Join MOLAA and Con Todo Press, a Latina-owned publishing company that creates bilingual children’s books for a special reading and workshop in celebration of their newest bilingual book “How To Stuff A Piñata/Como Rellenar Una Piñata” on National Piñata Day!
Join us for a book reading and children’s workshop dedicated to the APALA Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, “Drawn Together” by Vietnamese-American author Minh Lê and Illustrator Dan Santat.
Celebrating LGBTQ Families: Figurative Watercolor Painting Workshop
Join us for an engaging lecture by Ignacio Darnaude! Renowned Latin American artists, such as Frida Kahlo and Claudio Bravo, all the way to Chicanx artists like Carlos Almaraz and Joey Terrill created astonishing queer imagery hiding in plain sight. Their coded images allowed them to express taboos and same-sex desire in a way that wasn’t punishable. Get ready to see their work as well as art history with completely new eyes. Wine and light refreshments served.
Join the AACCLB and MOLAA in a celebration of local black and Afro-Latinx artists at the EXPO Arts Center. Program supported by California Arts Council Impact Grant.
MOLAA invites you to learn more about the diversity of Afro-Latinx experiences directly from artists, scholars, and community organizers most actively bringing attention to contemporary Afro-Latinx communities and their histories. For over a decade, MOLAA has dedicated a day to celebrating the cultural impact of the African diaspora in the Americas through music, dance, and food at its Afro-Latinx Family Festival. This session is in-person and includes light refreshments, wine, and free parking.
MOLAA invites you to learn more about the diversity of Afro-Latinx experiences directly from artists, scholars, and community organizers most actively bringing attention to contemporary Afro-Latinx communities and their histories. For over a decade, MOLAA has dedicated a day to celebrating the cultural impact of the African diaspora in the Americas through music, dance, and food at its Afro-Latinx Family Festival. This session is in-person and includes light refreshments, wine, and free parking.
Join the opening performance with Sisters of the One Drum, followed by aflute blessing with Guillermo Martinez and a land acknowledgment by PUVUUNGNA elder. Immediately following the screening there will be a pre-recorded conversation with Waorani director Obe Nenquimo and then an in-person Q&A with US filmmaker, Keith Heyward.
MOLAA is in BLOOM! Spring is around the corner and we want you to celebrate the new season with Flowers and Watercolors.
The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) invites you to learn more about the diversity of Afro-Latinx experiences directly from artists, scholars, and community organizers most actively bringing attention to contemporary Afro-Latinx communities and their histories.
Join us on Friday, February 9, 2024 for a night of BLUES! Presented by MOLAA and the Long Beach Blues Society!
MOLAA invites you to learn more about the diversity of Afro-Latinx experiences directly from artists, scholars, and community organizers most actively bringing attention to contemporary Afro-Latinx communities and their histories. For over a decade, MOLAA has dedicated a day to celebrating the cultural impact of the African diaspora in the Americas through music, dance, and food at its Afro-Latinx Family Festival. This session is in-person and includes light refreshments, wine, and free parking.
Valentine’s Day is celebrated in Latin American countries too! Join us as we celebrate El Día del Amor y la Amistad by making our own cariñitos or Valentine’s Day cards to share with our friends, family and loved ones. All materials are provided!
This session will be a fun and informal meet and greet for individuals interested in volunteering for MOLAA’s Educational Programs and Events.
The winter season is here, and we are here to help you make the most of your holiday decorations with a watercolor workshop at our art studio. Join us for a cozy afternoon with friends and family and create your own winter-inspired painting. This workshop is open to all ages. All materials are provided.
Celebrate the Holidays with the Long Beach Blues Society and MOLAA!
Join us on Friday, December 15th, for a Holiday Extravaganza presented by MOLAA and the Long Beach Blues Society!
The holiday season is here, and we are here to help you make the most of your holiday decorations with a free ornament making workshop at our art studio. Come join us for a cozy afternoon with friends and family and create your own holiday inspired ornament. This workshop is open to all ages. All materials are provided.
