Dora Nelson African American Art and History Museum
316 E. Seventh St
Perris, CA 92572
951-657-9356
Sat: 10a-5p or by appointment
Free admission; donations welcome
The Dora Nelson Museum honors the contributions of the woman who started the first black church in Perris.
Contact the Museum for latest information.
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Sunday, January 2, 2011
Center for Oral and Public History, Fullerton
Center for Oral and Public History
California State University, Fullerton
800 N. State College Blvd
Pollak Library South (PLS) 363
Fullerton, CA 92831
657-278-3580
http://coph.fullerton.edu/
Reading Room/Archives: Mon-Fri 9a-4:30p
The Center for Oral and Public History (COPH) is primarily a teaching, training, research, publication, and public service operation. Its mission is two-fold. With respect to oral history, it is to develop, archive, and make available to the public significant oral documentation pertaining to the personal, regional, ethnic, political, and international histories that link Southern California to a globalized world.
As regards to public history, it is to connect the academy with broader audiences by promoting historical skills and services related to editing, archives and record management, family/community studies, historic preservation, documentary film production, policy analysis, heritage tourism, and high-technology media in order to enrich historical understanding in public memory.
The 4,000 plus tape-recorded interviews and related documents, photographs, and research/reference material in the COPH archives and reading room are open to the campus community and the public.
COPH connects the university with broader audiences and enriches historical understanding in public memory by promoting historical skills and services.
Their collections are in three main categories: Community History Collections, Ethnic Collections, and Education, Mining, Labor, WWII, Women, and Family Oral History Projects.
Contact the Center for its latest information.
California State University, Fullerton
800 N. State College Blvd
Pollak Library South (PLS) 363
Fullerton, CA 92831
657-278-3580
http://coph.fullerton.edu/
Reading Room/Archives: Mon-Fri 9a-4:30p
The Center for Oral and Public History (COPH) is primarily a teaching, training, research, publication, and public service operation. Its mission is two-fold. With respect to oral history, it is to develop, archive, and make available to the public significant oral documentation pertaining to the personal, regional, ethnic, political, and international histories that link Southern California to a globalized world.
As regards to public history, it is to connect the academy with broader audiences by promoting historical skills and services related to editing, archives and record management, family/community studies, historic preservation, documentary film production, policy analysis, heritage tourism, and high-technology media in order to enrich historical understanding in public memory.
The 4,000 plus tape-recorded interviews and related documents, photographs, and research/reference material in the COPH archives and reading room are open to the campus community and the public.
COPH connects the university with broader audiences and enriches historical understanding in public memory by promoting historical skills and services.
Their collections are in three main categories: Community History Collections, Ethnic Collections, and Education, Mining, Labor, WWII, Women, and Family Oral History Projects.
Contact the Center for its latest information.
Chinatown Heritage & Visitors Center, Los Angeles
Chinatown Heritage & Visitors Center
411 Bernard Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
323-222-0856
http://www.chssc.org/chsscpage.shtml
Sun: 12p-4:30p
The Chinese Historical Society of Southern California was founded in 1975. It's aim is to discover and share Chinese-American history. In 1995, the Society moved into these two Victorian houses (see top picture), built in 1886 and 1888 by Philip Fritz, an emigrant from Alsace (German/French border region), for his family.
Today, the Visitors Center shows the history of the Chinese in Southern California. On display are also artifacts from the archaeological dig performed during excavations for the Metro Red line at Union Station (the location of Los Angeles' original Chinatown).
Archive Room: The research collection includes manuscripts, photographs, artifacts, as well as tapes and transcripts from a Chinatown oral history project.
The bookstore stocks volumes on local and national Chinese-American history.
Historical Tour of New Chinatown
Chinatown was relocated in 1938 to its present location from the area where Union Station is now. The Chinese Historical Society of Southern California offers docent guided historical tour of the New Chinatown.
A tour can be anywhere from 1 hour to 6 hours. It is dependent on the availability of our volunteer docents. The cost is $5 per adult and $3 per student for a group tour of up to 2 hours. There is a minimum of 10 person required in a group tour. Please call for appointment, 323.222.0856.
If you prefer to go on a self guided tour you can pick up a self-guided walking historic trail. The brochure is Angels Walk LA prepared by MTA. It is free.
Chinese Historical Society of Southern California also offers a number of educational programs located at different venues throughout the greater Los Angeles area. Visit their website for current events.
Contact the Historical Society for its latest information.
