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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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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Meet at NUMU (New Museum Los Gatos) to 'hunt' for art with flowers, then draw a floral still life at an easel in their newly opened drawing studio. 

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Long known as “the Valley of Heart’s Delight”, Santa Clara Valley was the world’s largest producer of fruit, with acres of farmland providing a bounty of produce in an ideal climate. This decade saw a huge increase in population that came about for several reasons, including the growing technology industry that developed into what we now know as Silicon Valley. Learn more about Los Gatos in the 1960s with Amy Long, curator of our current exhibition, I Know A Place. Amy will also share her experiences living in Los Gatos in the 60s. We'd love to hear your stories, too!

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This June, NUMU is celebrating Pride month with the return of a crowd favorite craft: Pride keychains! Step into our Lounge and decorate a keychain with lanyard cord and pony beads to match one of many Pride flags in the LGBTQ+ community, and learn the importance of the colors used in each of the flags.

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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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Join the artists of Salon Jane: Resonance for a guided tour of the exhibition during the museum’s Free First Sunday! Featuring artists Jane Olin, Martha Cassnave, Anna Rheim, Robin Ward, and Robin Robinson.

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Join us for a brief tour of the history gallery, followed by a talk about true crime in old Los Gatos! Learn about the old days of stagecoach robberies and notorious criminals! Please note that this month’s talk is later than usual, starting at 2 PM. We will be joined by Debra Staab, of the Loma Prieta Museum.

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It’s summertime at NUMU, and this July’s monthly craft is a camp special, paper tents! Visitors are invited to learn how to fold paper through origami to make an A-frame tent, and younger visitors can color, cut, and glue one together. Take this camp craft on the trail or for stay-at-home stargazing fun.

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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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Join local artist John Paul Amaral for a beading circle and conversation on its significance in Native American Indigenous cultures. John Paul will introduce students to methods of beadwork to create a traditional hairpipe choker necklace. While creating their own treasures, the beading circle will host a conversation about the significance of beadwork in American Indigenous cultures, how the art expanded over time, and its place in living history.

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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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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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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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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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Did you know Yehudi Menuhin, the world-renowned violinist, lived in Los Gatos? Join us for a talk by musician Robert Huguenor, as we learn about Menuhin's life and music.

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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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Los Gatos was a premier agricultural town for many decades, and the LG Cannery was a major employer - join us for a talk about this fascinating chapter of LG history.

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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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The Beat poets were legendary, and Neal Cassady lived right here in Los Gatos.  Join us for a talk by "Los Gatan" publisher, Dan Pulcano, as he shares his personal reminiscences of Cassady and the Beats.

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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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Ming Quong, a local historic school for Chinese girls, was an iconic part of Los Gatos history, and we are honored to have Janet Chang, a former resident of Ming Quong, join us to share her memories.

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