Join us for a deep dive into the artistic work by contemporary Afro-Cuban artist, Alexandre Arrechea! His body of work, which includes painting, installations, sculptures, photographs, and video art, introduces us to important and crucial questions about individual and collective memories and public and private experiences. This session is in-person and includes light refreshments, wine, and free parking.
Journey with us through one of the most recurrent themes in art: food! In celebration of the bicentennial anniversary of the United States of America and Mexico international relations, The Mexican National Museum of Art (MUNAL), the Mexican Ministry of Culture and the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature, in partnership through the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA), will present the exhibition, Festín de sabores. Banquete mexicano. This session is in person and includes light refreshments, wine, and free parking.
Join us for our FREE Sunday Children’s workshop as we explore 3D landscapes.
Join us for the online panel to discuss the "Keepers of the Corn," a documentary by Gustavo Vazquez and produced by Jonathan Barbieri & Yira Vallejo, exploring the ancient seed exchange practices among native farmers in Oaxaca, Mexico. This event is free to the public and has limited seating available. Please reserve your space now.
Join us for MOLAA’s annual Dead of the Dead Family Festival! This year will be bigger and better than ever with over 36 merchants, nine delicious food stations, beer & wine, and of course sweets for the kids and the kids at heart. Live performances and tunes spun all day by DJ Caveman.
Join us for "Keepers of the Corn," a documentary by Gustavo Vazquez and produced by Jonathan Barbieri & Yira Vallejo, exploring the ancient seed exchange practices among native farmers in Oaxaca, Mexico. This event is free to the public and has limited seating available. Please reserve your space now.
2023 Mini Ofrenda Presentation: As a gesture of thanks to the incredible families and artists who contributed to our 2023 mini ofrenda presentation, we are asking MOLAA audiences to cast a vote for the ofrenda they find the most impactful with a note of thanks. We will be sure to share your feedback with the families and the three artists with the most votes will receive a small token in recognition of the impact their art had on us.
Join us for "Keepers of the Corn," a documentary by Gustavo Vazquez and produced by Jonathan Barbieri & Yira Vallejo, exploring the ancient seed exchange practices among native farmers in Oaxaca, Mexico. This event is free to the public and has limited seating available. Please reserve your space now.
This lesson focuses on the uses of corn and other organic materials as a tool for printmaking.
Join us with the BJK Long Beach Public Library Team in celebrating the life and work of master Chicano artist Frank Romero, one of Los Angeles’s foremost muralists and founding member of Los Four. Participants can build their own 3D Frank Romero-inspired paper cruising car and add it to a colorful community LA Cityscape. Free to everyone. All material provided.
Get Ready to Blues the Night Away!
Join us on Friday, October 6th, for an unforgettable Blues Night presented by MOLAA and the Long Beach Blues Society!
Gain tools and resources to teach your students about Día de los Muertos.
In support of MOLAA's commitment to promoting Latin American and Latinx art and culture, we join the Signal Hill Library Team in celebrating the life and work of master Chicano artist Frank Romero, one of Los Angeles’s foremost muralists and founding member of Los Four.
Generating Radical Inclusion & Transformation. This series of conversations explores how grit, an attribute often given to people who overcome obstacles, can serve as a tool to build an agency. With a specific focus on creative expression, G.R.I.T. seeks to expand what it means to practice art for social change. Hosted by Griselda Suárez.
Established in 2011, the Latino Comics Expo is the premiere event to connect with Latinx and Latin American comic artists and animators, experts, and fans. This year, the Latino Comics Expo in collaboration with MOLAA, will be held in the Viva Event Center and runs from September 9th to 10th! This event is included in the regular MOLAA Admission fee on Saturday and free of charge to the public on Sunday.
51 Comic Vendors and Illustrators
8 food trucks
Childrens Chalk area
On Saturday, DJ Richard Estrada
Join us for our FREE Sunday Children’s workshop as we explore the principles of positive and negative space through collage!
Join us for a book reading and signing Skeletown: Sí. ¡No! by Rhode Montijo. About the Book:
Say “¡SI!” to a fresh, funny, Spanish-forward picture book series set in Skeletown—a cheerful, vibrant world filled with Dí a de los Muertos-inspired characters!
