Oakland Museum of California

Oakland Museum of California Museum of the People.

The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) brings together collections of art, history and natural sciences under one roof to tell the extraordinary stories of California and its people. OMCA connects collections and programs across disciplines, advancing an integrated, multilayered understanding of this ever-evolving state. With more than 1.8 million objects, OMCA is a leading cultural institution o

f the Bay Area and a resource for the research and understanding of California's dynamic cultural and environmental heritage.

05/30/2026

Nonstop energy with all night long!💃🏾

Big love to for keeping the vibes high and the dance floor full.

We’ll see you next Friday from 5–9 pm for more music, dance, and community with .

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Turn up the energy at Friday Nights with Non Stop Bhangra transforming the Garden Stage into a vibrant celebration of Pu...
05/25/2026

Turn up the energy at Friday Nights with Non Stop Bhangra transforming the Garden Stage into a vibrant celebration of Punjabi music, dance, and community. 🥁✨

🎧 A powerful DJ set from Lychy Jelly

🧑‍🏫 Gallery Chats with OMCA facilitators from 5:30–7:30 pm

🍴 Come hungry—Off the Grid returns with delicious food vendors and community vibes on 10th Street

Happy Birthday Edith Heath! 🎈What does it mean to design for everyday life? For Edith Heath, the answer was simple and r...
05/24/2026

Happy Birthday Edith Heath! 🎈What does it mean to design for everyday life? For Edith Heath, the answer was simple and radical: create objects that are as enduring as they are beautiful. Through earthy glazes, innovative clay forms, and objects made for daily use, she redefined ceramics—bringing art, industry, and California living to the same table. Her work reflects a belief that good design belongs to everyone.

We’re honored to celebrate her legacy through a recent gift from the Brian and Edith Heath Foundation of more than 100 objects and an endowment to care for the works of craft and decorative arts in OMCA's collection—strengthening how these stories are shared for generations to come.

See Heath’s work in our galleries.



📸: Courtesy of Edith Heath/Heath Ceramics Collection, Environmental Design Archives, UC Berkeley.

05/23/2026

Friday Nights was a vibe!💃🏽 🎺.mambo.orchestra turned the Garden into one big dance party.

Much love to and for keeping the momentum going strong.

Join us next Friday from 5–9 pm for more live music, dancing, and eats from .

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Juneteenth! at the Museum is back! ✨ Presented with the Black Freedom Fund, kick off your summer with a full day of Blac...
05/22/2026

Juneteenth! at the Museum is back! ✨ Presented with the Black Freedom Fund, kick off your summer with a full day of Black joy and creativity. Black Bay Area organizations and creatives bring you live music, DJs, dancing, food, art, films, and family-friendly fun.

📍The Oakland Museum of California 🗓️ June 19 | 11AM–4PM

🎶 Live performances by:
• Saba
• Madison McFerrin
• Ian Kelly
• Red Lotus
• DJ Red Corvette
• DJ LadyRyan + more

🍴 Food from Black Bay Area chefs + vendors:
• Off the Grid food trucks featuring Mela Bistro, alaMar, Cocobreeze, Pound Bizness + more
• VIP Juneteenth Jubilee Lounge at Town Fare Café

✨ Plus:
• Turf dancing
• Soul line dancing
• Local Black artisan vendors
• Film premiere of “Memories in Motion: The Life and Art of Mildred Howard” 🎬

This is a celebration you won’t want to miss!
🎟 Get tickets: https://bit.ly/4nF3S90

This Friday Night enjoy bold latin sounds, vibrant dance, and nonstop rhythm! Pacific Mambo Orchestra brings explosive L...
05/18/2026

This Friday Night enjoy bold latin sounds, vibrant dance, and nonstop rhythm! Pacific Mambo Orchestra brings explosive Latin jazz, mambo, and salsa to the Garden Stage for a high-energy live show. Members can enjoy an EXCLUSIVE Members Lounge with refreshments, sidewalk chalk, family-friendly games, and a give-away for awesome OMCA merch!🎺🔥

💃 Salsa dance lesson with Ramón Ramos Alayo

🎧 A global beats DJ set from Dj Sizzle

⭐ OMCA Members’ Lounge with games, refreshments, and merch giveaways

🧑‍🏫 Gallery Chats with OMCA facilitators from 5:30–7:30 pm

🍴 Come hungry—Off the Grid returns with delicious food vendors and community vibes on 10th Street

05/16/2026

Dancing through the Oakland hate one Friday Nights at a time! 💃🏽 and kept the energy flowing from start to finish.
Shoutout to and for adding creativity and rhythm across the museum.

We’ll see you next Friday from 5–9 pm for more music, movement, and community with .

05/14/2026

Our resident pronghorn antelope are back! After meticulous conservation and repair work we just finished in the lava tube diorama, these iconic taxidermy specimens have returned to the Gallery of California Natural Sciences—just in time to welcome visitors up close once again. 🦌

Fun fact: Pronghorn antelope are the fastest land animals in North America, reaching speeds of up to 60 mph—and unlike cheetahs, they can sustain that pace over long distances. They’re also among the continent’s greatest travelers, with some herds migrating over 150 miles between seasonal habitats.

Shoutout to our preparators and conservators for the care and expertise it takes to preserve and re-install a specimen like this!

Plan your visit to see this remarkable species—and learn more about wildlife across California by following this link: https://bit.ly/3M97RfL

05/13/2026

Walk through “Good Fire: Tending Native Lands” with Saumitra (AKA Oakland bio)! Listen as he explains how Wildfires in California didn’t get worse because fire exists, they got worse because Indigenous cultural burning was suppressed.🔥🌱

For thousands of years, Indigenous communities used cultural burning — “good fire” — to care for the land, prevent catastrophic wildfires, and sustain ecosystems across California. This exhibition challenges the idea that fire is only destructive, showing how Native stewardship has shaped these landscapes for generations.

📍2 WEEKS LEFT to experience “Good Fire” at OMCA through May 31, 2026. ⁠

🎟We hope you stop by: tickets here: https://bit.ly/4jWW6Wb

05/13/2026

Join us THIS Sunday, May 17! 🌱 Experience an afternoon of film, food, giveaways, and community inspired by Octavia E. Butler’s vision of radical hospitality. Tickets at the link in bio!

Start with a screening of Earth Seed: A People’s Journey of Radical Hospitality by People's Kitchen Collective and filmmaker Fox Nakai. This powerful film follows a pilgrimage across California rooted in survival, foodways, and collective care.

Then head to OMCA’s Garden for live performances and conversation, featuring Earth Seed testimonies and spoken word by Jocelyn Jackson , Võ Hải, and Sarai Bordeaux. The afternoon continues with a special talk from revolutionary artist Emory Douglas.

Enjoy food from Understory, and enter to win a curated “go-bag” inspired by the Parable series.

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