Oakland Museum Of California

HOTSPOT CALIFORNIA: BRINGING DIORAMAS TO LIFE THROUGH COMMUNITY VOICES

CORDELL BANK GALLERY: RENOVATION OF MARINE REALM GALLERY EXHIBIT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

COMING TO CALIFORNIA: THE GALLERY OF CALIFORNIA HISTORY

CONG. SETASIDES, MUSEUMS

THE OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA WILL CREATE A SPACE INSIDE ITS NEWLY RENOVATED GALLERY OF CALIFORNIA NATURAL SCIENCES DEDICATED TO INTERGENERATIONAL EXPLORATION AND LEARNING FOR VISITORS AGES TWO TO FIVE AND THEIR ADULT COMPANIONS. THROUGH THE FAMILY NATURE PLAY ROOM AND RELATED COMPONENTS, THE MUSEUM WILL BETTER SERVE A NEWLY DEVELOPING, BUT REGULARLY ATTENDING, AUDIENCE WITH SCIENCE AND NATURE-RELATED LEARNING. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL BUILD STAFF CAPACITY TO SERVE FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, USE COLLECTIONS AND SPECIMENS IN NEW WAYS TO PROMOTE FAMILY LEARNING AND DISCOVERY, AND PROTOTYPE AN EARLY CHILDHOOD SPACE AND EXHIBITION COMPONENTS FOR POSSIBLE REPLICATION WITHIN TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS OR WITHIN THE GALLERIES OF CALIFORNIA ART AND HISTORY.

THE OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA WILL DIGITIZE APPROXIMATELY 2,000 IMAGES FROM A RECENTLY ACQUIRED PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE LIFE SPANNING FROM THE 1980S-2018. THE DUGAN AGUILAR COLLECTION AND ARCHIVE PROVIDES A WINDOW INTO THE LIVES OF CALIFORNIA’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, TELLING A STORY OF REVITALIZATION AND RENEWAL BY CAPTURING TRADITIONAL LIFEWAYS IN A CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT. THE MUSEUM WILL COLLABORATE WITH A GROUP OF NATIVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ENSURE THE NATIVE CALIFORNIAN PERSPECTIVE IS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE CARE, USE, DOCUMENTATION, AND ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION. IN ADDITION TO THE DIGITIZATION, MUSEUM STAFF WILL CATALOG THE COLLECTION, REHOUSE IT IN A CLIMATE-CONTROLLED STORAGE AREA, AND DEVELOP A PROPOSAL TO EXHIBIT THE COLLECTION WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. THIS PROJECT WILL MAKE THESE IMAGES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME THROUGH THE MUSEUM’S WEBSITE AND AN ONLINE SEARCHABLE DATABASE.

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

TO SUPPORT THE DIGITIZATION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE MUSEUM'S PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION OF WORKS BY ANDREW J. RUSSELL (1830-1902).

PACIFIC WORLDS

TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATING COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.   

TO SUPPORT STAFF SALARIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR A RETROSPECTIVE ON THE ARTIST ROY DE FOREST.

TO SUPPORT THE TRAVELING EXHIBITION, "MOVING PICTURES: THE LIFE AND WORK OF HUNG LIU," FEATURING WORK BY THE CONTEMPORARY CHINESE AMERICAN ARTIST.

WATER STRIDER JUNIOR GUIDE PROGRAM- STUDENTS LEAEDING FAMILIES TO WATERSHED ECOACTION.

TO SUPPORT AN EXHIBITION OF WORKS BY CERAMIC ARTIST EDITH HEATH (1911-2005).

TO SUPPORT AN EXHIBITION FEATURING THE WORK OF MODERNIST JEWELER MARGARET DE PATTA (1930-64) WITH ACCOMPANYING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

THE OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA’S EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS ADDRESS CRITICAL NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AS A LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND STATEWIDE RESOURCE. BEYOND ITS ROLE AS A CENTRAL CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE FOR THE BAY AREA, THE MUSEUM IS AN INDISPENSABLE CIVIC ANCHOR FOR OAKLAND, ASPIRING TO CREATE POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE IN THEIR CITY AND TO CHAMPION THE VITAL ROLE CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS CAN PLAY IN FOSTERING SOCIAL COHESION.

PREPARING OMCA ARTIFACTS FOR REPATRIATION TO BERRY CREEK RANCHERIA