Discover Art with the Los Gatos Library
Feb
26
4:00 PM16:00

Discover Art with the Los Gatos Library

Youth ages 8-12, meet us at the museum and join educators to tour the Made of Memory exhibit, in which you will learn about five women artists who explore concepts of memory as it pertains to generational and cultural experience, immigration, and migration. Participate in a fun collage art activity after the exhibition tour in the Museum's MakerSpace.

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Creating New Artifacts with Cynthia Brannvall
Feb
27
5:30 PM17:30

Creating New Artifacts with Cynthia Brannvall

Join us for an artist talk with Made of Memory artist Cynthia Brannvall and art historian Dr. Elizabeth Carroll (SJSU and Foothill College). In this conversation, Brannvall reflects on the personal and historical significance of her artistic practice - both as an outlet for catharsis and as a tool for preserving materials, perspectives, and narratives that would otherwise be overlooked by dominant political and institutional forces.

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Docent Training
Mar
29
11:00 AM11:00

Docent Training

Have you been looking for a chance to get involved with your community? Do you love art & history? We would love you to docent at the museum! All docents will have to attend one training workshop, more dates to be announced in the future.

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Los Gatos Pageant History Tour
Apr
11
11:00 AM11:00

Los Gatos Pageant History Tour

Join museum staff and historian Alan Feinberg for a tour of the Los Gatos History Hall with a special emphasis on the historic Los Gatos Pageant. The pageant ran from 1919 to 1930, with performances, games, parades, and more! If the weather's good, we may even take a look at the old Pageant Grounds!

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Aspiring Artists - Los Gatos Footbridge Mural Project  Week 1
Jun
9
to Jun 13

Aspiring Artists - Los Gatos Footbridge Mural Project Week 1

Don’t miss out on this unique youth art mural project! Learn art techniques, interact with New Museum Los Gatos art exhibitions and historic collections, and visit local Los Gatos cultural landmarks. By the end of the week students will have completed a one-of-kind painting reflecting the theme “Capturing Life in Los Gatos” that will be digitally photographed, printed, and installed by the Town of Los Gatos on the Forbes Mill footbridge.

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Aspiring Artists - Los Gatos Footbridge Mural Project  Week 2
Jun
16
to Jun 20

Aspiring Artists - Los Gatos Footbridge Mural Project Week 2

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Don’t miss out on this unique youth art mural project! Learn art techniques, interact with New Museum Los Gatos art exhibitions and historic collections, and visit local Los Gatos cultural landmarks. By the end of the week students will have completed a one-of-kind painting reflecting the theme “Capturing Life in Los Gatos” that will be digitally photographed, printed, and installed by the Town of Los Gatos on the Forbes Mill footbridge.

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Aspiring Artists - Los Gatos Footbridge Mural Project  Week 3
Jun
23
to Jun 27

Aspiring Artists - Los Gatos Footbridge Mural Project Week 3

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Don’t miss out on this unique youth art mural project! Learn art techniques, interact with New Museum Los Gatos art exhibitions and historic collections, and visit local Los Gatos cultural landmarks. By the end of the week students will have completed a one-of-kind painting reflecting the theme “Capturing Life in Los Gatos” that will be digitally photographed, printed, and installed by the Town of Los Gatos on the Forbes Mill footbridge.

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Holly Lane Closing Reception & Artist Tour
Jan
11
3:00 PM15:00

Holly Lane Closing Reception & Artist Tour

Join us for your last opportunity to see Holly Lane's incredible body of work in the exhibition, Not Enough Time to Love the World. Holly's intricately carved frames and delicately created paintings have transformed the NUMU gallery. This will be a special afternoon to learn more about Holly Lane's artwork and practice directly from the artist and curator, Helaine Glick.

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Beaded Ornament Making
Dec
19
to Dec 22

Beaded Ornament Making

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Get into the holiday spirit at NUMU’s MakerSpace! Join us for a fun-filled session of festive creativity as we create charming, one-of-a-kind ornaments and keychains using wooden beads, perfect for decorating your tree or gifting to someone special.

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Identity Mapping Workshop with Cynthia Brannvall
Dec
8
10:00 AM10:00

Identity Mapping Workshop with Cynthia Brannvall

Cynthia Brannvall's work explores themes of identity, geographical origins, and migrations. This Identity Mapping Collage Workshop invites you to share your origins and the places that have shaped who you are today by making your personal identity continent collage. Cut out the states, countries, or continents, snap and print a picture from your phone, and let your creativity be your guide.

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MakerSpace: Spooky Origami
Oct
25
to Oct 27

MakerSpace: Spooky Origami

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“Something wicked this way comes” to NUMU this Halloween season! Celebrate with us by making spooky origami. Through the art of origami, paper changes into new shapes, familiar and frightening! You can make a bat, a cat, or a pumpkin!

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Boundaries Artist Tour
Oct
6
11:00 AM11:00

Boundaries Artist Tour

Join us for a free guided art tour 11 AM-12:30 PM, led by Ally Kraus (genARTS) & Constance Button (NUMU & genARTS) featuring select artists of Boundaries! Get a deeper dive into their work and artistic processes and a chance to ask your burning questions.

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Oktoberfest Los Gatos 2024
Sep
29
12:30 PM12:30

Oktoberfest Los Gatos 2024

KCAT TV and Radio is hosting its 3rd annual Oktoberfest right here in Los Gatos! Enjoy a day of festivities all supporting KCAT programs & services.

NUMU staff will be tabling from 12:30-3:45 PM PM, so stop by to chat with us and participate in a collaborative art activity for all ages where we'll be making paper puppets!

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Circle Event: Studio Visit with Kiana Honarmand
Sep
14
10:00 AM10:00

Circle Event: Studio Visit with Kiana Honarmand

Each year, NUMU offers a series of studio visits where we will be able to appreciate art together exclusively for Circle Members. We’re thrilled to welcome our circle members to the studio of artist Kiana Honarmand, one of the artists from NUMU’s 2023 exhibition (Un)familiar. This event will include our annual Director’s Circle artwork distribution!

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