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 November 23rd to November 24th!
Join us for the November MOLAA Members Book Club meeting! Our book of the month is L.A. Weather. Light refreshments will be served. The book can be bought online or in-person at the MOLAA store!
Join us for MOLAA’s annual Dead of the Dead Family Festival! This year will be bigger and better than ever with merchants, 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 in the MOLAA lobby between October 24 and November 3rd to see the finalists of our annual mini ofrenda juried art presentation. Five winners will be selected, and their artwork will be put on public display in the MOLAA Lobby in honor of Dia de los Muertos. This event is free and there is no need to sign up!
Join us for the October MOLAA Members Book Club meeting! Our book of the month is The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez. Light refreshments will be served. The book can be bought online or in-person at the MOLAA store!
Join us for our FREE Sunday Children’s workshop as we explore zoetropes!
Join us for the September MOLAA Members Book Club meeting! The book can be bought online or in person at the MOLAA store!
Thursday, August 15, 2024 at the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA). To make an appointment, sign up online at www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: MOLAA or click here for more information.
Join us for the August MOLAA Members Book Club meeting! Our book of the month is Until August by Gabriel García Márquez. Light refreshments will be served. The book can be bought online or in person at the MOLAA store!
Join us for our FREE Sunday Children’s workshop, where we will learn how to make beautiful butterfly suncatchers for your windows! All materials are provided.
Come celebrate our final week of MOLAA’s Bilingual Arts and Culture Summer Camp!
Join us as our Summer Camp students demonstrate how art and creativity can be used as a tool for change by presenting examples of "artivism" in social movements such as Environmentalism, Body Positivity, and Accessibility.
Join us for this student presentation by MOLAA’s Summer Camp youth working together for a common goal to promote messages of diversity, inclusion, and equity in both the museum and within their own communities.
This student exhibition, put on by our Summer Camp attendees, invites families to understand the interconnectedness of Science and Design and encourages important life skills like critical thinking, creativity, analysis, and communication.
Join us for an interactive, two-hour discussion and performance dedicated to LGBTQIA+ empowerment in Latinx, Black, and AAPI spaces.
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.
Celebrating LGBTQ Families: Figurative Watercolor Painting Workshop
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.
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 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!
