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The Cultivators, 2000, Samuel Dunson, Oil on Canvas

2nd floor Solari Gallery

Explore one of the largest private collections of African American art and artifacts.

Spanning 400 years of history, the Kinsey Collection reflects a rich cultural heritage. Includes work by Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, and Richard Mayhew alongside archival material related to Frederick Douglass, Zora Neale Hurston, and Malcolm X.

The MAH is providing free admission to this exhibition for all Santa Cruz County K-12 students, UCSC and Cabrillo College students. Just show your ID at the desk Feb 27-May 22, Tuesday-Sunday, 11-5, to get in for free. Note: Free Admission does not apply during Third Friday festivals.

Self-guided tour materials also available for school groups and visitors, click here to book a self-guided tour.

Presented in partnership with the Santa Cruz County Office of Education, the Art Forum, the UCSC Institute for Humanities Research and Cabrillo College.

Click here to learn more about The Kinsey Collection on their website.

Join us for these exhibition-related events

MAH Events

Opening Reception

Friday Feb 26^th

Members/Invites only 5:30-7:30pm

Open to the Public 7:30-9pm

March 1^st Friday Opening
Friday, March 4^th, 5-9PM

3^rd Friday Artivism
Friday, March 18^th, 6-9PM

3^rd Friday Beyond Borders
Friday, April 15^th, 6-9PM

Community Rentals at the MAH

Barrios Unidos Presents Jazz For Freedom
Sunday, March 20, 3-4:30PM

Rising Root Wellness Presents Resuscitating Ancestral Power
Friday, April 29th, 6-9PM

Barrios Unidos Presents Jazz For Freedom
Saturday, May 14th, 3-4:30PM

UC Santa Cruz Institute for Humanities Research Presents, A Night at the Museum: A Story of Influence
Wednesday, May 18th, 6PM

Fire in the Heart at Cabrillo College Crocker Theater
Saturday, March 5th , 7:30PM

Santa Cruz Juneteenth Celebration at Laurel Park behind the Louden Nelson Community Center
Saturday, June 11^th, 12-5PM

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