Los Altos History Museum Blog

Los Altos, CA – The Second Annual Ikebana Flower Show sponsored by the Los Altos History Museum will return April 21-23 in the main gallery. Last year more than 700 people attended the two-day show to view the beautiful arrangements created by Katsuko Thielke and her students.Continue Reading Ikebana: The Art of Flower Arrangement 3-day Pop-Up Exhibit at Los Altos…

Los Altos, CA – The Executive Committee is pleased to announce that Elisabeth I. Ward, Ph. D. will join the Los Altos History Museum as its new Executive Director effective March 20, 2017. There will be a series of private receptions to introduce Dr. Ward to the Los Altos/Los Altos Hills community. “Elisabeth will be a passionate and energetic leader,…

Los Altos, CA – A Community Event: Saturday, February 4, 2017 6-10pm St. William, 611 S. El Monte, Los Altos Public ticket sales start January 10, 2017: $95/person for LAHM members, $110 per person for non-members All you can eat crab, salad, bread and dessert Los Altos, CA – The Los Altos History Museum, will open its ticket sales to the community beginning…

Los Altos, CA – Filled with historic and contemporary photographs, baskets and other artifacts, food specimens, memoirs, and recipes, Seaweed, Salmon, and Manzanita Cider: A California Indian Feast is a new statewide traveling exhibition from the Grace Hudson Museum and Exhibit Envoy.  The exhibit, which opens at the Los Altos History Museum on January 12, 2017 and runs through April…

Smith Gallery: November 11, 2016 through February 26, 2017 Thurs-Sun, Noon-4pm Los Altos, CA – During this year’s holiday season, the Los Altos History Museum welcomes Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy to the Smith Gallery located upstairs in the J. Gilbert Smith House. The exhibit tells the history of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy showcasing over 60 dolls adopted by…

Los Altos, CA –  The Los Altos History Museum has extended their exhibition Hau Beiren@100: Works from the Old Apricot Villa to December 31, 2016 in response to the overwhelming interest in the community and art world.  It is a rare opportunity to see a survey of the recent work of Hau Beiren , one of California’s greatest contemporary Chinese…

Los Altos, CA - MoonFest, inspired by the Mid-Autumn Festival and Lantern Festival celebrated in many Asian countries, returns to the Los Altos History Museum on Saturday, October 15, 2016 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. This beloved children’s holiday is traditionally held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the East Asian lunar calendar (September 15 this year). But the…