Welcome

The Pacific Grove Museum is your living personal field guide to the California Central Coast. Explore the birds and wildlife, plants, geology and cultural richness that make this region unique in the world.

The Museum's mission is to inspire discovery, wonder, and stewardship of our natural world.

This Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums.

Chinese Fishing Village Walk of Remembrance

The Pacific Grove Chinese Fishing Village burned to the ground on May 16, 1906.  Join Gerry Low-Sabado, a direct descendant of this fishing village, and Pacific Grove Mayor Carmelita Garcia to honor and pay respects 106 years later.  Meet at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History on Saturday, May 19th.   11:00 a.m.  
  • Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Executive Director Lori Mannel - Welcome
  • Mayor Carmelita Garcia - Welcome and Presentation of Annual Proclamation
  • Gerry Low-Sabado - Screening of Cal State University at Monterey Bay’s Teledramatic Arts and Technology Department produced documentary “By Light of Lanterns: An Untold History of Monterey’s Chinese Fishermen.”   
  • Riley Gaucher & Chloe Estes - 2006 International School of Monterey 3rd grade co-authors will speak about their research and fictional story "Chinatown" on display in the museum.
  • Marisa Mercado to speak about her research and the making of the "Chinese Fishing Village" interpretive panels on display in the museum.
  • Michael Croft will speak about his research and building of “The Pacific Grove Chinese Fishing Village” model also on display in the museum.
 12:30 p.m  
  • Lunch Break - Visit one of Pacific Grove's fine restaurants or bring your own lunch.You can also visit with friends and descendants and tour the museum.
  2:00 p.m.  
  • Walk of Remembrance of Pacific Grove’s Chinese Fishing Village - Meet back at the PGMNH. Leonard Han and the Monterey Bay Lion Dance Team will perform and then lead the 1 mile walk to Lovers Point and along the recreation trail to the site where the Chinese Fishing Village once stood. Wear comfortable walking shoes. View recenthistoric word change to the Chinese panel on the mural wall along the trail.
  • Joe Asling will be videoing and documenting this event.  Guests are welcome to make comments and relate why this Walk of Remembrance is significant to you.
This event is created as a cooperative project of the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, the City of Pacific Grove, the Heritage Society of Pacific Grove, the Monterey Bay Lion Dance Team, the National Coalition Building Institute, and the American Civil Liberties Union.  It is the community's shared goal to honor these early Chinese American settlers of Pacific Grove.                                   For more information call (831) 277-1091 or (510) 378-0999
Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 11:00am

Summer Camp Registration Now Open

We are pleased to annouce that we are now taking registration for 3 age-specific sections of Summer Day Camps.  The camps we are offering this year are as follows:

Pre-School Camp, July 9-13, 9am-1pm daily.  This camp will have your little ones exploring their natural world.  Campers will learn about local plants and animals through stories, crafts, and hands-on explorations.  $200 for the 5-day session.  Ages 4-6.

Art & Nature Camp, July 16-20, 9am-3pm daily.  This camp will explore the art in nature.  Campers will explore ways they can utilize nature to make art in natural dying, drawing with squid ink, and finding Fibonacci number sequence in the oddest of places.  $240 for the 5-day session.  Ages 7-10.

Food Frenzy Camp, July 23-27, 9am-3pm daily.  This camp is just what it sounds like.  Campers will dive into the science and culture of food.  We will look at the chemistry of baking, play with molecular gastronomy and get down and dirty with the science and culture surrounding local fisheries.  $240 for the 5-day session.  Ages 11-13.

For more information on summer camps, please contact

Annie Holdren at holdren@pgmuseum.org, phone: 831-648-5716, ext. 17 or

Ann Wasser at limpets@pgmuseum.org, phone 831-648-5716, ext. 14

Downloads: 
application/pdf iconSummer Camp Registration Form

Pacific Grove's Chinese Fishing Village

The Museum’s special exhibition on the Pacific Grove Chinese Fishing Village is again being extended due to popular demand. The special exhibition was made possible thanks to the expertise and generosity of Michael E. Croft. Mr. Croft used historic photographs to recreate the Chinese Fishing Village model. The special exhibition includes this model accompanied by panels describing the history of the Chinese Fishing Village, developed by CSUMB Museum Studies intern Marisa Mercado.

Pacific Grove Art Walk: View the newest Special Exhibition "Illustrating Nature"

Visit the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History during the PG Art Walk on Friday, June 1st from 6p.m.-9p.m. to enjoy the newest Special Exhibition Illustrating Nature and enjoy light refreshments.

 We hope to see you there!

The Butterfly Ball

Thanks to all who supported the Museum at the Butterfly Ball!

The Butterfly Ball was an amazing and memorable evening thanks to the community and the generous support of the following businesses:

Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce, Monterey Bay Aquarium, The Wild Plum Café, Trotter Galleries, Environmental Relations, Marich Confectionery, Bratty and Bluhm Real Estate, Passionfish, Aliotti's Victorian Corner, Back Porch Fabrics, Happy Girl Kitchen, The Fishwife, Intercontinental The Clement Monterey, In Bloom Salon and Spa, SaveMart, Pacific Grove Liquors, Shutterbooth-Photo Booth Services, Monterey Bay Sailing, On The Beach Surf Shop, Adventures by the Sea, Lilify, Nepenthe, Big Sur Bakery, Lucia Lodge, Tessuti Zoo, Ventana Vineyards, Montrio Bistro, Kevin with Bug Under Glass, Chopstix, Red House Café, Sysco, Sakura, Del Monte Meat, Parker Lusseau, The Bacherai, Chic Rentals, Marita's.

 

Monarchs Come Home Exhibition Now Open!

The Monarchs Come Home exhibition showcases the miraculous life and endangered migration of monarch butterflies throughout the California Central Coast.