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HIGHLIGHTED PROGRAMS

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Salon Jane: Opening Reception
Feb 28
Salon Jane: Opening Reception
Artist Tour with Jody Alexander
Mar 1
Artist Tour with Jody Alexander
Stencil Printing on Textiles: Workshop with Jody Alexander
Mar 1
Stencil Printing on Textiles: Workshop with Jody Alexander
Carnegie Library History Tour
Mar 12
Carnegie Library History Tour

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1960s Fashion Paper Dolls
Feb 1
1960s Fashion Paper Dolls

Travel back to the 1960s and design your own paper doll with fashions inspired by NUMU’s exhibition I Know A Place. Using cut pattern paper and colored pencils, mix and match outfits in this drop-in activity located in the MakerSpace.

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Love Your Story: A Self Portrait Collage with Los Gatos Library (Ages 7-16)
Feb 12
Love Your Story: A Self Portrait Collage with Los Gatos Library (Ages 7-16)

Give old books new life and celebrate what makes you unique! We will meet at NUMU for a tour of work by book and fiber artist Jody Alexander in Stitches & Wiggles. Then, we will re-purpose discarded book pages into self-portrait collages. 

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Circle Event: Obelisk Gallery & Triton Museum of Art
Feb 21
Circle Event: Obelisk Gallery & Triton Museum of Art

NUMU's Circle members are invited to join us for a visit to Santa Clara. First, we’ll stop by Obelisk Gallery, featuring art by Steve Dellicarpini and Joe Miller. Then, we’ll move to the Triton Museum of Art.

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John Steinbeck History Tour
Feb 27
John Steinbeck History Tour

Have you read Of Mice & Men? The Grapes of Wrath? East of Eden? Did you know that the author of these classic books, John Steinbeck, was a Los Gatos local? Join us at the museum to learn more about his history! We will be joined by archivist Peter Van Coutren from the Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies at SJSU.

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Salon Jane: Opening Reception
Feb 28
Salon Jane: Opening Reception

Join us at NUMU to celebrate the opening of Salon Jane: Resonance, featuring new works of traditional, alternative process, digital, and mixed media photographic art. The works in this exhibition highlight the innovation and collective wisdom that emerge from this unique artistic group.

At the reception, you'll have the opportunity to engage with these incredible artworks and enjoy refreshments, company, and remarks from the artists and curator!

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Free First Sunday (March 2026)
Mar 1
Free First Sunday (March 2026)

Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!

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Artist Tour with Jody Alexander
Mar 1
Artist Tour with Jody Alexander

This Free First Sunday, enjoy a tour by exhibiting artist Jody Alexander of her work in Stitches & Wiggles: Unraveled and Reimagined Mixed Media Art by Jody Alexander and Thomas Campbell. Jody Alexander is a book, fiber, and mixed media artist who includes textiles, objects, wall pieces, garments, and installations in her art practice. Her work is inspired by the art of repair, reuse, and by the imagery and stories encountered in her travels on the ground and in the water.

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Stencil Printing on Textiles: Workshop with Jody Alexander
Mar 1
Stencil Printing on Textiles: Workshop with Jody Alexander

In this 3-hour workshop led by exhibiting artist Jody Alexander, you will learn how to create your own hand-printed fabric! You are invited to bring something from home to embellish (pants, dress, shirt, tablecloth, curtain, etc.) You will also design your own set of two dish towels with your stencils.

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Monthly Craft: Celtic Knots
Mar 5
Monthly Craft: Celtic Knots

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.

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Carnegie Library History Tour
Mar 12
Carnegie Library History Tour

Over 100 years ago, multi-millionaire Andrew Carnegie built almost 2000 libraries across the U.S., including the one that used to stand in Los Gatos! Join us as we learn what happened to this vanished landmark. Featuring special guest, Shawnte Santos, from the Los Gatos Library!

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Girl Scouts Junior Drawing Badge
Mar 22
Girl Scouts Junior Drawing Badge

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!

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Monthly Craft: Cork Dolls
Apr 2
Monthly Craft: Cork Dolls

Celebrate Earth Day and the value of re-use while exploring creativity in our Makerspace.  You are invited to drop-in and create your own cork doll by using reclaimed wine corks, fabric scraps, yarn and markers to make a figure. This historic craft is rooted in the Victorian era when hobbyists sought ways to repurpose cork bark.  One way was creating these playful dolls from the high-quality wine cork for gifts or collectables. 

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Stitching Our Lives Workshop with Susan Hyde Greene
Apr 4
Stitching Our Lives Workshop with Susan Hyde Greene

Spend an afternoon at NUMU learning how to make a stitched mixed media art piece that chronicles a memory or life event with our exhibiting artist, Susan Hyde Greene. In this 3-hour workshop, you will learn how to use photographic images, paper, and thread to create pieced, stitched, cut-apart, and reassembled artworks relaying stories of personal memory and/or meaningful life events.

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Girl Scouts Cadette Book Artist Badge
Apr 12
Girl Scouts Cadette Book Artist Badge

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!

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On the Scene: Arts & Theatre in 1960s Los Gatos
Apr 16
On the Scene: Arts & Theatre in 1960s Los Gatos

Join us as we learn about local history and hear from Los Gatos artists Rick Guidice & Susan Jaekel.

