New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), formerly the Museums of Los Gatos founded in 1965, is a public non-profit art and history museum located in the Civic Center Plaza in downtown

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. NUMU’s mission is to engage the community at the intersection of art, history, and education through innovative, locally connected and globally relevant exhibitions, programs, and experiences. NUMU welcomes over 4000 visitors a year.

History

Formerly The Museums of Los Gatos, consisting of The Los Gatos Museum (an art museum) and

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(a history museum), New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) opened in June of 2015 with three times more exhibition space than the previous main location, allowing it to better serve as a community hub for all ages with fresh perspectives on

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history, art and innovations. The Los Gatos Museum Association’s 50th anniversary occurred in 2015. The rebranding, redesign, and reopening was led by Executive Director Lisa Coscino, who assisted in the change and rebranding of the

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(MoM) in 2011. NUMU consists of the collections of former Art Museum of Los Gatos on Tait Avenue and the History Museum at

, previously known as the Museums of Los Gatos, which were established in 1965.

Mission

The mission of New Museum Los Gatos is “to engage community at the intersection of art, history, and education through innovative, locally connected and globally relevant exhibits, programs, and experiences.”

Exhibitions

New Museum Los Gatos contains 2 floors of gallery spaces hosting around 10 rotating art and history exhibitions annually. The 6,000 square foot building is located in the Los Gatos Civic Center at 106 E. Main Street.

Programs

NUMU offers in-person and virtual programs, workshops, youth programs, classes, and artist talks. The MakerSpace is a multifaceted studio where students and their families can explore, discover, and create. This space offers hands-on workshops, family art days, and Girl Scout Badge programs for all to learn new methods of creation under the guidance of expert artists and designers, as well as opportunities for the entire family to explore a variety of materials, art forms, and expressions. Programs are inspired by current exhibitions and the art and history on view in the galleries. The Flick Studio offers traditional artistic training through full curriculum studio classes for artists of all levels to learn new skills and further develop those they already have. Drawing and painting workshops include: figure drawing, oil-painting, and embroidery workshops.

References

External links

Official site
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