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Working on an exhibition requires an immense amount of knowledge and a thorough understanding of the subject matter. . .and the ability to boil all of that down into labels that visitors can read in thirty seconds or less. This leaves much unsaid - and unread. Luckily, there are blogs to provide readers with information that, while fascinating, simply could not fit on a label. This blog also features articles related to our Education programs, the Museum Store, the Museum's vast collections, and more.
World’s Smallest Motor: The McLellan Micromotor
In 1959, Dr. Richard Feynman, the famous CalTech physicist, issued a challenge that effectively ushered in the field of nanotechnology. He offered a $1,000 prize …
The Founding of Pasadena’s Schools
Pasadena Unified School District Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) had its humble beginnings in September 1874 in the parlor of William Clapp’s small house …
All Aboard!: Riding the Rails with Colonel G.G. Green
Imagine traveling cross country in your own private palace car. That is how early Pasadena promoter and patent medicine manufacturer Col. George G. Green crossed America …
The Games People Play
If you have ever matched your skill – or luck – at the gaming table, you’re not alone. For most of us games are pleasant …
Summer 2017 Edition of the Collections Quarterly
Archives Feature – Going Places with Frank Purcell In 1949, as California was celebrating its centennial, Pasadena’s Indiana Colony was turning 75. That year, The …
Cooking with Eva: Vintage Recipes from the Archives
Amongst the cookbooks in the Fenyes Mansion are handwritten vintage recipes from a century ago. Some of Eva Scott Fenyes’ recipes include almond puffs, brandied …
Reading with Eva Fenyes
Looking for something a little different to read this summer? Well, Lizzie Steidel, Pasadena Museum of History’s Collections Intern, is sorting and cataloging hundreds of …
A Stink in West Pasadena
For many in West Pasadena, a reason to celebrate arrived a few days before the Fourth of July in 1899. Shortly after 9 p.m. on June …
Beaches: Watercolors and Sketches by Eva Fenyes
Several years ago, Collections staff posted a progressive exhibit of beach art using watercolors and sketches by Eva Scott Fenyes (1849-1930) on the Museum’s Facebook …
Beautiful Ephemera: Chalk Festival Street Painting
I am an artist, and I know that making art, while enriching and enlivening, can also be an intensely solitary process. Think of a painter …
