Monterey History and Art Association

Free for members, $10 for non-members You are cordially invited to Casa Serrano on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at 1PM, for an event that could only happen in Monterey. In 1963, artist Donald Teague did a watercolor painting of Mayo Hayes O’Donnell’s upstairs bedroom at Casa Soberanes. O’Donnell was known as “Mrs. History” and is […]

First Annual Hearts & Heritage Valentine’s Tea at Casa Serrano Adobe 412 Pacific StreetMonterey, CA Buy Tickets Now Celebrate the season of love with friends and family in an afternoon steeped in elegance and history at Monterey’s charming Casa Serrano adobe. Delight in a Valentine-themed High Tea featuring delicious heart-shaped delicate petit sandwiches, freshly baked heart-shaped […]

The Western Flyer has been home to fishermen, scientists, sailors, and storytellers for nearly a century—so you can bet this old Monterey seiner has some stories to tell! On the eve of its return voyage to the Gulf of California, join the Western Flyer Foundation and Monterey History & Art Association for an evening of remarkable tales, […]

Greetings American History enthusiasts, Registration is now open for the 2nd annual Central Coast Conference, to be held at the Stanton Center on Custom House Plaza during the first weekend in May, 2025. Another fantastic lineup of scholars have signed on for the event, including professors from Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, and Duke, and the new […]

An unprecedented concert event is coming to the Stanton Center on Sunday, June 1st at 3pm! Join us as we welcome the Arts Council of Monterey’s Artist Grant recipient LiSára for Free to BE: the world premiere of her live concert immersion. An afternoon of all-original music, sound healing, and multi-sensory art to awaken the […]