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MOTA Museums of the Arroyo MOTA DAY IS SUNDAY MAY 15, 2011
MOTA Museums of the Arroyo MOTA DAY IS SUNDAY MAY 15, 2011
WHAT IS MOTA DAY? 2011 THEME AND SCHEDULE ACTIVITIES AT THE GAMBLE HOUSE ACTIVITIES AT HERITAGE SQUARE ACTIVITIES AT THE LOS ANGELES POLICE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM ACTIVITIES AT LUMMIS HOME AND GARDEN ACTIVITIES AT PASADENA MUSEUM OF HISTORY HOW TO GET TO MOTA DAY SPONSORSHIPS VOLUNTEER NEWS	Pasadena Museum of History 470 W. Walnut Street Pasadena 626-577-1660 A museum and research library/archives focusing on the history of Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley, the Pasadena Museum of History is located on the grounds of the Fenyes Mansion – one of the few remaining grand homes on Pasadena’s former “Millionaire’s Row.” The 1906 Beaux Arts Fenyes Mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The history galleries contain changing exhibitions and the “Tupa” or the Finnish Folk Art Museum, one of a handful of museums devoted to the Scandinavian country in the United States. MOTA DAY ACTIVITIES: Guests can tour the museum’s current exhibitions “Mad for Hats!” which explores 100 years of hats, both as fashion and as a reflection on our changing society from the 1880s to 1960s. More than 70 hats and related photographs, selected from the Museum’s collection, will showcase the various materials, styles, and shapes of ladies hats Kids can do hat-related crafts At 2:00 pm, join us in the garden for a special play reading by History Lit; The Garden Party by Jonathan Josephson, adapted from a short story by Katherine Mansfield The Finnish Folk Art Museum will also be open for visitors > More information on Pasadena Museum of History


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