Current Exhibits
From Peralta Hacienda Historical Park in Oakland to Bay Area spiritual practitioners, this exhibit highlights the complexity of Latinx life. The museum provides refuge to folk saints unwelcome in the religious mainstream while offering a historical context to their Bay Area backdrop. From the veneration and worship of African and Native American gods to the quiet lives of colonial-era ranchers, the exhibit exposes the deep roots of contemporary Latinx culture in Northern California. Visitors are invited to commune with Latinx folk saints, experience East Bay history, and interact with technologies that transformed the area centuries ago
Opening reception Thursday, February 21 | 4:30 – 7 p.m.
Open Mon-Sat February 18 – May 17 | 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Free Admission and open to the public
- Closed
Spring Break: March 30 - April 7
'Botanica' installments comes to CSUEB - article about creating the 2019 exhibition.
A new gallery highlighting traditions and technologies of mud and mud-brick construction
Adobe: Of Dirt and Community
How long will your home last?
Your conventional home will probably not survive more than a few generations. Mud houses fashioned by
Open Mon-Sat February 18 – May 17 | 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Free Admission and open to the public
- Closed
Spring Break: March 30 - April 7
"Of Dirt and Community," an East Bay Today article on studying the science behind adobe bricks.
Have you ever wondered what happened to the first people of the place now known as Hayward and beyond?
The C. E. Smith Museum invites you to join Jalquin/Saclan Ohlone/Bay Miwok elder Ruth Orta and her five-generation, 60+ member extended family as they share details of their tribal, family, and ancestral history. Despite more than two centuries of upheaval, suffering, and change since the colonization of their homelands, against all
The exhibition runs through May 19,
Free Admission and open to the public.
- Closed: April 1-5, 2019