Monthly Craft: Celtic Knots
- NUMU New Museum Los Gatos 106 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 United States (map)
PROGRAM DETAILS:
When Thurs-Sun, Mar 5-29, 2026 | 10 AM-4 PM, during open hours
Location NUMU | 106 E. Main Street
Cost Free with admission
This program is self-led and drop-in. No registration is required.
Join NUMU this March to commemorate Irish-American Heritage Month through the cultural art of Celtic knots. The diversity of Celtic knots throughout woven, rock-carved, painted, and printed works is a timeless and ongoing practice. Visitors will be able to use pipe cleaners to make three types of Celtic knots: the triquesta, heart, and dara knots. Afterwards, check out the Los Gatos History Project: Uncovering Untold Stories and learn about the Irish and Irish-American history of Los Gatos.
The Monthly Craft is a drop-in, self-led artmaking activity that complements NUMU’s current exhibitions or seasonal themes. Activities are designed for a wide range of participants. Guests under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Please leave the space as you found it for others to enjoy.
Treat yourself to art this October at NUMU by making paper slip pumpkins and marigold tissue garlands. Visit our MakerSpace to create your own pumpkin using silly scissors and slips of colorful paper. Then, make a hanging garland of marigolds from tissue paper and pipe cleaners. These crafts are perfect for the autumnal festivities.
Have a spook-tacular day! Crafters of all ages can enjoy free admission & spooky crafts for Halloween and Día de los Muertos at the museum.
Ages 0-5 are invited to join the Los Gatos Library for a Halloween Storytime & Trick-or-Treat Parade at 11 AM-12 PM on the Civic Center Lawn.
NUMU has the sitch on the stitch with November’s monthly craft: woven burlap bookmarks! Enjoy being mindful while you stitch and weave yarn into your own patterned bookmark. If you need inspiration, check out the exhibition Los Gatos History Project in the History Hall and see the textile artistry of Rebecca Maria Baila née Bogni and her family’s historic seamstry practice.
New Museum Los Gatos welcomes the South Bay community to celebrate Reawakening: Muwekma Ohlone Culture and Connection in Pursuit of Recognition and Reawakening: Reciprocity of Land, Sea, and the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe at our Community Day on November 7th. This occasion will feature family-friendly activities, refreshments, games, and exhibition-inspired activations to honor and celebrate the culture and experiences of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. Stay tuned for more details!
Visit NUMU this holiday season to make yarn-wrapped ornaments and DIY gift tags. Use our handy templates to trace and cut out your ornament’s pattern and wrap yarn around the frame. Decorate your own gift tag to use when giving a present this season.
In this program, Girl Scout Juniors will earn their Art and Design Badge by creating a Tiny Art Show. We will explore NUMU’s galleries looking for art and design, paint a tiny canvas, experiment with color saturation, sculpt tiny pottery from clay, and design our own tiny art show with pedestals and frames. This tiny art and design experience will be big fun!
Share the care this February at NUMU with our monthly craft: strawberry gift boxes! You are invited to create your own gift box inspired by the vintage strawberry candy wrappers we all love. Work at your own pace, tracing, cutting, and folding a strawberry-shaped gift box. They are a sweet way to share candies and favors!
Learn about the art of bookmaking at NUMU! We will explore how books are made and try a variety of bookmaking techniques for ourselves. Girl Scout Cadettes will fold, stitch, staple, and experiment with bookmaking tools to make fun and functional books. We will use a variety of interesting papers and design our own marbled paper using shaving cream!
In this program, Girl Scout Juniors will earn their Art and Design Badge by creating a Tiny Art Show. We will explore NUMU’s galleries looking for art and design, paint a tiny canvas, experiment with color saturation, sculpt tiny pottery from clay, and design our own tiny art show with pedestals and frames. This tiny art and design experience will be big fun!
Girl Scouts will explore art and design through hands-on activities including painting, printmaking, and building. Brownies will explore NUMU’s galleries with a museum professional, experiment with line-making, printmaking techniques, and create their own painted portraits. Each Girl Scout will also design and build a custom frame to display their artwork. This engaging program is a fun experience you won’t want to miss!
In this program, Girl Scout Juniors will earn their Art and Design Badge by creating a Tiny Art Show. We will explore NUMU’s galleries looking for art and design, paint a tiny canvas, experiment with color saturation, sculpt tiny pottery from clay, and design our own tiny art show with pedestals and frames. This tiny art and design experience will be big fun!
Girl Scouts will explore art and design through hands-on activities including painting, printmaking, and building. Brownies will explore NUMU’s galleries with a museum professional, experiment with line-making, printmaking techniques, and create their own painted portraits. Each Girl Scout will also design and build a custom frame to display their artwork. This engaging program is a fun experience you won’t want to miss!
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