411 Bernard Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
323-222-0856
http://www.chssc.org/chsscpage.shtml
Sun: 12p-4:30p
The Chinese Historical Society of Southern California was founded in 1975. It's aim is to discover and share Chinese-American history. In 1995, the Society moved into these two Victorian houses (see top picture), built in 1886 and 1888 by Philip Fritz, an emigrant from Alsace (German/French border region), for his family.
Today, the Visitors Center shows the history of the Chinese in Southern California. On display are also artifacts from the archaeological dig performed during excavations for the Metro Red line at Union Station (the location of Los Angeles' original Chinatown).
Archive Room: The research collection includes manuscripts, photographs, artifacts, as well as tapes and transcripts from a Chinatown oral history project.
The bookstore stocks volumes on local and national Chinese-American history.
Historical Tour of New Chinatown
Chinatown was relocated in 1938 to its present location from the area where Union Station is now. The Chinese Historical Society of Southern California offers docent guided historical tour of the New Chinatown.
A tour can be anywhere from 1 hour to 6 hours. It is dependent on the availability of our volunteer docents. The cost is $5 per adult and $3 per student for a group tour of up to 2 hours. There is a minimum of 10 person required in a group tour. Please call for appointment, 323.222.0856.
If you prefer to go on a self guided tour you can pick up a self-guided walking historic trail. The brochure is Angels Walk LA prepared by MTA. It is free.
Chinese Historical Society of Southern California also offers a number of educational programs located at different venues throughout the greater Los Angeles area. Visit their website for current events.
Contact the Historical Society for its latest information.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
San Diego Chinese Historical Museum, San Diego
San Diego Chinese Historical Museum
404 Third Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 338-9888
http://www.sdchm.org/
Tues - Sat: 10:30 AM - 4 PM
Sun: Noon - 4 PM
$2 per person.
Members and children under age 12 are free.
The historic mission building of the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum located at 404 Third Avenue is temporarily closed while undergoing renovation. The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Extension building located at 328 J Street will remain open to visitors and will observe regular operating hours.
The mission of SDCHM is to collect, preserve and share the Chinese American experience and Chinese history, culture and art to educate our diverse community and its visitors.
Since opening in 1996, the museum has presented more than 47 exhibits highlighting the rich tradition of Chinese culture and history in San Diego and the world. The Museum also features a library of books on Chinese culture and a tranquil garden with koi pond.
The garden begins with a magnificent gate memorializing Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, followed by a small waterfall and a quiet stream, which culminates in a fishpond. A serpentine stone path leads to the courtyard and is adorned by a bronze statue of Confucius.
The permanent collection includes paintings, sculpture, Chinatown artifacts, calligraphy, costumes, and religious items. Special exhibitions and presentations are scheduled throughout the year.
They also offer the Asian Pacific Historic Walking Tour every second Saturday of the month at 11am. Cost: $4, includes museum admission.
Contact the Museum for its latest information.
404 Third Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 338-9888
http://www.sdchm.org/
Tues - Sat: 10:30 AM - 4 PM
Sun: Noon - 4 PM
$2 per person.
Members and children under age 12 are free.
The historic mission building of the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum located at 404 Third Avenue is temporarily closed while undergoing renovation. The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Extension building located at 328 J Street will remain open to visitors and will observe regular operating hours.
The mission of SDCHM is to collect, preserve and share the Chinese American experience and Chinese history, culture and art to educate our diverse community and its visitors.
Since opening in 1996, the museum has presented more than 47 exhibits highlighting the rich tradition of Chinese culture and history in San Diego and the world. The Museum also features a library of books on Chinese culture and a tranquil garden with koi pond.
The garden begins with a magnificent gate memorializing Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, followed by a small waterfall and a quiet stream, which culminates in a fishpond. A serpentine stone path leads to the courtyard and is adorned by a bronze statue of Confucius.
The permanent collection includes paintings, sculpture, Chinatown artifacts, calligraphy, costumes, and religious items. Special exhibitions and presentations are scheduled throughout the year.
They also offer the Asian Pacific Historic Walking Tour every second Saturday of the month at 11am. Cost: $4, includes museum admission.
Contact the Museum for its latest information.
California African American Museum, Los Angeles
California African American Museum
600 State Drive
Exposition Park
Los Angeles, CA 90037
213-7844-7432
http://www.caam.ca.gov/
Tues-Sat: 10a-5p
Sun: 11a-5p
Free admission
Parking: $8
Entrance at 39th St and Figueroa
In addition to special exhibitions and events, CAAM has two main permanent collections focusing on Visual Arts and History.
