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 additional open hours & free admission. Make a festive craft, enjoy drinks, and fantastic art & history exhibitions for you to explore.
Join us at the museum to learn more about the history of the local historic Opera House.
NUMU's Circle members are invited to join us at the Euphrat Museum to tour the invitational group show Invoke-History. We will hear from curator Diana Argabrite and exhibiting artist Kristin Lindseth.
Invoke-History, named for a software command used to retrieve or repeat past commands, is an exhibition of artwork drawn from lived, ancestral, and community stories that preserve and present history through the artists' creative lens.
Join Ebb & Flow artists Chieko Shimizu Fujioka and Margaret Luo for a tour during the museum’s Free First Sunday! 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!
Visit NUMU in December to create your own beaded tassel ornament. Explore using yarn, beads, and color to create your own tassel design inspired by the holiday season. Hang it on a tree, attach it to a wrapped present, or share as a handmade gift.
In this badge, you’ll find techniques to make your drawings even better—which will make it more fun to see what your imagination can do. Draw it out at New Museum Los Gatos. Our drawing badge workshop helps Junior Girl Scouts learn the basics of drawing, explore different drawing tools, and discover a little bit about graphic design!
NUMU Los Gatos is proud to host the first Peace, Love + Art Benefit on November 15 at La Rinconada Country Club. The evening will feature a live art auction, dinner, an awards celebration, dancing, and fun! The theme is groovy ‘60s as we celebrate our 60th Anniversary.
Meet us at New Museum Los Gatos, where the NUMU Team will arrange a variety of fruits and vegetables along with a few objects from their collection for children ages 7-16. We will focus on adding shadows and light to our drawings.
All materials are provided. Registration opens 3 weeks prior to the event.
Join us at the museum to learn more about the history of the local historic company Los Gatos Soda Works.
Join NUMU this November for DIY drawstring pouches! Plan and cut the fabric. Then, learn how to create a running stitch to turn it into a sachet. This nifty craft brings together stitchery and utility.
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!
We need your help! We are seeking up to 2 volunteers, ages 16+, to walk around downtown Los Gatos to distribute posters for an upcoming museum event. Volunteers will stop by the museum front desk to pick up a bag with posters, materials, & instructions.
Have a spook-tacular day! Crafters of all ages can enjoy free admission & 4 spooky crafts for Halloween and Día de los Muertos at the museum 10 AM-4 PM. We’ll be making popsicle stick spiderwebs, yarn mummies, paper marigolds, and nicho boxes!
Ages 0-5 are invited to join the Los Gatos Library for a Halloween Storytime & Trick-or-Treat Parade at 11-11:45 AM on the Civic Center Lawn.
Join us to celebrate our two newest exhibitions, Stitches & Wiggles and Encounters. You'll have the opportunity to engage with these stunning artworks, enjoy refreshments, good company, and remarks from the artists and curator!
Meet us at New Museum Los Gatos, where the NUMU team will arrange a (fake decor) skeleton and a (decor) dog skeleton along with a few spooky objects from our collection for children ages 7-16 to sketch on black or gray paper with white drawing pencils. All materials are provided. Registration opens 3 weeks prior to the event.
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.
Were you living or working in Los Gatos in the 1960s? New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) is asking our community to loan photos, stories, objects, or momentos from life in Los Gatos in the 1960s to be featured in an exhibition celebrating the museum’s 60th anniversary.
Join exhibiting artists from Greater Bay Area Open 2025: Breaking Through for a tour of the exhibition during the museum’s Free First Sunday! Light refreshments will be served.
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 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!
Celebrate this spooky season this October with NUMU by making popsicle spiderwebs and yarn-wrapped mummies!
NUMU will be sharing a free craft with our community at the Los Gatos Art & Wine Festival, Fiesta de Artes, which takes place on the Civic Center lawn in beautiful downtown Los Gatos right outside the museum!
Featuring over 200 artists, live music all day/all weekend, fine wine by local vintners and craft beer...not to mention gourmet food trucks and plenty of opportunities to have a great time...this is an event not to be missed!
Each year, NUMU offers a series of studio visits where we will be able to appreciate art together exclusively for Circle Members. We’re thrilled to spend a day with artist Marie Cameron.
Were you living or working in Los Gatos in the 1960s? New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) is asking our community to loan photos, stories, objects, or momentos from life in Los Gatos in the 1960s to be featured in an exhibition celebrating the museum’s 60th anniversary.
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.
KCAT TV and Radio is hosting its 4th annual Oktoberfest right here in Los Gatos! Enjoy a day of festivities all supporting KCAT programs & services.
NUMU staff will be tabling from 12-5 PM, so stop by to chat with us and participate in a collaborative art activity for all ages where we'll be making paper puppets!

In this badge, you’ll find techniques to make your drawings even better—which will make it more fun to see what your imagination can do. Draw it out at New Museum Los Gatos. Our drawing badge workshop helps Junior Girl Scouts learn the basics of drawing, explore different drawing tools, and discover a little bit about graphic design!