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Upcoming Events
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Phyllis Diller Exhibit
Phyllis Diller is an "Organ Donator" to the Alameda Museum. Features in the exhibit is her treasured antique pump organ, clothing, and memorabilia. The Diller family lived in Alameda in the 40's, then in the 60's she became famous. It all started in Alameda! Note: Please see the Summer 2009 edition of the Museum Quarterly for an extended article about Phyllis Diller.
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Meyers Studio Debut
Tucked away on the grounds of the Meyers House Museum is a newly rejuvenated gem. The Mission style studio was completed in 1935 and designed by Mildred Meyers for her father, Henry. He was the influential Alameda architect responsible for the Posey Tube, the VeteranÂ’s Building, and many other institutional structures, as well as a handful of Island residences. The Meyers House and Studio are open from 1-4 p.m. the fourth Saturday of each month at 2021 Alameda Avenue between Willow and Chestnut Streets. Admission is $4. For information, 510-865-1767.
Click here for more info
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Home Tour
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Stay tuned for news about the 2010 Tour!
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Past Events
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Pictures and story on
the
Kids and Queen Victoria
featured Events from April 2001 and 2002
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Alameda Museum Lecture Series
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FREE for members and $5 for others. Join now to save on the series.
Memberships: $20 Senior, $30 Adult, & $20 for each extra partner.
No reserved seats; come early to save a place and enjoy the exhibits in the
History Hall and the Art Gallery. Doors open at 6:30 and close at 7:10.
Ample parking is available in the Parking Garage on Oak St. at Central Ave.
Topics may change without notice. For lecture information or to underwrite
and sponsor a lecture, please leave a message for Judith Lynch at 748.0796
or judithal@comcast.net.
Judith Lynch serves on the Historical Advisory Board and teaches first grade at Otis School.
2010 Lecture Dates
- Thursday March 25, 2010
Paul Duchsherer: "Beyond the
Bungalow." Underwritten by Michael Studebaker and Cynthia
Audet, owners, Gallagher & Lindsey, Inc., Realtors.
- Thursday April 29, 2010
Architect and preservationist Richard
Rutter "History of the Alameda Naval Air Station." Underwritten
by Judith Lynch, member, Historical Advisory Board.
- Thursday May 27, 2010
Glass master Ken Matthias: "Glorious
Panes of Alameda." Underwritten by Ginger Schuler, member,
Alameda Museum Board; Realtor, Harbor Bay.
- Thursday June 24, 2010
Dennis Evanosky and Eric Kos, topic
TBA. Underwritten by: Dennis Reno, Vice-President, Oracle,
member, Alameda Museum Board.
- Thursday July 29, 2010
Art historian Colette Collester "Van
Gogh and his Encounter with France," just in time for the big
show opening at the DeYoung featuring French Impressionist
paintings on the loose from the d'€™Orsay Museum in Paris.
Underwritten by Peter Fletcher, Real Estate Broker, Windermere
Real Estate.
- Thursday August 26, 2010
Author-historian Gray Brechin "A
New Deal for the East Bay: Excavating the Buried Civilization of
the Great Depression." Underwritten by:
- Thursday September 29, 2010
Author and historian Richard
Schwartz with a new edition of Berkeley 1900 complete with
many new images. Underwritten by:
Click here for a list of all past lectures: Alameda Museum lecture Series, 2001-2007.
Gallery Events Schedule
Located inside the Alameda Museum
2324 Alameda Avenue (near Park Street) Alameda.
Phone 510.521.1233
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