Events
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
Homage to Antoinette Swan & the Princes of Surf
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 705 Front St., Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesDo you know about the three Hawaiian princes coming to Santa Cruz in 1885 and introducing surfing to the mainland? They didn't come here by accident. Join historians Geoffrey Dunn and Kim Stoner and learn about Antoinette Swan and her ties to Hawaiian royalty. This talk is a sneak peek of more hidden stories we […]
Family Day: Sowing Seeds
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 705 Front St., Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesJoin Watsonville is in the Heart for family-friendly fun and free admission to all current exhibitions including Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley. Participate in a community scrapbook project and take home your own photo. Lay mosaic tiles for a local public art project led by artist Kathleen Crocetti. Explore the Sowing […]
UCSC Night at the Museum – From the Archives: Conversations on Filipino America
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 705 Front St., Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesJoin us for The Humanities Institute’s annual Night at the Museum featuring Watsonville is in the Heart and highlighting Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley, a community-driven exhibition that uplifts stories of Filipino American migration and labor in Watsonville and the greater Pajaro Valley of the Central Coast. The exhibition brings together […]
Educator’s Mixer: Pajaro Valley Filipino American History
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 705 Front St., Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesTo kick of Asian American and Pacific Islander History Month, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH) and Watsonville is in the Heart (WIITH) will co-host a free event for local educators. The event provides educators with a chance to meet with WIITH team members who are working to produce educational resources about […]
Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 705 Front St., Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History presents Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley -- A community-driven exhibition that preserves and uplifts stories of Filipino migration and labor in Watsonville and the greater Pajaro Valley of Central California. The exhibition culminates a four-year research initiative between community members, UC Santa Cruz […]