MOTA
Museums of the Arroyo

MOTA DAY IS
SUNDAY
MAY 18, 2008

 


   

 

 

       
 
WHAT IS MOTA DAY?

2008 THEME AND SCHEDULE

ACTIVITIES AT
THE GAMBLE HOUSE

ACTIVITIES AT
HERITAGE SQUARE

ACTIVITIES AT
THE LOS ANGELES POLICE HISTORICAL MUSEUM

ACTIVITIES AT
LUMMIS HOUSE AND GARDEN

ACTIVITIES AT
PASADENA MUSEUM OF HISTORY

ACTIVITIES AT
SOUTHWEST MUSEUM
OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN

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MOTA DAY

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The Gamble House

4 Westmoreland Place
Pasadena
626-793-3334

A national historic landmark that was designed and constructed in 1908, The Gamble House is internationally recognized as the most complete and best-preserved work of American Arts and Crafts architects Charles and Henry Greene. Inspired by Swiss and Japanese traditions, the house contains detailed woodworking, art glass windows and authentic hand crafted furnishings.


MOTA Day 2008 Activities:

  • In celebration of its centennial this year, the historic landmark will feature an exhibition of mannequins wearing fashionable dress of 1908 representing the Gamble family, friends and household staff and curated by the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles.
     
  • Visitors can enjoy a performance by Grammy-awarding® winning musicologist Ian Whitcomb and his Bungalow Boys
     
  • Children can do crafts in the backyard.

> More information on The Gamble House

 

 







 


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