The collection of nineteenth century academic and naturalistic landscape paintings include the works of Edward M. Bannister, Robert Scott Duncanson and Grafton Tyler Brown. Studying works by these artists and their lives help to broaden understanding of the participation of African Americans in American life and culture and help to understand the prevailing tastes and attitudes of a period when African Americans were viewed as inhuman and incapable of educational and aesthetic pursuits in life.
During the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, many African Americans attempted to redefine themselves in a modern world by establishing a national cultural identity in all of the arts. As they became familiar with African sculpture, they began to incorporate those elements and iconography into their work. Their artwork was also informed by twentieth century Cubism, which leads to the deconstruction and reorganization of forms so that their compositions are read from multiple vantage points.
Contemporary art from the African Diaspora is a small but growing collection and includes works from Haiti, Brazil and Jamaica. These artists are part of an international community of contemporary artists of African descent who combine techniques that may have historical precedence in European art, but have been reinterpreted within their particular cultural milieu.
African wood sculpture (mainly masks) forms a significant part of the collection. Most of the masks are from the West African countries of Nigeria, Ghana and the Côte d’Ivoire. There are also a number of works from the central African countries of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon. Along with the ceremonial masks are decorative household implements from across Sub-Saharan Africa. These works show the type of art historical context that African Americans participated in prior to coming to the United States. It was a context that was based on communal well being that encompassed ritual, mythology and cosmology that connected the people with their environment.
The History collection reflects the history, heritage and culture of African Americans in California and the Nation, thereby advancing the Museum’s commitment to promote the study of African American history and culture. Noteworthy objects include artifacts and photographs from the estate of the trailblazing golfer Bill Spiller; items from the estate of legendary jazz performer Ella Fitzgerald; theater programs highlighting the highly acclaimed performances of Katherine Dunham, Dorothy Dandridge, Duke Ellington, and Janet Collins; and artifacts and photographs from the estate of Los Angeles’ first and only African American Mayor Tom Bradley.
Contact the Museum for latest information.
600 State Drive
Exposition Park
Los Angeles, CA 90037
213-7844-7432
http://www.caam.ca.gov/
Tues-Sat: 10a-5p
Sun: 11a-5p
Free admission
Parking: $8
Entrance at 39th St and Figueroa
In addition to special exhibitions and events, CAAM has two main permanent collections focusing on Visual Arts and History.
The collection of nineteenth century academic and naturalistic landscape paintings include the works of Edward M. Bannister, Robert Scott Duncanson and Grafton Tyler Brown. Studying works by these artists and their lives help to broaden understanding of the participation of African Americans in American life and culture and help to understand the prevailing tastes and attitudes of a period when African Americans were viewed as inhuman and incapable of educational and aesthetic pursuits in life.
During the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, many African Americans attempted to redefine themselves in a modern world by establishing a national cultural identity in all of the arts. As they became familiar with African sculpture, they began to incorporate those elements and iconography into their work. Their artwork was also informed by twentieth century Cubism, which leads to the deconstruction and reorganization of forms so that their compositions are read from multiple vantage points.
Contemporary art from the African Diaspora is a small but growing collection and includes works from Haiti, Brazil and Jamaica. These artists are part of an international community of contemporary artists of African descent who combine techniques that may have historical precedence in European art, but have been reinterpreted within their particular cultural milieu.
African wood sculpture (mainly masks) forms a significant part of the collection. Most of the masks are from the West African countries of Nigeria, Ghana and the Côte d’Ivoire. There are also a number of works from the central African countries of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon. Along with the ceremonial masks are decorative household implements from across Sub-Saharan Africa. These works show the type of art historical context that African Americans participated in prior to coming to the United States. It was a context that was based on communal well being that encompassed ritual, mythology and cosmology that connected the people with their environment.
The History collection reflects the history, heritage and culture of African Americans in California and the Nation, thereby advancing the Museum’s commitment to promote the study of African American history and culture. Noteworthy objects include artifacts and photographs from the estate of the trailblazing golfer Bill Spiller; items from the estate of legendary jazz performer Ella Fitzgerald; theater programs highlighting the highly acclaimed performances of Katherine Dunham, Dorothy Dandridge, Duke Ellington, and Janet Collins; and artifacts and photographs from the estate of Los Angeles’ first and only African American Mayor Tom Bradley.
