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When we resume this program, we invite you to join us for a great discussion and discovery of history through our exhibitions!
Discover the History
A Century of Change for Women!
Leaders from the League of Women Voters of Santa Monica discuss changing roles of women in society and the league’s history and impact over the last 100 years, nationally and locally.
The Santa Monica Pier
A discussion focusing on The Santa Monica Pier with guest speaker and prize-winning author and playwright James Harris.
A Look Back to 1917 from Today
The authors of the book discuss how they transformed Charles Looff’s original photographs, plans, and drawings into a visual exploration of the Santa Monica Pier as it appeared in 1917 and today.
A Conversation & Book Signing
The authors of the book discuss how they transformed Charles Looff’s original photographs, plans, and drawings into a visual exploration of the Santa Monica Pier as it appeared in 1917 and today. Book signing following the discussion.
Route 66: Stories from the Mother Road
These three distinguished Route 66 authors share stories and their unique perspectives on the Mother Road in this lively and interactive panel. Come learn how the Mother Road continues to ramble on, for future generations.
The Green Book!
Join us Saturday, September 28 from 3 to 4:30 PM for our next Discover the History focusing on The Green Book. In the not so distant past African Americans traveling on the roads and highways across the U.S., could literally be putting their lives in danger. Victor H. Green, an innovative postal worker created a “safety” network making it possible for African Americans to travel with little likelihood of encountering threats or a racially charged incident. This “network” was a published directory listing places where Black travelers could find lodging, food, gasoline and other needed services. Speakers: Gloria Herbert Solomon […]
Discover the History, September 14, 2019!
Join us Saturday, September 14 from 3 to 4:30 PM for our next Discover the History as Ted Tanaka leads a thought-provoking discussion exploring his family’s life during World War II at Camp Manzanar which was one of 10 incarceration centers operated by the War Relocation Authority to detain Japanese-Americans. Speaker: Ted Tetsudo Tanaka is a Japanese-American, born in West LA. He with his immigrant parents were interned by the US government during WWII. He is a consultant to US-EU biotechnology companies to develop and market their next-generation drugs through creating joint ventures in Japan. Ted is a Harvard-Westlake School past Parents’ Association president. This discussion is free […]
Route 66: Take a Trip on Route 66
Join us from 3 PM to 4:30 PM on Saturday, July 20 as we invite a panel of experts from the California Historic Route 66 Association to explore the intricate history of California’s Route 66 and some of the most memorable stops along the way. Panel Speakers: Scott Piotrowski – Born outside of Cleveland, Scott Piotrowski moved to Los Angeles in 1996, roughly following Route 66 on his journey and falling in love with the people and places that make up the highway. Ever since he has focused his Route 66 preservation and promotion efforts along the Route 66 corridor in Los […]
A Look Back to 1917
A lecture with Michael Murphy, Jens Lucking and Stephen Anaya about their book and exhibition “Santa Monica Pleasure Pier: A Look Back to 1917 From Today.”
