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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.
Colonel G. G. Green Carves the Turkey
“A California Pilgrimage” On Thursday, November 29, 1900, family and friends of Colonel G. G. Green celebrated Thanksgiving in the Colonel’s private Pullman train car …
Cooking with Eva: Hungarian Recipes for Adalbert
Amongst the cookbooks in the Fenyes Mansion and the family papers in the Archives are handwritten vintage recipes from a century ago. Some of Eva …
William Cahill: Wedding Couturier and Royal Court Designer
The Royals of Pasadena: Rose Queen® and Royal Court exhibit features eight gowns by world renowned wedding dress designer, William Cahill (1918 – 2005). William …
Travels with Eva Fenyes: An Auto Trip to Los Olivos, 1917
Eva Fenyes often kept a journal when she traveled, and several of her small notebooks have survived the years. All are available in the Reading …
Ernest Batchelder: Educator, Designer and Tilemaker: Part II
This essay is adapted from the text in the exhibit Batchelder: Tilemaker, which was on view at Pasadena Museum of History from September 2016 through …
Fall 2017 Edition of the Collections Quarterly
Archives Feature – The Benshoff Collection Our Archives houses the marvelous Benshoff Family Collection, which contains architectural drawings, personal papers, and photographs. William Alton …
Country Living in Pasadena
When Pasadena was incorporated as a city in June, 1886 it was experiencing the beginning of a real estate boom that would transform it from …
This Round’s on the Collections Manager
A six-pack has been sitting on the corner of my desk for a week and a half. (And no, I wasn’t fired. Granted, I wasn’t promoted either, …
Ernest Batchelder: Educator, Designer and Tilemaker: Part I
This essay is adapted from the text in the exhibit Batchelder: Tilemaker, which was on view at Pasadena Museum of History from September 2016 …
Calling on the Rose Muse: Creating the “Royal Rose Hall” Installation
As a member of the curatorial team for the Royals of Pasadena exhibit, I was called upon to imagine what might be created in the …
