Artsopolis: All Arts. Online. Anytime.

• Tell-a-friend

Museum of American Heritage (MOAH)

The Museum of American Heritage (MOAH) offers a unique milieu nestled in the heart of downtown Palo Alto on historic Homer Avenue. Since 1998, MOAH has resided within the historic English County Style home and former offices of Dr. Thomas Williams, a prominent Palo Alto physican. The house was designed by noted Bay Area architect Ernest Coxhead, and was completed in 1907. The surrounding grounds also include the Frank Livermore Learning Center, a large craftsman style garage housing exhibits, and a lovely gem of a garden tucked away among the shaded trees. The modern and well-lit educational center was formally dedicated in 2000 and functions as a multi-purpose room. It is ideal for classes, workshops, lectures, meetings, and off-site retreats. This snappy facility is complemented by an adjacent and thoroughly charming historical garden. A rare representation of a 1930's residential garden, it seamlessly combines ornamental plantings and fixtures with more utilitarian functions. It is thought to be the only historically preserved landscape in Palo Alto, and one of few in California. The Williams House Garden is currently undergoing the process of preservation.

• At-a-
  Glance
• Upcoming
  Events
• Past
  Events
• Video &
  Images
• Member
  Reviews

• Contact Info

  Museum of American Heritage (MOAH)

  351 Homer Avenue
  Palo Alto, CA 94302-1731

  Phone: 650-321-1004

  Fax: 650-473-6950

  Email

  Website

• Video & Image Gallery

  Video | Images Images

• Current Events

  08/29/08- 01/18/09

  Music to One's Ears - Music in the Home, Band, and Orchestra Museum of American Heritage

• Upcoming Events

  10/23/08	Musical Lecture - Left Bank Rive Gauch Trio Museum of American Heritage
  12/07/08- 01/11/09	Living LEGO-cy - Legendary LEGOs and Terrific Trains Museum of American Heritage
  12/07/08	Tree Lighting Party Museum of American Heritage

• Member Reviews

  • Event Name: The Art & Evolution of Navigation
    "Interesting little exhibit"
    Review posted by: Museum Fan from Sunnyvale, CA, Mar 11, 2006
    

    Cute, pocket-sized exhibit tracing the history of navigation, from low-tech (wooden ear trumpet used to measure distance by fog-horn echo) to high-tech (Mars Rover finding its way). You get to try out... Expand

    All reviews/comments and complete event details

    Cute, pocket-sized exhibit tracing the history of navigation, from low-tech (wooden ear trumpet used to measure distance by fog-horn echo) to high-tech (Mars Rover finding its way). You get to try out such time-honored devices as the cross-staff (which helps you determine the latitude), which is fun. It would be a nice place to take kids on a rainy day. The museum's venue is a historic house which is also a lot of fun to poke around. Collapse

    All reviews/comments and complete event details

• Past Events

  08/03/08	Vintage Vehicles & Family Festival Palo Alto High School
  06/07/08	I Can Sew! Introduction to Hand Sewing Museum of American Heritage
  04/05/08- 04/26/08	Transistors & Vacuum Tubes Museum of American Heritage
  03/08/08- 03/29/08	Basic Electric Circuits Museum of American Heritage
  03/07/08- 08/17/08	Bonfires & Bugs: The Art & Science of Camping Museum of American Heritage
  11/16/07- 02/24/08	Toys from the Attic Museum of American Heritage
  08/05/07	Vintage Vehicles & Family Festival 2007 El Camino Park - Palo Alto
  06/16/07- 11/04/07	100 Years at the Williams House: Look How Things Have Changed Museum of American Heritage
  02/10/07- 06/02/07	Architectural Tours of Century Old Williams House Museum of American Heritage
  02/09/07- 06/03/07	100 Years at the Williams House - The Early Years Museum of American Heritage
  10/06/06- 01/28/07	Classic and Timeless Toys Museum of American Heritage
  09/21/06	What Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor? Museum of American Heritage
  08/13/06	Vintage Vehicles and Family Festival El Camino Park - Palo Alto
  07/13/06	The Manila Galleon Museum of American Heritage
  06/20/06	From Harbor Lights to Tall Ships Museum of American Heritage
  06/09/06- 09/24/06	Sailing Through History with Model Ships Museum of American Heritage
  05/24/06	Navigation: Astrolabe to GPS Museum of American Heritage
  05/13/06	Family Math Day Museum of American Heritage
  03/15/06	X Marks the Spot - Pirate Talk Museum of American Heritage
  02/10/06- 05/28/06	The Art & Evolution of Navigation Museum of American Heritage
  12/18/05- 01/15/06	Living LEGO-cy Museum of American Heritage
  12/10/05	Light Up the Holidays: Gallery Talk Museum of American Heritage
  12/03/05- 12/17/05	Rail Gardeners Run Trains Museum of American Heritage
  11/18/05- 01/08/06	Light Up the Holidays Museum of American Heritage
  10/22/05	Family Math Day Museum of American Heritage
  10/07/05- 01/29/06	Construction Toys in Motion Museum of American Heritage
  09/24/05	Paper Making Demonstration Museum of American Heritage
  08/10/05	Robots for Rehab Museum of American Heritage
  07/30/05	Robot Roundup! Museum of American Heritage
  07/15/05	Birth of a Robot Museum of American Heritage
  07/09/05	Museum of American Heritage's Garage Sale Museum of American Heritage
  06/15/05	Robots I Have Known Museum of American Heritage
  06/10/05- 09/25/05	Robots! Merging Man and Machine Museum of American Heritage
  05/22/05	Vintage Vehicles & Family Festival El Camino Park - Palo Alto
  04/15/05	Broadcast Re-enactment - Golden Memories of Radio Cubberley Auditorium - Stanford University
  04/15/05	Golden Memories of Radio Cubberley Community Center
  03/12/05- 03/19/05	Fun with Simple Machines Museum of American Heritage
  02/11/05- 05/29/05	Mechanically Advantaged - Gears, Levers & Pulleys Museum of American Heritage
  12/05/04- 01/02/05	Living LEGO-CY - Legendary Legos & Terrific Trains Museum of American Heritage
  12/04/04	Winter Wonderfest: MOAH Family Holiday Fun Museum of American Heritage
  10/08/04- 01/30/05	Number, Please: The Evolution of the Telephone Museum of American Heritage
  09/25/04	A Century of Fashion: 1860 - 1960 Museum of American Heritage
  06/20/04	Vintage Vehicles and Family Festival Addison Elementary School
  06/04/04- 09/26/04	Stitches in Time: 100 Years of Machines and Sewing Museum of American Heritage
  06/04/04- 09/26/04	Quacks in the Health System Museum of American Heritage
  06/04/04- 09/26/04	We All Scream for Ice Cream Museum of American Heritage
  02/13/04- 05/23/04	When Radio Was King Museum of American Heritage