General admission is $10. To see if you qualify for reduced or free admission, see our prices here.

Yes! Join us for First Free Sundays. Registration is required.

You can view all current and upcoming exhibitions here. Exhibitions are switched out on a staggered schedule every few months, so be sure to come back soon!

We do not require a reservation for general admission, however, many of our events do. We recommend that you check for upcoming closures and events before visiting.

Yes! Feel free to bring your child of any age. Youth under 18 years of age receive free admission to NUMU. The front desk provides activity books for children to use while visiting the museum. Our downstairs lounge always has child-friendly activities and we have changing tables in both of our upstairs restrooms. All children under 13 must be chaperoned by an adult at all times. Strollers are welcome.

Private tours are available for a fee. Learn more or book. We also offer free public tours during First Free Sundays. Registration is required.

The museum welcomes service animals, animals trained to benefit a person with a disability. If the animal acts as a direct threat to others or is not under the handler’s care and control, it will be denied access. The museum does not allow pets.

The VTA’s Route 27 stops right in front of the museum at both the Main & Church stop and the Main & Los Gatos Civic Center stop. Service may be limited during certain times of the year or the weekends. Santa Cruz & Los Gatos-Saratoga (N) and Santa Cruz & Los Gatos-Saratoga (S) are located a 20-minute walk or 5-minute bike ride from the museum.

Our front door is located in the Civic Center Plaza (look for the fountain), next to the Friends of the Los Gatos Library Bookstore, and facing the Los Gatos Library.

Yes! There is a ramp to enter the Civic Center Plaza starting at the Los Gatos Library’s parking lot. There are no inclines between the lot behind the museum and the museum’s side entrance. The museum has a publicly accessible elevator, ADA-compliant restrooms on both floors, and a wheelchair and fidget toys are available to borrow when visiting. If you require any additional amenities, please ask the staff at the front desk or contact visit@numulosgatos.org.

The Town of Los Gatos offers plenty of free parking in the area. Check out our parking map to learn more.

Non-commercial photography and video are welcome at NUMU. We ask that you do not use flash. If you share your photos, tag us on social media or use the hashtags #numulg or #newmuseumlosgatos. Press and commercial photographers should contact press@numulosgatos.org.

NUMU’s bathrooms are for museum visitors only. NUMU has men’s and women’s bathrooms upstairs and downstairs. All bathrooms contain an ADA stall. Both upstairs bathrooms contain a changing table. Sanitary product disposal boxes can be found in our downstairs women’s restroom.

The Veteran’s Memorial is not a project of NUMU’s. If you have questions about the Veteran’s Memorial, we suggest you contact the Veterans Memorial and Support Foundation.

NUMU currently rents our museum space and unfortunately, does not have permission to put up signage.

NUMU is not an acronym, but a phonetic shortening of our full name “New Museum Los Gatos.” Think “NU MU-seum.”

Not quite! The Museums of Los Gatos were founded in 1965, and used to be located on Tait Avenue. The Museum celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2015, which culminated in its re-opening as New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) at the Los Gatos Civic Center Plaza. The “new” in our name refers to our commitment to sharing new stories and perspectives.

You’re welcome to submit an exhibition proposal or contact curatorial@numulosgatos.org.

You’re welcome to email workshops@numulosgatos.org.

As we work on cataloging our current collection, we have instituted a collections freeze and are not accepting any new items. You may submit your item to be considered after the freeze ends. Until then, we’d love to hear from you! We’re always accepting stories and tips about what is currently in the collection. Email collections@numulosgatos.org.

We recommend that you contact the museum during our open hours for help over the phone at 408.354.2646.

NUMU occasionally donates in-kind memberships to nonprofits and educational organizations for fundraising purposes. Request one here.

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We would love it if you became a member, donated to our annual fund, or shared your excitement about NUMU with friends and family.

You can give online, in-person, over the phone at 408.354.2646 during our open hours, or through the mail. Our mailing address is P.O. Box 1904, Los Gatos, CA, 95031. Thank you for supporting the museum!