Contact the Museum for latest information.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Pioneers Park, Imperial
Pioneers Museum and Cultural Center of the Imperial Valley
Pioneers Park
373 E. Aten Road (Exit I-8 at Hwy 111 North to Aten Road)
Imperial, CA 92251
760-352-1165
http://www.imperial.edu/~pioneers/
Tues-Sun: 10a-4p
Adults $4
Children <13 $0.50
The museum houses galleries honoring the different ethnic communities and their history of settlement in the Imperial Valley. It also has a place of honor for all the local young men and women who have served in this country's armed forces from the Civil War to Desert Storm. The Veterans Gallery includes artifacts and uniforms from the different wars and a memorial outside to honor those who paid with their lives.
Among the ethnic galleries at the Museum you will find the Korean Gallery with its "Turtle Ship" made by Admiral Lee Soon Shim in 1592 and the Swiss Gallery with its musical instruments played by Swiss immigrants at their local gatherings and parties. Other galleries in the Museum depict the everyday life of early immigrants from around the world and their unique contributions to this harsh and beautiful land.
The Museum also houses a well preserved history of the Valley's advances in agriculture and technology showing the progress in seed genetics, entomology, animal husbandry and farming equipment. The most important factor in the permanent settlement here came with the building of one of the most impressive irrigation systems anywhere in the world.
Contact the museum for its latest information.
Pioneers Park
373 E. Aten Road (Exit I-8 at Hwy 111 North to Aten Road)
Imperial, CA 92251
760-352-1165
http://www.imperial.edu/~pioneers/
Tues-Sun: 10a-4p
Adults $4
Children <13 $0.50
The museum houses galleries honoring the different ethnic communities and their history of settlement in the Imperial Valley. It also has a place of honor for all the local young men and women who have served in this country's armed forces from the Civil War to Desert Storm. The Veterans Gallery includes artifacts and uniforms from the different wars and a memorial outside to honor those who paid with their lives.
Among the ethnic galleries at the Museum you will find the Korean Gallery with its "Turtle Ship" made by Admiral Lee Soon Shim in 1592 and the Swiss Gallery with its musical instruments played by Swiss immigrants at their local gatherings and parties. Other galleries in the Museum depict the everyday life of early immigrants from around the world and their unique contributions to this harsh and beautiful land.
The Museum also houses a well preserved history of the Valley's advances in agriculture and technology showing the progress in seed genetics, entomology, animal husbandry and farming equipment. The most important factor in the permanent settlement here came with the building of one of the most impressive irrigation systems anywhere in the world.
Contact the museum for its latest information.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Chinese American Museum, Los Angeles
Chinese American Museum
425 N. Los Angeles St (at Arcadia)
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-485-8567
http://www.camla.org/
Located in the red-bricked historic Garnier Building, located at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument across from downtown Los Angeles’ Union Station. Just follow the hanging lanterns, south of Olvera Street, to find the museum site.
Tues–Sun: 10a-3p
Closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day
Suggested Admission
Adults $3
Seniors (60+)/Students (with ID) $2.00
Parking in various pay lots and metered street parking around the museum. See the museum's website for details.
Symbolically housed in the oldest and last surviving structure of Los Angeles’ original Chinatown, the 7,200 square foot Chinese American Museum embodies both a cultural and physical link to the past and a promising point of entry for the city’s multicultural future.
The mission of the Chinese American Museum is to foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of America’s diverse heritage by researching, preserving, and sharing the history, rich cultural legacy, and continuing contributions of Chinese Americans.
As a visual symbol of new and emerging traditions, CAM is proud to serve as an active-learning institution dedicated to researching, preserving and sharing the stories, experiences and contributions of Chinese Americans in the United States through quality exhibitions, programs, events, publications and workshops.
Self-guided tours are available.
Contact the museum for its latest information.
425 N. Los Angeles St (at Arcadia)
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-485-8567
http://www.camla.org/
Located in the red-bricked historic Garnier Building, located at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument across from downtown Los Angeles’ Union Station. Just follow the hanging lanterns, south of Olvera Street, to find the museum site.
Tues–Sun: 10a-3p
Closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day
Suggested Admission
Adults $3
Seniors (60+)/Students (with ID) $2.00
Parking in various pay lots and metered street parking around the museum. See the museum's website for details.
Symbolically housed in the oldest and last surviving structure of Los Angeles’ original Chinatown, the 7,200 square foot Chinese American Museum embodies both a cultural and physical link to the past and a promising point of entry for the city’s multicultural future.
