Events

Exclusive Fenyes Mansion Tour - March

Exclusive Fenyes Mansion Tour - March

March 26, 2023    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Admission: General $25; PMH Members $20.
Join this 90-minute guided tour and travel back in time to 1910 to discover what life was like when museum benefactors, Eva Scott Fenyes and her husband Dr. Adalbert Fenyes lived in Pasadena.
Ellen Garrison: Her Life and Legacy from Concord to Pasadena

Ellen Garrison: Her Life and Legacy from Concord to Pasadena

March 28, 2023    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Admission: General $15; PMH Members $10
Learn about Ellen Garrison, a 19th-century African American activist, who lived her final years in Pasadena.
Community Stitches: Curators' Guided Tour - April

Community Stitches: Curators' Guided Tour - April

April 19, 2023    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Admission | General $15; PMH Members $10
Join co-curators Leah Zieber and Arlene Stevens for a walk through the galleries to explore details in the designs and stories of the exhibition, Community Stitches.
Signed with Love – Signature Quilts in the Collection of the Pasadena Museum of History and Beyond

Signed with Love – Signature Quilts in the Collection of the Pasadena Museum of History and Beyond

April 21, 2023    
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Admission | General $15; PMH Members $10
Join co-curator Leah Zieber to discover the fascinating history of signature quilts and their significance in the lives of the families who owned them.
Exclusive Fenyes Mansion Tour - April

Exclusive Fenyes Mansion Tour - April

April 23, 2023    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Admission: General $25; PMH Members $20
Join this 90-minute guided tour and travel back in time to 1910 to discover what life was like when museum benefactors, Eva Scott Fenyes and her husband Dr. Adalbert Fenyes lived in Pasadena.
Charles F. Lummis and Boosterism in Pasadena

Charles F. Lummis and Boosterism in Pasadena

April 27, 2023    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Admission: General $15; PMH Members $10
Join Christian Rodriguez to learn about Lummis’ significant but complicated contributions to preservation, his impact on the historiography of the Southwest, and the friends and benefactors in Pasadena he harnessed in creating a network of support for his vision of Southern California and the Southwest.
Exclusive Fenyes Mansion Tour - May

Exclusive Fenyes Mansion Tour - May

May 7, 2023    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Admission: General $25; PMH Members $20
Join this 90-minute guided tour and travel back in time to 1910 to discover what life was like when museum benefactors, Eva Scott Fenyes and her husband Dr. Adalbert Fenyes lived in Pasadena.
Community Stitches: Curators' Guided Tour - May

Community Stitches: Curators' Guided Tour - May

Admission | General $15; PMH Members $10
Join co-curators Leah Zieber and Arlene Stevens for a walk through the galleries to explore details in the designs and stories of the exhibition, Community Stitches.
May M.A.D.ness (Member Appreciation Days)

May M.A.D.ness (Member Appreciation Days)

May 12, 2023 - May 14, 2023    
All Day
Join us for the return of May M.A.D.ness (Member Appreciation Days) this Mother’s Day weekend! Treat yourselves to reciprocal free admission at cultural sites and [...]
Crazy for Crazy Quilts – Distinctive Elements from Pasadena Museum of History’s Crazy Quilt Collection

Crazy for Crazy Quilts – Distinctive Elements from Pasadena Museum of History’s Crazy Quilt Collection

May 25, 2023    
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Admission | General $15; PMH Members $10
This illustrated Zoom presentation explores the history behind the popularity of Crazy Quilts in American quilt making from the 1870s through the 1930s.
Community Stitches: Curators' Guided Tour - June

Community Stitches: Curators' Guided Tour - June

Admission | General $15; PMH Members $10
Join co-curators Leah Zieber and Arlene Stevens for a walk through the galleries to explore details in the designs and stories of the exhibition, Community Stitches.
Printed Cottons and 19th Century American Textile Manufacturing

Printed Cottons and 19th Century American Textile Manufacturing

June 23, 2023    
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Admission | General $15; PMH Members $10
This illustrated Zoom presentation with Community Stitches co-curator Leah Zieber will explore the history of 19th century American textile mills and the manufacturing of printed cotton.
Community Stitches: Curators' Guided Tour - July

Community Stitches: Curators' Guided Tour - July

Admission | General $15; PMH Members $10
Join co-curators Leah Zieber and Arlene Stevens for a walk through the galleries to explore details in the designs and stories of the exhibition, Community Stitches.
11AM Trunk Show: A Peek at the Past: 19th Century Quilts from Community Stitches Curators’ Private Collections

11AM Trunk Show: A Peek at the Past: 19th Century Quilts from Community Stitches Curators’ Private Collections

Admission | General $15; PMH Members $10
Join us at the Museum as Community Stitches co-curators Leah Zieber and Arlene Stevens share quilts from their private collections.
6PM Trunk Show: A Peek at the Past: 19th Century Quilts from Community Stitches Curators’ Private Collections

6PM Trunk Show: A Peek at the Past: 19th Century Quilts from Community Stitches Curators’ Private Collections

Admission | General $15; PMH Members $10
Join us at the Museum as Community Stitches co-curators Leah Zieber and Arlene Stevens share quilts from their private collections.
Community Stitches: Curators' Guided Tour - August

Community Stitches: Curators' Guided Tour - August

Admission | General $15; PMH Members $10
Join co-curators Leah Zieber and Arlene Stevens for a walk through the galleries to explore details in the designs and stories of the exhibition, Community Stitches.
11AM Trunk Show: A New Era of Quilting – 20th Century Quilts from our Curators’ Private Collections

11AM Trunk Show: A New Era of Quilting – 20th Century Quilts from our Curators’ Private Collections

Admission | General $15; PMH Members $10
Pasadena Museum of History invites you to join Community Stitches co-curators Leah Zieber and Arlene Stevens for an up-close viewing of select examples of antique and vintage quilts from the 1880s through the 1950s from their personal collections.
6PM Trunk Show: A New Era of Quilting – 20th Century Quilts from our Curators’ Private Collections

6PM Trunk Show: A New Era of Quilting – 20th Century Quilts from our Curators’ Private Collections

Admission | General $15; PMH Members $10
Pasadena Museum of History invites you to join Community Stitches co-curators Leah Zieber and Arlene Stevens for an up-close viewing of select examples of antique and vintage quilts from the 1880s through the 1950s from their personal collections.
Community Stitches: Curators' Guided Tour - September

Community Stitches: Curators' Guided Tour - September

Admission | General $15; PMH Members $10
Join co-curators Leah Zieber and Arlene Stevens for a walk through the galleries to explore details in the designs and stories of the exhibition, Community Stitches.

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