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New Museum Los Gatos
New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), formerly the Museums of Los Gatos founded in 1965, is a public non-profit art and history museum located in the Civic Center Plaza in downtown Los Gatos, California. NUMU’s mission is to engage the community at the intersection of art, history, and education through innovative, locally connected and globally relevant exhibitions, programs, and experiences. NUMU welcomes over 4000 visitors a year. History Formerly The Museums of Los Gatos, consisting of The Los Gatos Museum (an art museum) and Forbes Mill (a history museum), New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) opened in June of 2015 with three times more exhibition space than the previous main location, allowing it to better serve as a community hub for all ages with fresh perspectives on San Francisco Bay Area history, art and innovations. The Los Gatos Museum Association’s 50th anniversary occurred in 2015. The rebranding, redesign, and reopening was led by Executive Director Lisa Coscino, who assisted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Gatos, California
Los Gatos (, ; ) is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population is 33,529 according to the 2020 census. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area just southwest of San Jose in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Los Gatos is part of Silicon Valley, with several high technology companies maintaining a presence there. Notably, Netflix, the streaming service and content creator, is headquartered in Los Gatos and has developed a large presence in the area. Etymology ''Los Gatos'' is Spanish for "The Cats". The name derives from the 1839 Alta California land-grant that encompassed the area, which was called '' La Rinconada de Los Gatos'' ("The Corner of the Cats"), where the ''cats'' refers to the cougars (mountain lions) and bobcats that are indigenous to the foothills in which the town is located. The pronunciation is often anglicized to , although one also hears pronunciations truer to the original Spanish, . Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
