The railroad was a vital part of everyday life in Los Gatos for many decades. Climb aboard as we learn its history, and also hear from featured guest speaker, Dr. Roland Hsu, Director of Research, Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project at Stanford University.
Join us at NUMU’s first-ever Drag Bingo Night for an evening of fun and community. Spend the evening at the museum, play a few rounds of bingo with friends and neighbors, and get the chance to win fun prizes from local businesses!
Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required. The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!
Join us at the museum to learn more about the history of the earthquakes and fires in Los Gatos.
We will be joined by historian Bill Wulf, who will share stories, including his role in helping pinpoint the location of the fault during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake here in Los Gatos.
Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required. The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!
Join us at the museum to learn more about the history of the local historic company Los Gatos Soda Works.
Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required. The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!
Join us at the museum to learn more about the history of the local historic Opera House.
Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required. The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!
Join us at the museum to learn more about the history of the local newspapers in Los Gatos.
Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required. The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!
Join us at the museum to learn more about the history of local author John Steinbeck.
Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required. The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!
Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required. The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!
Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required. The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!
Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required. The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!
Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required. The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!
Join us as we kick off our 60th Anniversary year with a free community day! Enjoy art activities, tours, costume contests, music by Hootenanny!, and more. Guests are encouraged to dress to a 60s theme.
Did you know that Amelia Earhart's flight instructor lived in Los Gatos? Or that a local suffragette drove cross-country in 1915 to bring the President a petition from 500,000 women demanding the right to vote? Join us for a tour to learn more about the amazing women in Los Gatos history.
Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required. The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!
Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required. The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!
Do you want to hear from the talented high school artists on view in ArtNow 2025: Dreamscapes?
Join museum staff, the ArtNow Teen Council, and select exhibiting artists for a tour of the exhibition, free with registration!
Celebrate our newest exhibition and artists, Chieko Shimizu Fujioka, Moeko MACHIDA, and Margaret Luo, at a fun reception with remarks and refreshments! You won’t want to miss your chance to see this collaborative show for free and with community!
Join museum staff for a tour of the Los Gatos History Hall with a special emphasis on the history of Hotel Lyndon, located at the corner of N. Santa Cruz Avenue and Main Street, conveniently across from the Southern Pacific Railway Station, until 1963.
Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required. The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!
Join museum staff for a tour of the Los Gatos History Hall with a special emphasis on the history of local artists Frank Ingerson and George Dennison.
Celebrate the opening of Snapshots of Pride: Photographer Ted Sahl's Chronicle of the South Bay LGBTQ+ Community with a custom cocktail, small bites, a live performance by the Rainbow Women’s Chorus and Silicon Valley Gay Men’s Chorus, and a hands-on art activity where you can make your own pride flag keychain.
NUMU Members are invited to join curator Amy Long for a private tour of Snapshots of Pride: Photographer Ted Sahl's Chronicle of the South Bay LGBTQ+ Community.
Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required. The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!
Join us for a free tour led by artist Mitra Fabian of Seeping Through Domestic Dissonance.
Join museum staff for a tour of the Los Gatos History Hall with a special emphasis on the history of military service.
Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required. The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!
NUMU invites our community to bring in their personal vintage and historic (pre-1950) garments and accessories to learn — directly from Bob Haven — more about the fabrics, techniques, time periods, and fashion history.
Bob Haven, miniature artist, Tambour Beading expert and historic clothing aficionado will spend several days delving into the NUMU collections, sharing his expertise regarding our vintage and historic clothing and accessories. In this program, he will share what he learned!
Join museum staff and historian Alan Feinberg for a tour of the Los Gatos History Hall with a special emphasis on the historic Los Gatos Pageant. The pageant ran from 1919 to 1930, with performances, games, parades, and more! If the weather's good, we may even take a look at the old Pageant Grounds!
Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required. The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!
Join museum staff for a tour of the Los Gatos History Hall with a special emphasis on the Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, a local 1/3 scale steam engine found in Oak Meadow Park.
Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required. The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!
Artists Trinh Mai and Shirin Towfiq will be giving insight into their works on view in Made of Memory in a public tour, free with registration for the museum’s Free First Sunday! Don’t miss this chance to ask your questions and take a deeper dive into their art.
Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required. The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!
Join us for your last opportunity to see Holly Lane's incredible body of work in the exhibition, Not Enough Time to Love the World. Holly's intricately carved frames and delicately created paintings have transformed the NUMU gallery. This will be a special afternoon to learn more about Holly Lane's artwork and practice directly from the artist and curator, Helaine Glick.
Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required. The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!
Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required. The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!
Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required. The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!
Join us for a free guided art tour 11 AM-12:30 PM, led by Ally Kraus (genARTS) & Constance Button (NUMU & genARTS) featuring select artists of Boundaries! Get a deeper dive into their work and artistic processes and a chance to ask your burning questions.
Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required. The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!
In this exclusive event for NUMU Members, artist Holly Lane and curator Helaine Glick will give a private tour of Holly's solo shows at the museum: Not Enough Time to Love the World and In the Artist's Studio.
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