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Monthly Craft: Photo-Stitching
Apr 30
Monthly Craft: Photo-Stitching

Grab a needle and yarn for the May monthly craft, Photo-Stitching!  Using black and white copies of photographs from our collection, you are invited to get creative and embellish with colorful yarn and simple stitches. While here, check out the new exhibition Salon Jane: Resonance, and see the conversations shared between the photographers’ works on display.

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ArtNow 2026 Awards Ceremony
May 2
ArtNow 2026 Awards Ceremony

Join us to celebrate the talented exhibiting high school artists and the announcement of the award recipients of ArtNow 2026: Before / Between / Beyond. We invite the community to honor the emerging artists’ accomplishments, explore the exhibition, and enjoy art activities.

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Free First Sunday (May 2026)
May 3
Free First Sunday (May 2026)

Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!

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Free First Sunday (June 2026)
Jun 7
Free First Sunday (June 2026)

Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!

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Life in Los Gatos Art Camp (Week One)
Jun 8
Life in Los Gatos Art Camp (Week One)

New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) is excited to partner with LGS Recreation to deliver this week-long camp for young artists to create a unique artwork that captures their perspective on the history and charm of Los Gatos. Participants will learn art techniques, explore the museum’s art & history exhibitions, walk the Los Gatos Creek trail, learn about local flora and fauna, visit local Los Gatos historic landmarks, and even meet some key town officials. Each day we’ll focus on a new topic and by the end of the week students will have completed a one-of-a-kind painting reflecting the theme “Capturing Life in Los Gatos.” The camp concludes with a mini-art show where campers proudly display their work for family and friends. This is a highly engaging interactive art and history experience that you don’t want to miss.

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Life in Los Gatos Art Camp (Week Two)
Jun 15
Life in Los Gatos Art Camp (Week Two)

New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) is excited to partner with LGS Recreation to deliver this week-long camp for young artists to create a unique artwork that captures their perspective on the history and charm of Los Gatos. Participants will learn art techniques, explore the museum’s art & history exhibitions, walk the Los Gatos Creek trail, learn about local flora and fauna, visit local Los Gatos historic landmarks, and even meet some key town officials. Each day we’ll focus on a new topic and by the end of the week students will have completed a one-of-a-kind painting reflecting the theme “Capturing Life in Los Gatos.” The camp concludes with a mini-art show where campers proudly display their work for family and friends. This is a highly engaging interactive art and history experience that you don’t want to miss.

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Talk of the Town: True Crime of Old Los Gatos
Jun 18
Talk of the Town: True Crime of Old Los Gatos

Join us for a brief tour of the history gallery, followed by a talk about true crime in old Los Gatos!

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Life in Los Gatos Art Camp (Week Three)
Jun 22
Life in Los Gatos Art Camp (Week Three)

New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) is excited to partner with LGS Recreation to deliver this week-long camp for young artists to create a unique artwork that captures their perspective on the history and charm of Los Gatos. Participants will learn art techniques, explore the museum’s art & history exhibitions, walk the Los Gatos Creek trail, learn about local flora and fauna, visit local Los Gatos historic landmarks, and even meet some key town officials. Each day we’ll focus on a new topic and by the end of the week students will have completed a one-of-a-kind painting reflecting the theme “Capturing Life in Los Gatos.” The camp concludes with a mini-art show where campers proudly display their work for family and friends. This is a highly engaging interactive art and history experience that you don’t want to miss.

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Free First Sunday (July 2026)
Jul 5
Free First Sunday (July 2026)

Enjoy free general admission and tours on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! The museum is open from 10 AM-4 PM, and we can't wait to see you there!

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Talk of the Town: Mountain Charley
Jul 16
Talk of the Town: Mountain Charley

Join us for a brief tour of the history gallery, followed by a talk about Mountain Charley, the man, the myth, the legend. We will be joined by Los Gatos historian Bill Wulf.

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Talk of the Town: The Cats Estate, Charles E.S. Wood, and Sara Bard Field
Aug 20
Talk of the Town: The Cats Estate, Charles E.S. Wood, and Sara Bard Field

Join us for a brief tour of the history gallery, followed by a talk about The Cats Estate and its historic residents, Charles E.S. Wood and Sara Bard Field. We will be joined by Los Gatos historian Alan Feinberg.

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Talk of the Town: Yehudi Menuhin
Sep 17
Talk of the Town: Yehudi Menuhin

Join us for a brief tour of the history gallery, followed by a talk about violinist and composer Yehudi Menuhin. We will be joined by musician Robert Huguenor.

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Talk of the Town: Canneries & Agriculture
Oct 15
Talk of the Town: Canneries & Agriculture

Join us for a brief tour of the history gallery, followed by a talk about the agriculture and canneries of the South Bay.

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Talk of the Town: Neal Cassady & the Beats
Nov 19
Talk of the Town: Neal Cassady & the Beats

Join us for a brief tour of the history gallery, followed by a talk about Neal Cassady, a local author, and the Beat Generation. We will be joined by publisher Dan Pulcano.

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Talk of the Town: Ming Quong
Dec 17
Talk of the Town: Ming Quong

Join us for a brief tour of the history gallery, followed by a talk about a local historic school for Chinese girls, Ming Quong.

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