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2013 Groundbreaking of Catalina Museum's Permanent Home
November 2, 2013, the Catalina Museum broke ground on its permanent home, the Ada Blanche Wrigley Schreiner Building. Hundreds were in attendance to be a part of that historic day. It was all captured on video by Avalon resident John Talsky.
Special thanks to the museum's Board of Trustees and donors to the building project. Thanks to Dustbowl Revival for the live music, Steve's Steakhouse for the help with the champagne toast, and to Drew Mauck for additional still photography.
Photographs included in this video are courtesy of the Catalina Museum's permanent collection.
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Catalina Story Project: "Jay on the Pier"
Просмотров 3,7 тыс.Год назад
Catalina Story Project was created as a way to properly capture the stories of longtime Catalina Island residents. For this edition, our subject is Jay Guion, his family history on Catalina Island, and the family company Joe's Rent-a-Boat which started in 1927. There are numerous reasons why we chose to highlight Jay Guion and the others in the Catalina Story Project series. Many are because we...
2022 Catalina Museum Holiday Concert with the Loyola Marymount University Choir
Просмотров 115Год назад
In its 2nd year, the Catalina Museum's Holiday Concert featuring the Loyola Marymount University Choir has quickly become a beloved community tradition. This concert is offered free of charge to its members, guests and the entire community.
Catalina Museum's 2023 Dia de Muertos Family Festival
Просмотров 149Год назад
A taste of the cultural performance by Ballet Folklorico Quetzal at the Catalina Museum for Art & History's 5th Annual Dia de Muertos Family Festival. The evening featured live music by Sin Frontera, cultural performances by Ballet Folklorico Quetzal, Danzables De Avalon and Grupode Bai le Tierra Bella, an art project for the kids, tequila tasting (for the adults), local food vendors, and more....
Catalina Museum presents "Skirting Issues: Hula Moves Stateside" Exhibition
Просмотров 145Год назад
Catalina Museum for Art & History proudly presents the special exhibition "Skirting Issues: Hula Moves Stateside." Through original artifacts, music, and related ephemera, including historical photographs exploring the Hawaiian craze of the late 1890s to the present. Visitors are invited to dance their way through the gallery and directly into challenging histories of authenticity, American col...
Catalina Story Project: "Jani in Avalon"
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.Год назад
Catalina Story Project was created as a way to properly capture the stories of longtime Catalina Island residents. For this edition, our subject is Jani Eisenhut. Her story spans some of the most iconic locations, buildings and activities the island has to offer. She grew up living in the landmark Casino building. She drove the fantastic Flxble tour buses throughout the island's rugged interior...
First Fridays at the Museum: First Look at the Norman Rockwell Exhibition with Stephanie Plunkett
Просмотров 992 года назад
Virtual Event: March 4, 2022 Our first look at the exhibition "Norman Rockwell in the 1940s: A View of the American Homefront" during our March First Fridays at the Museum event. Distant from the activities of the war raging in Europe and Asia, Rockwell was compelled to record his interpretation of the effects of World War II on servicemen and women for Americans at home. Norman Rockwell Museum...
First Fridays at the Museum: Old Hollywood with April Clemmer
Просмотров 1272 года назад
Friday, February 4, 2022 Have you ever wondered why Hollywood is, well, in Hollywood? In this virtual presentation, historian April Clemmer weaves together the events that led to the film capital of the world being located in a tiny suburb of Los Angeles originally meant to be a cultured, yet rustic retreat for those escaping harsh winters and city life. With detailed research and archival phot...
First Fridays at the Museum - "The Two Pennies" with Susie Millar
Просмотров 1142 года назад
Catalina Museum for Art & History's First Fridays at the Museum program kicked off 2022 with a virtual event featuring Susie Millar and her book "The Two Pennies: A True from the Titanic." The virtual event began with a tour through the "Titanic: Real Artifacts, Real People, Real Stories" exhibition led by Johnny Sampson, the museum's Deputy Director and Chief Curator. He shared many of the tou...
Catalina Story Project: "Rosie"
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.2 года назад
The fourth in our Catalina Story Project series, this film celebrates beloved local resident Rosie Cadman. It premiered the day after her 96th birthday ! You'll learn about Rosie's family, how she came to own the fish market at the end of the pier, the weighing of record fish and much more! See Catalina Island history through her eyes and her vantage point at the center of Avalon Bay. Special t...
Catalina Island Museum presents Celebrating Women of Avalon: Past and Present
Просмотров 1832 года назад
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Catalina Island Museum honored past and present women of Avalon during a virtual event on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Numerous women have impacted the island's history and continue to bring about change and progress. The program began with special guest Susan Danish from the National Women's History Museum who shared the history of Women's History Mont...
