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Rydell Visual Arts Fellowship

Honor the legacy of Roy and Frances Rydell and the creativity of Santa Cruz County in an exhibition featuring the 2024-2025 Rydell Visual Arts Fund recipients, María Isabel LeBlanc, Shirin Towfiq, Louise Leong, and Christian Rex van Minnen.


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Honoring Our Relatives: Amah Mutsun Botanical Illustrations

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, February 17, 2026,
6pm - 8pm

The Holy Mountain Screening

In honor of master psychomagician Alejandro Jodorowsky's 97th Birthday on February 17, the MAH is presenting a special screening of his magnum opus, The Holy Mountain (1973).

Thursday, February 19, 2026,
1pm - 3pm

Open Archives

Step into the MAH’s Archives Reading Room during our weekly Open Archives hours. Meet the archivist, see a unique item from the collection on display, and discover where Santa Cruz history is preserved.

Special Projects

Queerstory

Explore the contributions of the LGBTQ+ community in Santa Cruz County in the Queerstory digital archive and Queer Santa Cruz exhibition.

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“The MAH is a hotbed of community building and creativity. Working with the MAH means bringing exciting ideas and projects not only to life, but also to the broader Santa Cruz County community.”

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Indoors, outdoors, offsite, or online, connect with your community at upcoming events hosted by the MAH.

We're doing Summer Camps!

This summer, we want kids to experience the best MAH summer! We are excited to offer a week-long summer camp led by a local mural artist.