Tanya Tomkins and Felix Fan Mayo Hayes O’Donnell Library155 Van Buren StreetMonterey Who could forget Tanya Tomkins’ electrifying performance in the 2025 “Breakfast of Champions” concert featuring Beethoven’s fiery “Razumovsky” Quartet? This work featured modern cello, but Tanya is equally at home on the Baroque cello — quite a different instrument that features gut strings, a slightly lower […]
The hidden story of the California Coast, told through generations of immigrants, surges of industry, and three marine species caught in the dragnet of human history. In Tin Can Coast, Ogilvy does a masterful job of weaving together the enmeshed fates of the California Current’s fisheries, the immigrant communities that first exploited them, and the […]
A Landmark Celebration of Early Monterey Bay Motoring Culture This immersive exhibit explores the birth of Monterey Bay automotive culture at the dawn of the horseless carriage age and the pioneering racing spirit that shaped California’s early motoring history. In partnership with History San Jose, the exhibit includes rare early racing vehicles, and original artifacts […]
Tickets available now. The Road of Renown presents a significant new interpretation of the history of today’s 17-Mile Drive and connects the early auto racing history at Del Monte with the development of auto touring to the world famous resort. Hotel Del Monte’s original macadam road to Cypress Point was hailed for its dust free […]
Exclusive event at Stanton Center Buy tickets here – $35 MHAA members free – no ticket required Chris Pook 6-7 pm In an engaging guest lecture hosted at the museum, Chris Pook will share the fascinating story of how a “crazy idea” revolutionized North American motorsports. He will recount how, while working as a local […]
Buy tickets here – $25MHAA members free – no ticket required Ed Archer 6-7 pm Rena and David Kiehn, Founders of Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum 7-8 pm Greg Berkin, Co-Curator of “Racing to Del Monte & Pebble Beach” 8-9 pm Buy tickets here – $25MHAA members free – no ticket required
