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Dia de los Muertos

Telling Stories of Mexican California: Real Life and Myth Making

CLOSING SOON Pop-Up Exhibition
Telling Stories of Mexican California: Real LIfe and Myth Making     

 

June 23 Through August 18, 2024

In the second half of the nineteenth century, after the United States had wrested control of California from Mexico, there was a desire to tell the state’s story.

Exhibition Information
sepia toned photograph of a family outdoors in fancy dress in May 18, 1887

Dia de los Muertos

Telling Stories of Mexican California: Real Life and Myth Making

UnHoused: A History of Housing in Santa Monica     

February 2 – December 15, 2024 at the Santa Monica History Museum.

From the Tongva people to its contemporary beach town metropolis, the exhibition delves into the heart of Santa Monica’s housing legacy

Exhibition Information
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Dia De Los Muertos Pop-Up Exhibition Dates and list of High Schools that created the alters

Día de los Muertos

El Museo de Historia de Santa Mónica (SMHM en sus siglas en inglés) recibe a estudiantes de las escuelas secundarias de Santa Mónica, University, Venice, y Culver City mientras celebramos el Día de los Muertos.

The Santa Monica Museum of History (SMHM) welcomes students from Santa Monica, University, Venice, and Culver City high schools as we celebrate Día de los Muertos.

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