Event Videos

The Western History Lecture Series presents Elliott West, renowned American historian and author. Professor West's lecture, "Tickpickers and Bonehunters: The Newborn West as Scientific Laboratory,"...

Join us for an insightful lecture by Bench Ansfield, part of our Western History Lecture Series. This year's devastating wildfires in Los Angeles have turned a spotlight on a corner of the insurance...

Join us for an engaging conversation with Gavin Jones and Iris Jamahl Dunkle as they delve into the life of Sanora Babb, a pivotal yet often overlooked figure in American literary history. Gain a...

Immerse yourself in a profound exploration of land, memory, and identity through poetry and photography. Join us for a unique poetry reading featuring works from Mojave Ghost by Pulitzer Prize-winning...

The recent LA fires are a wakeup call to many about the elevated wildfire risk Californians face. The question is not whether another major wildfire will strike the San Francisco Bay Area in the...

In her talk, Sarah Keyes will present her new interpretation of the mid-nineteenth century overland migration to the Pacific. In popular mythology, the Overland Trail is typically a triumphant tale...

Join us for an engaging lecture by historian Mark Brilliant as part of our Western History Lecture Series. In his talk, "Gilded State: California and the Dawn of America’s New Gilded Age," Dr...

Join us for a compelling lecture by Ana Raquel Minian, historian at Stanford University, as they delve into their new book, In the Shadow of Liberty: The Invisible History of Immigration Detention in...

Join us for a hands-on dorodango-making workshop and conversation between artist TT Takemoto and cultural studies scholar Eve Oishi in conjunction with the exhibition TT Takemoto: Remembering in the...

This April, Greg Sarris, tribal leader, university professor, playwright, producer, and award-winning author, published The Forgetters, a boundary-pushing new work that explores themes of memory...