Spring Training on an Island: 100th Anniversary of the Chicago Cubs in Avalon
Просмотров 2842 года назад
Presented by the Catalina Island Museum on Sunday, February 28, 2021 One hundred years ago to the day, the museum celebrated the anniversary of the arrival of the Chicago Cubs baseball team for spring training. Beginning in 1921, William Wrigley Jr.'s beloved baseball team traveled West for spring training on Catalina Island. This lasted for a span of thirty years, except during World War II wh...
Catalina Island Museum presents - You’ve Got Mail: Catalina Island's Mail Carrier History
Просмотров 1912 года назад
The Catalina Island Museum presents a virtual program highlighting a rare letter in its permanent collection from 1826. Written on the island and mailed to Ipswich, Massachusetts, this was the first known letter carried from the West Coast to the East Coast via Cape Horn. The museum’s Director of Exhibitions Johnny Sampson explores the significance of this letter, how it relates to United State...
Catalina Paintings Members Open House Event - Virtual
Просмотров 2792 года назад
Catalina Island Museum's first ever virtual open house event showcasing the special exhibition "Catalina Paintings: Night & Day." During this online Zoom event our Director of Exhibitions Johnny Sampson walks you through the gallery talking about the theme of the exhibition and the individual paintings. Executive Director Julie Perlin Lee was our emcee as we heard from special friends of the mu...
CIM Virtual Event: Frida Kahlo by Gregorio Luke
Просмотров 2922 года назад
Catalina Island Museum brings art and culture to the community through virtual programming, including a glimpse into the life of Frida Kahlo, one of the most recognizable artists and female icons in Mexican culture. In alignment with its "Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray" exhibition, the museum hosted acclaimed lecturer and internationally recognized expert on the art and culture...
Catalina Island Museum presents En Garde! A Virtual Exploration of Frida Kahlo and Nickolas Muray
Просмотров 1872 года назад
Catalina Island Museum presents En Garde! A Virtual Exploration of Frida Kahlo and Nickolas Muray
Gyotaku: The Art of Printing Fish with Dwight Hwang and Michael VanHartingsveldt
Просмотров 3472 года назад
Gyotaku: The Art of Printing Fish with Dwight Hwang and Michael VanHartingsveldt
Seaplanes of Avalon Virtual Event
Просмотров 9522 года назад
Seaplanes of Avalon Virtual Event
Gayle Garner Roski: Journey to the Titanic Virtual Exhibition Opening
Просмотров 882 года назад
Gayle Garner Roski: Journey to the Titanic Virtual Exhibition Opening
Support Catalina Museum for Art & History this Year
Просмотров 1632 года назад
Support Catalina Museum for Art & History this Year
Catalina Museum presents "Tall Tiki Tales: Catalina as a South Seas Island"
Просмотров 4082 года назад
Catalina Museum presents "Tall Tiki Tales: Catalina as a South Seas Island"
Catalina Museum presents "Crossing Waters: Contemporary Tongva Artists Carrying Pimugna"
Просмотров 372 года назад
Catalina Museum presents "Crossing Waters: Contemporary Tongva Artists Carrying Pimugna"
Catalina Museum's New Exhibitions Reception, October 2022
Просмотров 632 года назад
Catalina Museum's New Exhibitions Reception, October 2022
Norman Rockwell in the 1940s: A View of the American Homefront Exhibition at Catalina Museum
Просмотров 322 года назад
Norman Rockwell in the 1940s: A View of the American Homefront Exhibition at Catalina Museum
Catalina Museum for Art & History presents First Fridays at the Museum
Просмотров 662 года назад
Catalina Museum for Art & History presents First Fridays at the Museum
Contemporary Mexican Photography Exhibition at the Catalina Museum for Art & History
Просмотров 352 года назад
Contemporary Mexican Photography Exhibition at the Catalina Museum for Art & History
Catalina Story Project presents "Rosie"
Просмотров 2,2 тыс.2 года назад
Catalina Story Project presents "Rosie"
A Look Back at 2021 at the Catalina Museum
Просмотров 2123 года назад
A Look Back at 2021 at the Catalina Museum
Gary Miltimore: Water and Color Exhibition at the Catalina Museum for Art & History
Просмотров 2583 года назад
Gary Miltimore: Water and Color Exhibition at the Catalina Museum for Art & History
Gayle Garner Roski: Journey to the Titanic Exhibition at the Catalina Museum for Art & History
Просмотров 1223 года назад
Gayle Garner Roski: Journey to the Titanic Exhibition at the Catalina Museum for Art & History