CLOSED Easter Sunday (April 21, 2019)
The Richmond Museum of History will be CLOSED April 21, 2019 for Easter Sunday. Normal operating hours will resume Wednesday April 24, 2019.Wishing you all the happiest of Springs!
The Richmond Museum of History will be CLOSED April 21, 2019 for Easter Sunday. Normal operating hours will resume Wednesday April 24, 2019.Wishing you all the happiest of Springs!
Fred Rosenbaum speaks about his book, Taking Risks, the story of Joseph Pell who was a partisan fighter during World War II. Joseph made his way to California after the war and eventually founded Moo’s Ice Cream in Richmond. Fred Rosenbaum, the Founding Director Emeritus of Lehrhaus Judaica, led the?school for 44 years until 2017. […]
Berkeley historian and author Richard Schwartz will tell the story of Jewish actor Maurice B. Curtis, who used his fortune to light the Statue of Liberty in 1886 when the US Congress didn?t want to spend the money. He is the author of The Man Who Lit Lady Liberty: The Extraordinary Rise and Fall of […]
On Sunday, May 19, 2019 at 2 pm Prof. Oliver B. Pollack will give a talk and a tour of the exhibit: Pioneers to the Present, The Jews of Richmond and Contra Costa County. An exert from Prof. Pollack: “Get involved. That was my mantra when I arrived in Richmond in November 2016. Use the […]
Alix Wall will speak about contributions of Jewish Chefs in the Bay Area.?Wall, founder of The Illuminoshi: The Not-So-Secret Society of Bay Area Jewish Food Professionals, will be joined by Berkeley-based Covenant Winery and Perfusion Vineyard, a Richmond business farmed and owned by surgeon John Bry. Musicians Melita Silberstein and Dave Rosenfeld will round out […]
Opening Reception Richmond In Focus Join us for a free opening reception of the exhibit celebrating photography in Richmond!
All proceeds benefit the History Industrial Richmond mural restoration project.
Click here to purchase Tickets!?? From 2:00 – 3:30pm on Saturday September 14, 2019, please help the Richmond Museum of History welcome American Jazz Guitarist/Composer Pascal Bokar for an afternoon presentation. In addition to his music career, Bokar is also a writer and is excited to speak to our Richmond audience about his book titled: […]
Interested in the history of African American photography? We will be screening an independent film documented by Thomas Allen Harris and explores the intersections of African American identity, aspirations and social emergence. For more information on the film: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/through-a-lens-darkly/# For a trailer of the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukOBFDaAdJg 2:00 – 4:00 pm | Suggested $10 donation Richmond […]
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