The mission of the Chinese American Museum is to foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of America’s diverse heritage by researching, preserving, and sharing the history, rich cultural legacy, and continuing contributions of Chinese Americans.
As a visual symbol of new and emerging traditions, CAM is proud to serve as an active-learning institution dedicated to researching, preserving and sharing the stories, experiences and contributions of Chinese Americans in the United States through quality exhibitions, programs, events, publications and workshops.
Self-guided tours are available.
Contact the museum for its latest information.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles
Japanese American National Museum
369 E. First Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-625-0414
http://www.janm.org/
Tues-Weds, Fri-Sat: 11a-5p
Thurs: 12p-8p
Closed certain holidays.
Adults $9
Seniors 62+/Students and Youth (6-17) $5
Free admission every Thurs from 5p-8p, and every third Thurs of the month
They also have Target Free Family Saturdays - check the website for dates and info.
Public pay parking around the museum.
The museum in itself is beautiful, besides all of the wonderful exhibits. The mission of the JANM is to promote the understanding and appreciation of America's ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the Japanese American experience.
The exhibits range from art, history, politics, culture, individual and family stories, photography, to special events of music, storytelling, guest lectures, and theatrical productions.
They also have the Chado Tea Room where you can experience a range of Japanese teas. And they have a Little Tokyo Walking Tour.
Contact the museum for its latest information.
369 E. First Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-625-0414
http://www.janm.org/
Tues-Weds, Fri-Sat: 11a-5p
Thurs: 12p-8p
Closed certain holidays.
Adults $9
Seniors 62+/Students and Youth (6-17) $5
Free admission every Thurs from 5p-8p, and every third Thurs of the month
They also have Target Free Family Saturdays - check the website for dates and info.
Public pay parking around the museum.
The museum in itself is beautiful, besides all of the wonderful exhibits. The mission of the JANM is to promote the understanding and appreciation of America's ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the Japanese American experience.
The exhibits range from art, history, politics, culture, individual and family stories, photography, to special events of music, storytelling, guest lectures, and theatrical productions.
They also have the Chado Tea Room where you can experience a range of Japanese teas. And they have a Little Tokyo Walking Tour.
Contact the museum for its latest information.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach
Museum of Latin American Art
628 Alamitos Ave (at the corner of 6th St)
Long Beach, CA 90802
562-437-1689
http://www.molaa.org/
Weds, Fri-Sun: 11a-5p
Thurs: 11a-9p
Closed certain holidays.
Adults $9
Seniors/Students $6
Children <12 Free
Dedicated to modern and contemporary Latin American art including paintings, drawing, photography, sculpture and more.
They have a number of special events that also include live music, food, and film.
Contact the museum for its latest information.
628 Alamitos Ave (at the corner of 6th St)
Long Beach, CA 90802
562-437-1689
http://www.molaa.org/
Weds, Fri-Sun: 11a-5p
Thurs: 11a-9p
Closed certain holidays.
Adults $9
Seniors/Students $6
Children <12 Free
Dedicated to modern and contemporary Latin American art including paintings, drawing, photography, sculpture and more.
They have a number of special events that also include live music, food, and film.
Contact the museum for its latest information.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena
Pacific Asia Museum
46 N. Los Robles Ave
Pasadena, CA 91101
626-449-2742
http://www.pacificasiamuseum.org/
Weds-Sun: 10a-6p [closed certain holidays]
General $9, Students/Seniors $7, Children under 11 Free; Free on the fourth Friday of the month
Free parking in the museum's lot on the corner of Los Robles and Union St
--Classic and contemporary arts of Asia and the Pacific Islands
--Collection has more than 15,000 pieces spanning more than 4,000 years, spanning the region from Persian to the Pacific Islands
--They have numerous special exhibitions, performances, lectures, classes, workshops and festivals
--The courtyard is a very relaxing place to rest
Contact the museum for its latest information.
46 N. Los Robles Ave
Pasadena, CA 91101
626-449-2742
http://www.pacificasiamuseum.org/
Weds-Sun: 10a-6p [closed certain holidays]
General $9, Students/Seniors $7, Children under 11 Free; Free on the fourth Friday of the month
Free parking in the museum's lot on the corner of Los Robles and Union St
--Classic and contemporary arts of Asia and the Pacific Islands
--Collection has more than 15,000 pieces spanning more than 4,000 years, spanning the region from Persian to the Pacific Islands
--They have numerous special exhibitions, performances, lectures, classes, workshops and festivals
--The courtyard is a very relaxing place to rest
Contact the museum for its latest information.
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