The Museums of Los Gatos

GENERAL MUSEUM INFORMATION

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Los Gatos Museum Association
PO Box 1904, Los Gatos, CA 95031
Office Phone and Fax: 408.395.7386

www.MuseumsofLosGatos.org

Executive Director - ED@MuseumsofLosGatos.org
Executive Assistant - Admin@MuseumsofLosGatos.org
Art Curator - ArtCurator@MuseumsofLosGatos.org
History Curator - HistoryCurator@MuseumsofLosGatos.org
Education Curator - Education@MuseumsofLosGatos.org
Volunteer Coordinator - Volunteer@MuseumsofLosGatos.org
General Requests - Mail@MuseumsofLosGatos.org

MEMBERSHIP

At the core of the museum is its members - they volunteer at events and receptions, help select, create and interpret exhibits, greet the public, govern the organization, and support it financially. Won't you consider joining? It's a great team, and we welcome new friends of art and history.

Membership application form (PDF) click here
Print and submit to the Museum.

GUIDED BY OUR MISSION:
The Museums of Los Gatos are dedicated to enhancing community life through the preservation, exhibition and interpretation of our regional and natural histories, and in increasing community appreciation of the fine arts.

HISTORY:
Los Gatos, 1965 – The hills were already here, dense with oak, pine, spruce and redwood. Wildlife - the deer, raccoon, quail and an occasional bobcat - hardly recognized town limits and felt at home in tree-covered neighborhoods. Narrow streets with wood-framed bungalows and broad avenues generously endowed with Victorian houses properly linked the past with the present.

The schools were good; the library growing. Art, music and drama, if not in residence, at least paid frequent visits. The Los Gatos lifestyle offered just about everything in 1965. Everything but a museum, thought Dr. Ethel Dana. Dana firmly believed that her seven children could not grow up in a community that lacked a museum.

So she did something about it.

Today, thanks to Ethel Dana and a growing number of dedicated volunteers like her, the Museums of Los Gatos are thriving. The Museum is making Los Gatos a better place to grow up in, as well as a better place to live in.

FINDING THE MUSEUMS
The collections are housed in Los Gatos, in two historic buildings—one the remains of a Gold Rush-era flour mill, the other the town's first firehouse. Both are open Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 4pm, are wheelchair accessible and have ample parking. Admission is free, but the suggested $2 per person donation is always welcome.

Exhibits change frequently throughout the year. See the list of current and future events on our web site, call the museums for current information — or better yet — become a member and always know what's going on.

ART MUSEUM
4 Tait Ave. at W. Main St.
This 1927 Spanish Eclectic former firehouse is designated by the State Historical Resources Commission, and Santa Clara County Point of Historical Interest No. SCL-060.

HISTORY MUSEUM
Forbes Mill Annex, 75 Church St off E. Main St.
The 1880 annex to "Forbes Mill" is on the National Register of Historic Places (1978), the California State Register of Historic Places No. 458, Santa Clara County Point of Historical Interest No. SCL-3784 and a Los Gatos-Saratoga Realtors Association Historical Landmark.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Officers:

President
Sandy Decker

1st Vice President
Mike Parsons

2nd Vice President
Penelope O'Neill

Secretary
Stephanie Mathews

Treasurer
Pat Dunning

Directors:

John C. Agg
Eileen Broadwater
Noreen Christopher
Steve Clarke
Mary Ellen Comport
Carol Gruetzner
Valerie Hopkins
Kim Karloff
Tom Tisch
Tom Yore

Staff & Key Volunteers:

Executive Director
Elke Groves

Executive Assistant
Tonya Carpenter

Art Curator
Catherine Politopoulos

History Curator
Mark Beasley

Education Curator
Marianne McGrath

Volunteer Coordinator
Leah Jakusovszky

Collections Managers
Leon & Joann Milburn

For information on CURRENT EVENTS and EXHIBITS
CLICK HERE!

Please note – we have changed the name of the Museums of Los Gatos web site to:
www.MuseumsofLosGatos.org
Please update your Internet browser bookmark.

The Museums of Los Gatos is a non-profit educational institution that promotes and encourages a greater understanding of our rich local history and the fine arts through its exhibitions, collections and programs for the benefit of Los Gatos residents, and visitors to Los Gatos.