Events
Museum of Art & History
Festival of Monsters Public Festival
Museum of Art & History 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe UC Santa Cruz Center for Monster Studies presents the 2024 Festival of Monsters opens Oct. 11-12 with a weekend of free public events for all ages. Festivities begin 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, at the Museum of Art and History (705 Front St., Santa Cruz) with a reading and Q&A with Kiersten White, the […]
Frequency: A Festival of Light, Sound, & Digital Culture
Museum of Art & History 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesFrequency is a biennial festival of light, sound, and digital culture hosted in and around the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH). The 4-night event showcases local and global artists and integrates a variety of media-based art into the downtown landscape through illuminated artworks, interactive technologies, and immersive experiences. From kinetic sculptures and […]
Catamaran 10th Anniversary Benefit
Museum of Art & History 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesJoin Catamaran to celebrate 10 years of the literary journal at the Museum of Art and History in Santa Cruz. Lite appetizers and drinks will be served with a silent auction, followed by a program to honor 10 years of the nonprofit organization's accomplishments. For full event details and to buy tickets please visit: https://catamaranliteraryreader.com/events-2022/2022/10/10/catamaran-10th-anniversary-benefit
Era of Gold, Era of Empire: In the World of Ramses ‘the Great’
Museum of Art & History 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe Bay Area's De Young Museum is one of the stops on the US tour of the spectacular Egyptian art show 'Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs,' on view now through February 12, 2023. In this talk at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, Dr. Elaine Sullivan, an Egyptologist and […]
Blossoms into Gold: The Croatians in the Pajaro Valley
Museum of Art & History 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesOf all the immigrant groups who flocked to California in the last two hundred years, probably the least known are the Croatians of the Dalmatian Coast. Often identified as Austrians, Slavonians, or Dalmatians, they came from a glorious background of international traders, sailors, and political thinkers few people in America knew about, and brought with […]
Historias de Cultura presents Lenguas Indígenas
Museum of Art & History 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesSanta Cruz County History Fair
Museum of Art & History 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesCelebrate local history by connecting with historical organizations and groups throughout Santa Cruz County. Enjoy hands-on activities, artifacts, photographs, publications, and more. The 2022 Santa Cruz County History Fair is generously sponsored by The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz. Participating Organizations: Amah Mutsun Tribal Band California State Parks Capitola Historical Museum Castro Adobe State […]
RESCHEDULED – Blossoms into Gold: The Croatians in the Pajaro Valley
Museum of Art & History 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States** This event has been rescheduled for July 24th ** Of all the immigrant groups who flocked to California in the last two hundred years, probably the least known are the Croatians of the Dalmatian Coast. Often identified as Austrians, Slavonians, or Dalmatians, they came from a glorious background of international traders, sailors, and political […]
Dickens Day of Writing
Museum of Art & History 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe Dickens Project is the premier center in the United States for the study of Charles Dickens and nineteenth-century studies. Founded in 1981 and based at UC Santa Cruz, the Project is an international consortium made up of over 40 universities and colleges, including universities in Britain, Canada, Australia, and Israel. As part of our […]
Watsonville is in the Heart: Digital Archive Launch & Community Talk Story
Museum of Art & History 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesOn April 9, come celebrate the launch of the Watsonville is in the Heart Digital Archive. The new archive features oral history recordings, original documents, and family artifacts that capture the rich history of Filipino life and labor in California’s Pajaro Valley. Learn more about the UCSC Watsonville is in the Heart research initiative and its partnership […]