Fourth of July BBQ and Lawn Party!
Come to the Kelley House on the Fourth of July for a front-row parade seat, luscious BBQ, ice cold beer, local wine and toe-tapping music from The Mixed Nuts. Tuesday, July 4, 11AM-3PM
Fun and Games: Mendocino at Play
by Anne Cooper, Kelley House Museum Curator Having recently lived without electric power here on the Coast, it is not as difficult to imagine the lives of those who came before the phrase “screen time” came into use! Our next exhibit at the Kelley House Museum will take a look at how people chose to spend their free time before the arrival of electronic gadgets. Not [...]
Fun and Games: Mendocino at Play
Friday, January 27, 2017 to Monday, March 27, 2017 When the mills ceased their rumbling and whining and the labor force was home with their families or enjoying a Sunday afternoon, what was there to do? In this exhibit the Kelley House Museum displays some of the many photographs, archival treasures and objects related to fun and games in Mendocino. Before the electronic age which heralded [...]
Victorian Holiday Exhibit 12/1-31
Step back in time to an old-fashioned Victorian Christmas at the Kelley House. This seasonal exhibit runs through December 31, 2018. The tree is trimmed with period decorations. Toys and other holiday decorations from our archives are on display. Thanks to our volunteers for decorating and to Rosa Wyglendowski of L&R Farm for the garlands and botanical arrangements. Museum hours are Friday through Monday, 11:00AM to [...]
Mendocino’s Mirror: Reflections on Immigration
Members Preview Reception: Thurs., May 5, 5:00-7:00PM PM Opens Friday, May 6 and continues through Monday, August 8, 2016 The museum is open Friday through Monday, 11:00AM - 3:00PM Sun., June 12: Sunday Afternoon With Dr. Elmano Costa, Director of the Center for Portuguese Studies at CSU Stanislaus, on Portuguese Immigration. 4:00-5:00PM Sun., June 26: Sunday Afternoon With Lorraine Hee-Chorley, author of The Chinese in Mendocino County, [...]
Hippies Use the Back Door
Exhibit of the Arrival of the Counter-Culture Starting Friday, July 17 and continuing through November 30, 2015.Members Only Preview night will be held Thursday, July 16, 5:00-7:00PM.The museum is open Friday through Monday, 11AM-3PM Mendocino had been energized by the Bill Zacha art revival and formation of the Mendocino Art Center in the late 1950s. But a new change was on its way in the 1960s [...]
Mendocino Maidens, Mavens and Mavericks
Remarkable Women of Mendocino An exhibit of the remarkable women who shaped helped shape the Mendocino Coast Starting April 24 and continuing through July 16, 2015 The museum is open Friday through Monday, 11AM - 3PM The women of Mendocino were true pioneers. They were a force to be reckoned with, even before getting the right to vote. This exhibit features some of the remarkable women [...]