Notice: ​On Tuesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 25, the Lancaster Museum of Art and History and fellow Lancaster Arts and Culture facilities—MOAH:CEDAR, The Studio at Cedar, Western Hotel Museum, Prime Desert Woodland Preserve, and Elyze Clifford Interpretive Center—will be closed for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Have a wonderful holiday and plan your visit with us the following day ! Regular hours will resume on Thursday, December 26. ​
Current Exhibition at
MOAH
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Desert Forest: Life with Joshua Trees
September 7 - December 29, 2024
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The Desert Forest: Life with Joshua Trees exhibition, presented at the Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, California as part of the Getty PST ART: Art & Science Collide initiative sheds light on the endangered Joshua tree and the fragile Mojave Desert ecosystem that sustains it. The project integrates natural history, indigenous knowledge, public policy, scientific research, and artistic expressions to emphasize the challenges facing the Joshua tree and conservation efforts. With a focus on climate change, development, wildfires, and other threats, the exhibition explores the symbiotic relationships between Joshua trees, soil fungi, and moth pollinators, engaging a diverse audience interested in arts and environmental issues.
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Lancaster MOAH is a PST ART Community Hub. Returning in September 2024 with its latest edition, PST ART: Art & Science Collide, this landmark regional event explores the intersections of art and science, both past and present. PST ART is presented by Getty. For more information about PST ART: Art & Science Collide, please visit pst.art.​
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Current Exhibition at
MOAH:CEDAR
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Dream Feelers curated by Thinkspace Projects
December 15, 2024 - February 2, 2025
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​Dream Feelers, curated by Thinkspace Projects, explores dreams and their transformation from idea to object. Using ceramic, the artists of Dream Feelers interpret their own dreams, molding clay to bring subconscious thoughts into reality. The exhibition considers the dream as sculptural representation examining the link between the visible and the invisible. The exhibiting artists harness this intangible, individual experience and bring their dreams into the shared physical realm. These ‘dream feelers’ help the viewer to envision what lies beyond our normal perception of reality.
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This exhibition features new work from: Natalia Arbelaez, Megan Barnes, Emily Yong Beck, Benjamin Cabral, Fl.our Pots, Hunter Harvey, Yasuhito Kawasaki, Haylie Jimenez, Sydnie Jimenez, Janiece Maddox, Janina Myronowa, Sachi Moskowitz, Jeffery Sun Young Park, Thomas Martinez Pilnik, Adam Shrewsbury, Amy Sol, Austyn Taylor, Chidi Ukwuoma.
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Past Exhibition at
ECIC
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Chloe Allred: Mojave Meditations
July 6 - December 8, 2024
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Artist and printmaker Chloe Allred’s art residency at the Prime Desert Woodlands started in January 2024 focusing on the contemplation of preserving natural spaces and access to nature. Through her plein-air and studio works, Allred creates oil paintings, linoleum blocks, and intaglio prints inspired by the flora and fauna, animal bones, and taxidermy found the Elyze Clifford Interpretive Center. For Allred, preservation is not only important for maintaining the health of the environment, but also fundamental to our physical and mental well-being. In her walks and painting trips to the preserve, Allred’s work represents a whimsical and gestural amalgamation of quiet contemplation and introspection.​
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Happening Now
AV Walls
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On view on
Tuesday, September 17, 2024​
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The Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) is pleased to announce the 2024 edition of Antelope Valley Walls! Previously known as POW! WOW! Antelope Valley, Antelope Valley Walls is returning for its fifth installment in the region with a new set of lively murals to adorn The BLVD Cultural District and parks within the City of Lancaster. This year’s edition marks the second collaboration and partnership between the City of Lancaster and the City of Palmdale, and for the first time, the town of Pearblossom. With these partnerships, Antelope Valley Walls continues its commitment to fostering engagement between art, artists, and the Antelope Valley community.
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