The grant surely has improved community involvement. Make sure to visit this exhibit. Kamau Bell is an amazing artist and community organizer. Visit all his works.
OMCA inspires Californians to create a more vibrant future for themselves and their communities.
The OMCA explores the big ideas that shape California lives, then bring to life the untold and under-told stories of the people behind them—all with a distinctly Oakland point of view. The Museum is more than a museum. It offers a museum, garden, and gathering place. People of all ages and backgrounds come to OMCA, year-round and week after week, to be with the community and find connections through California art, history, and natural sciences. In the end, the renovation conceived in 2006 and started in 2009 cost over 20 Million dollars.Today the OMCA is a world-class modern enterprise that brings the community together and educates visitors from around the world about the spirit of California. The exhibits, workshops, and presentations constantly change like a glittering kaleidoscope.
The Oakland Museum receives a combined $3.1 Million grant to renovate.
Oakland, CA, August 13, 2009
The Gallery of California Natural Sciences will explore California as a "hotspot," one of the world's wealthiest places in biological and geological diversity but whose ecosystems also suffer from enormous pressures—urbanization, pollution, large-scale agriculture, and invasive species, among others.
The Gallery will focus initially on five prominent, representative examples of California habitats:
> Oakland (coastal mountains)
> Sutter Buttes (central valley)
> Yosemite (Sierra Nevada range),
> Joshua Tree (southern deserts)
> Cordell Bank/Pt. Reyes (nearshore)
Exhibits, interactive displays, learning stations, and testimony from scientists and residents will inspire visitors to learn more about California environments and how to get involved in protecting them. All galleries throughout the new Museum will be welcoming and inclusive, encouraging visitors to see themselves as contributors to California's social, artistic, environmental, and cultural heritage.
The Art Discovery Center and Chevron History Hang-Out, are in-gallery experimental exhibition spaces that will provide a range of immersive experiences. www.museumca.org
The Oakland Museum of California receives an award of a $3.1 Million Grant. The grant funds a renovation of the landmark Kevin Roche Building. Additionally, the gift allows the Museum to reinstall its art and history collections. The expanded space and presentation areas enable the Museum to create innovative exhibitions and special programs to turn museum visitors into museum participants. Regular new exhibits provide reasons for museum lovers to purchase yearly passes, dramatically improving the Museum's cash flow.
These new grants come from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), The James Irvine, S. D. Bechtel, Jr., and The Kresge Foundations. In addition to the renovation mentioned above, the funds will enhance the public spaces, develop tools and programs for visitors to share their own California experiences, and help shape interactive experiences.
The Gallery of California Natural Sciences will explore California as a "hotspot," one of the world's wealthiest places in biological and geological diversity but whose ecosystems also suffer from enormous pressures—urbanization, pollution, large-scale agriculture, and invasive species, among others.
The Gallery will focus initially on five prominent, representative examples of California habitats:
> Oakland (coastal mountains)
> Sutter Buttes (central valley)
> Yosemite (Sierra Nevada range),
> Joshua Tree (southern deserts)
> Cordell Bank/Pt. Reyes (nearshore)
Exhibits, interactive displays, learning stations, and testimony from scientists and residents will inspire visitors to learn more about California environments and how to get involved in protecting them. All galleries throughout the new Museum will be welcoming and inclusive, encouraging visitors to see themselves as contributors to California's social, artistic, environmental, and cultural heritage.
The Art Discovery Center and Chevron History Hang-Out, are in-gallery experimental exhibition spaces that will provide a range of immersive experiences. www.museumca.org
The Oakland Museum of California receives an award of a $3.1 Million Grant. The grant funds a renovation of the landmark Kevin Roche Building. Additionally, the gift allows the Museum to reinstall its art and history collections. The expanded space and presentation areas enable the Museum to create innovative exhibitions and special programs to turn museum visitors into museum participants. Regular new exhibits provide reasons for museum lovers to purchase yearly passes, dramatically improving the Museum's cash flow.
These new grants come from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), The James Irvine, S. D. Bechtel, Jr., and The Kresge Foundations. In addition to the renovation mentioned above, the funds will enhance the public spaces, develop tools and programs for visitors to share their own California experiences, and help shape interactive experiences.