LOS ALTOS, CA (May 10, 2018) – A costumed historical reenactor and hands-on World War I-themed craft projects are activities planned by the Los Altos History Museum for its closing weekend of the nationally touring photographic exhibition “Over Here: Americans at Home in World War I,” slated for Saturday and Sunday, May 26 and 27, 10am-3pm, and makes way for the opening…
LOS ALTOS, CA (April 26, 2018) – May is Preservation Month, and to celebrate our local heritage, the Los Altos History Museum is pleased to announce the opening of its exhibit “Dormers to Doors: A Look at a California Bungalow,”on display May 10th through June 17th, 2018 in the historic J. Gilbert Smith House. The exhibition will explore the California Bungalow style, and…
LOS ALTOS, CA (April 18, 2018)– In recognition of the extreme social upheaval of World War I on the homefront,the Los Altos History Museum will hold a symposium panel titled “Women, Workers, and the Suppressed,” slated for Tuesday, May 1 at 7pm, at the Bus Barn Theater in Los Altos. The public is invited to participate in an exchange of ideas with…
LOS ALTOS, CA (March 28, 2018)–Today the Los Altos History Museum opens enrollment to students entering 10th, 11th or 12th grade for “Juana Briones Summer Workshop“, a free two-week, hands-on summer workshop on museum studies. Students will apply what they learn to create installation pieces for the bilingual exhibition, “Inspired by Juana: Doña de la Frontera” on display October 18, 2018…
LOS ALTOS, CA (March 15, 2018)–In observation of the centennial of WWI, the Los Altos History Museum will open a new exhibition “Over Here: Americans at Home in World War I” April 12th through May 27th, 2018, drawing upon the unparalleled holdings of the National Archives. The U.S. entry into World War I, 1917-1918, marks the beginning of its position…
LOS ALTOS, CA (March 8, 2018)–The Los Altos History Museum and Day Worker Center of Mountain View are excited to announce a “Discussion Panel: Immigration in California“, to be held on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at the Los Altos Youth Center from 7-9pm. The program is associated with the “Traveling Stitches: Quilts Made At The Day Worker Center of Mountain…
