Upcoming Exhibitions
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Contribute to Upcoming Exhibitions
As the MAH becomes a more community-based museum, we are inviting you to collaborate, contribute, and co-create parts of our exhibitions with us. We see these participatory elements as ways to enhance the museum experience by showcasing a greater diversity of stories, objects, and activities. This page shares some of the objects and stories we [...]
All You Need is Love: March 31, 2012–July 8, 2012
This museum-wide exhibition will invite visitors to explore the many ways that love is manifest in our everyday lives. The artworks and historical objects will reflect everything from passionate love stories to love gone wrong to the fierce love between mother and child. The exhibition will include extraordinary artworks by over thirty artists including Joan [...]
Santa Cruz Collects: July 21 – Nov 11, 2012
Why are we a nation of storage units, packed basements, and reality TV shows about hoarding? This exhibition will explore the reasons why we collect things both as individuals and as institutions. It will showcase extraordinary and unusual collections held by Santa Cruz County residents, businesses, and museums, and the stories behind them. Are we [...]