By May S. Ruiz Very few of us realize that the Pasadena we know and live in today was built in the early 20th century by dreamers with grand visions who settled here from the Midwest and the East Coast. The Pasadena Museum of History (PMH) offers a compelling look at the most flourishing period in…
Explore the development of motion pictures Developing technologies transformed the world in the early 20th century. There were new ways to travel, to communicate, and to be entertained. In the early 1900s, Pasadena residents flocked to movie theaters, including Clune’s, the Crown, the Strand, and Jensen’s. It was an exciting way to enjoy a new art form….
“Starting Anew: Transforming Pasadena 1890 – 1930,” a new exhibition at Pasadena Museum of History, explores the city’s private and public sector development by examining themes such as: Why did people come to Pasadena? Why did they choose to stay? Where did they live and what did they see and do? What local, national, or…
Free party at Pasadena Museum of History on June 30 Dust off those boots and head on over to Yahoo! Happy Birthday Pasadena. Our frontier town is celebrating 133 years of cityhood with a free party for one and all. Join Mayor Terry Tornek, city officials and party-goers of all ages for an afternoon of…
True Legends of the Gold Rush The Pasadena Museum of History is having a free storytelling event on Saturday, March 23, at 2 p.m. Storyteller Edward Landler (“Mr. Ed”) takes the public back in time to the wild west of the Calif. Gold Rush using his many voices, multiple hats and some surprises. Landler will…
Exhibition on View Through April 13 Due to popular demand, the landmark fine art exhibition Something Revealed: California Women Artists Emerge, 1860-1960 will remain on view at Pasadena Museum of History (PMH) through Saturday, April 13, extending its original closing date by two weeks. Since opening day of Phase I of Something Revealed on Sep. 29, 2018, the exhibition…
At a time when women artists were ignored, repressed, and/or relegated to second-class status, one man, Earl Stendahl, championed their cause and made his Los Angeles gallery a showplace for fine art that just happened to be created by females. Author April Dammann will share stories and visuals from the 106-year-old archive of her family’s…
Illustrated lecture with the curators of “Something Revealed” Join Maurine St. Gaudens and Joseph Morsman, co-curators of “Something Revealed; California Women Artists Emerge, 1860 –1960,” along with colleague Maureen Siegel Sprowles as they present a PowerPoint presentation and share fascinating stories about many of the talented women represented in the fine art exhibition “Something Revealed,” which is currently on view…
