and help catalog plants and animals using iNaturalist. Your observations help scientists better understand the ecosystems around us. Bring your curiosity, your camera, and your sense of discovery. This hike is a part of City Nature Challenge.
**This program is for adults 18 and older.** This event is designed for adults seeking rest and relaxation. Children will not be admitted to this adults-only meetup. Please find childcare for your little ones. A Community Art Meetup is a casual, community art gathering hosted at the Newark...
Masuma Ahmed will lead an ekphrastic creative writing poetry workshop that will invite participants to respond creatively to the artwork on display, using it as a springboard for their poetic explorations. The workshop aims to foster an appreciation for the interplay between visual and literary art.
Calling all Members! Join us for a special members’ lounge on the Upper Level terrace, overlooking our Garden. Mingle with fellow OMCA enthusiasts while enjoying light refreshments, sidewalk chalk, and games for the entire family. Plus, we’ll be playing bingo and giving away awesome OMCA merch!
Newly rebuilt museum and zoo with interactive STEM exhibits, live animals, outdoor nature play area, and a maker space. Ages 0-10.
Culinary Institute of America campus with food museum, family cooking classes, edible gardens, restaurant, and seasonal food festivals. Kids culinary camps available.
Masuma Ahmed's Celebration of Women art exhibit will be on display at the Los Altos Library for the month of May. An ekphrastic creative writing workshop for teens and adults based on the artwork will be held on May 9 at 2pm in the Orchard Room.
100-acre zoo with 850+ animals, California Trail exhibit, gondola ride, carousel, train, and nature play area. Major Bay Area family attraction.
Ikebana is the art of Japanese flower arrangement using branches, flowers and leaves to create elegant arrangements emphasizing artistic lines, colors and mass. Through a captivating demonstration and hands-on teaching session, including a personal critique and enhancement, participants will learn..
KALEID Gallery is a 4,000 sq ft cooperative fine art gallery in San Jose's SoFA District showcasing 60+ local and regional artists.
Victorian mansion built continuously from 1884 to 1922 by Sarah Winchester, featuring 160 rooms, stairways to ceilings, and doors opening to walls. A National Historic Landmark and iconic California attraction.
217-acre art preserve with indoor galleries and outdoor sculpture installations in vineyards and around a lake. Bay Area art focus.
Oldest surviving structure in San Jose, an adobe from 1797. Paired with the Victorian Fallon House and operated by History San José as a landmark heritage site.
Washington Township Museum is a museum in Anza Street Fremont, CA. Exhibits and attractions include Irvington Library, Elizabeth and Phoebe capturing butterflies in the hills, Lowrie Girls in bloomers atop Mission Peak, Elizabeth Lowrie, librarian. and 1 more. Features wheelchair accessible. Hosts u
Museum in the historic Niles district celebrating early filmmaking. Charlie Chaplin made films here. Saturday screenings with live organ.
Art center with exhibitions, classes, sculpture garden, and community programs.
Preserved 1850s farmstead with historic house tours, Glass House museum, farm animals, and seasonal events. Free admission to grounds.
Santa Clara's last farm site and living history museum, featuring an 1865 Victorian farmhouse, classic California barn, summer kitchen, tank house, heritage orchard, and landscaped gardens.
Escape room Chapter 2: Norcross Art Gallery by Off The Couch Games in San Jose on worldofescapes.com. Description, photos, reviews, contacts, schedule and online booking. Groups of 2-6 players.
Quirky museum with the world's largest collection of PEZ dispensers, classic toys, and vintage memorabilia. Fun for kids and nostalgia fans.
Local history museum in the McWilliams House (1904). Exhibits on Saratoga's agricultural heritage, Monta Vista and the Valley of Heart's Delight.
Ringo Starr has announced new tour dates with his current All Starr Band: Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart, Gregg Bissonette and Buck Johnson. “I am happy to be touring again in the Spring,” Ringo said. “See you all in June. Peace and love.” Throughout his career, Ringo Starrhas.
Historic California Mission founded in 1777, now on the campus of Santa Clara University. Features a reconstructed mission church, gardens, and museum celebrating centuries of California history. Free to visit.
The first museum in the United States devoted solely to quilts and textiles as art. Features rotating exhibitions by regional, national, and international artists in the SoFA arts district.
Join Andrew Farago for an exciting PLCAF workshop! Kids and their parents team up to create their own comic books and characters! Andrew Farago has curated more than 100 exhibitions of cartoon and comic art. His bibliography includes The Looney Tunes Treasury and the Harvey Award-winning Teenage...
Unique small museum dedicated to the art and history of lacemaking. Rotating exhibits and lacemaking demonstrations.
The last and northernmost California mission (1823). Part of Sonoma State Historic Park with exhibits on mission history and Bear Flag Revolt.
Museum in the historic city hall building with exhibits on Mare Island Naval Shipyard, local history, and a working periscope from a submarine.
Chronicles over a century of Japanese American history with rotating exhibits on immigration, agriculture, and WWII incarceration. Located in the heart of San Jose's Japantown.
Nonprofit museum with 100+ playable pinball machines from every era. Flat admission, unlimited play.
Community art center in a former school with three galleries, artist studios, and art classes for all ages. Free gallery admission with rotating shows.
Spotlight Sundays invites guests to an in-depth conversation about the future of fire through the lens of Indigenous fire practices. Corrina Gould of Sogorea Te’ Land Trust will lead a conversation with Jordan Reyes and Patty Franklin of Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance. The discussion will...
Local history museum in historic Forbes Mill annex building. Rotating exhibits on Los Gatos heritage and Silicon Valley history. Free.
Downtown waterfront with the ferry terminal (to SF), restaurants, and the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum. Home to the annual boat parade.
Community art and performance center providing accessible, experimental gallery and performance space. Hosts visual art exhibitions, performance art, and community events.
Free local history museum in a 1905 farmstead with rotating exhibits about Silicon Valley history, the orchard era, and community heritage.
Small local history museum in the old train depot showcasing Millbrae's railroad heritage and community history. Free admission.
WWII & Apollo-era aircraft carrier with flight deck, planes, Apollo 11 recovery exhibit, and below-deck tours. Overnight camping on the ship.
Community arts center with a 227-seat theater, art gallery, and studios. Hosts plays, concerts, comedy, and children's performances.
Small museum in the Quinlan Community Center showcasing Cupertino's history from Ohlone times through the tech boom. Free admission.
Established in 1975 by Chicano artist Peter Rodriguez, The Mexican Museum is a museum in San Francisco, CA. Exhibits and attractions include Five Collections of Fine Art, Featured Virtual Tour, The Museum Collection, Amate Painting and 2 more. Hosts upcoming events. Discover something new on your ne
Nonprofit contemporary art center founded in 1980. Presents 4–8 ambitious, large-scale, site-specific installations and exhibitions annually. Free admission.
Museum of local history with exhibits on Hayward's heritage, the 1868 earthquake, and diverse communities. Family programs and workshops.
