About the MAH

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The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) is a thriving community gathering place that offers a full slate of art and history exhibitions, visual and performing artworks, public festivals, education and outreach programs, and cultural celebrations in collaboration with our many partners.

Our vision is to ignite shared experiences and unexpected connections that enrich our community.

To achieve that, our mission is to bring people together through art and local history to explore our diverse cultures. We are guided by the following values:

• Engagement & Collaboration
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility
• Innovation & Experimentation
• Excellence & Rigor
• Accountability, Integrity & Responsibility

Read MAH 2026, our latest strategic plan.

A portrait in numbers

These statistics paint an interesting picture of the MAH. Get the full view by reading our 2022-23 Annual Report.

Visitors

17,000

2011

85,000

2023

Budget

$700K

2011

$2.0M

2023

Events

25

2011

200

2023

The People of the MAH

Featured Team Member

Curatorial Fellow

Luna HighJohn-Bey

Luna HighJohn-Bey (she/her) is a recipient of the Arts Administrators Pipeline Fellowship for 2024-25, a program funded by the Association of Arts Administration Educators and California Arts Council. Her work at the MAH focuses on…

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Featured Team Member

Development Assistant

Sara Sotelo

Sara Sotelo (she/her/ella) is a recent graduate of UC Santa Cruz with degrees in History and Education. When she is not helping with the behind-the-scenes things of the museum she is often reading a book or watching a trashy reality TV…

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Featured Team Member

Director of Operations & Facilities

Kevin Coullahan

Kevin Coullahan (he/him) has over 20+ years of design and creative experience from West Marine and frog design. Kevin received a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design from San Jose State University. Kevin enjoys spending time with his…

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Assistant Archives Coordinator, THI Fellow

Sebastian Zamora

Sebastian Zamora (he/him) is a fourth year History major and Classical Studies minor at UCSC. He is from a city in Los Angeles County named Pico Rivera where he was embraced in his Latine community which remains as a motivator for all his…

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Guest Services Representative

Sarah Fisher

Sarah Fisher (they/them) came from the East Bay and is currently a UCSC student in their last year studying history of art and visual culture with interests in contemporary arts. They are also an artists who enjoys the acrylic, pen,…

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Featured Team Member

Guest Services Representative

Miles Backer

Miles Backer (he/him) is a recent graduate from UCSC with a major in history and minor in anthropology, specializing in the ancient world and the concept of magic. He hopes to eventually curate historical wonders and inspire new ways of…

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