HomeMy WebLinkAboutAM Agenda: 05/01/2024CITY OF ARCADIA
Arcadia Museum Commission
Regular Meeting Agenda
Wednesday May 1, 2024 5:00 p.m.
Location: Museum Education Center, 382 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia
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CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL OF MUSEUM COMMISSION MEMBERS:
Marilyn Daleo, Chairperson
Angela Ayala, Chairperson Pro Tempore
Janalee Shimmin, Commissioner
Ginny Blitz, Commissioner
Billie Tone, Commissioner
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Any individual wishing to speak before the Museum Commission is limited to five (5) minutes per
person, unless waived by the Museum Commission. Under the Brown Act, the Museum
Commission is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any item not listed on the posted
agenda. The matter may automatically be referred to staff for appropriate response or action or
may be placed on the agenda of a future meeting.
REPORTS FROM MUSEUM COMMISSION MEMBERS / LIAISONS
Announcements / Statements / Future Agenda Items
DIRECTOR REPORTS
Announcements / Statements / Reports
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Museum Commission regarding any item on this agenda will be made available
for public inspection at the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage located at 380 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California, during normal
business hours.
a.Director’s Update
b.Curator’s Report and Updates
c.Museum Education Coordinator’s Update
d.Grants
e.Interns and Volunteers
f.Programs
g.Exhibits
h.Collections
i.Flyers
•Photography Contest Exhibit
•Norman Mineta Documentary Screening
•Summer Enrichment Program
•Dino Day
•Preservation Workshop
•Educational Kits
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and can be acted on by
one roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the
Museum Commission, staff, or the public requests that a specific item be removed from the Consent
Calendar for separate discussion and action.
a.Approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of March 6, 2024
Recommended action: Approve
ADJOURNMENT
The Museum Commission will adjourn this meeting to Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. in the
Museum Education Center at 382 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia.
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The Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage
Museum Curator’s Report
March – April 2024
March 2024 April 2024
In-person Visitors: 208 In-person Visitors April 1-23: 212
Virtual Visitors: Virtual Visitors:
Facebook: 2,106 Facebook: 1,130
Instagram: 2,650 Instagram: 818
Twitter: 1,388 Twitter: 286
Website: 506 Website: 370
HIGHLIGHTS
The Gilb Museum has updated several exhibits at the Museum and around the City of Arcadia,
including the Veterans Exhibit highlight Vietnam Veteran Mr. Gene Glasco and World War II
Veteran Ms. Mary E. Young. The second Preservation Workshop on photographs was conducted
on March 2 with 20 participants.
COLLECTIONS AND INTERNS
Volunteer Ms. Deborah Cordano continues to work on the Anthony W. Wilkinson Collection
transcription on FromThePage.com.
Intern Ms. Maria Barrios is working on a recent donation from the Tom Payne Collection. Ms.
Barrios has also been helping staff with the construction and installation of exhibits.
Intern Mr. Zackary Ostrowski continues to work on the inventory, curation and digitization of the
(Sandy) Silverstein Collection. He has been able to catalog 385 items from the collection since
he began this project.
Volunteer Mr. Alick Diaz assisted with the digitization and cataloging of recent donations given to
the Museum this year, including photographs from Bonita Park School and Santa Anita School
from the 1960s and 1970’s.
Intern Mr. Andrew Bermudez continues his internship at the Gilb Museum and compensation
through the Southern California Resource Services for Independent Living. Mr. Bermudez has
been working on the donation from Dr. Semeen Issa, the First Avenue Middle School Principal,
which consists of class photographs, and awards. So far, Mr. Bermudez has cataloged over 230
items from the Museum’s collection to the database CatalogIt.
Curator Acevedo visited First Avenue Middle School Principal Dr. Semeen Issa once again March
28. Dr. Issa gave Curator Acevedo artifacts from the school's archival collection to be curated and
housed at the Gilb Museum. Intern Bermudez is working on the inventory, digitization, curation,
and cataloging of this collection.
An inventory of all items donated during this time period:
➢ Mr. Ed Andersen, on behalf of the Arcadia Historical Society, donated a panorama
photograph of the Ross Field Balloon School. This has been installed in the Gilb Museum's
permanent exhibit timeline.
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➢ Mr. Ernest Murphy donated two teddy bears in jockey uniforms.
➢ Ms. Diane Campbell donated photographs of Bonita
Park School and Santa Anita School from 1961 to
1968. She also donated two Santa Anita Official
Programs from 1953 and 1949.
➢ Ms. Patricia Baker donated Betty Lee’s Academe’ of
Arts Yearbook from 1975.
➢ Mr. Edward Barlow donated his United States Military
Uniform from his time in the Air Force. He also
donated his color guard uniform from the American
Legion Post 247.
➢ Mr. E. Phil Aydon donated two of his father’s items from when he was President of the
Elks Club and Lions Club. These items consist of a centennial bourbon whiskey bottle for
Elks Club President and a telephone liquor bottle presented to the Lions Club President.
EXHIBITS
Red Envelope Exhibit, which consisted of red envelopes designed by community members of all
ages, closed on April 6. Curator Ms. Stevy Acevedo, staff member Ms. Rebecca Andersen and
interns Mr. Jonathan Ornelas, Mr. Zackary Ostrowski and Ms. Maria Barrios worked on the
installation of the 14th Annual Photography Contest and Exhibition. The Museum received 20
entries from the community based on this year’s theme: No Place Like Home. Mr. Douglas Hill
will once again be the photography judge for the exhibition. The exhibit opening and reception will
take place on April 27 at 10:30am.
Staff member Ms. Andersen and interns Ms. Barrios and Mr.
Ornelas worked with Curator Acevedo with the production, curation,
and installation of the City Council Chambers exhibit on March 7,
titled “Harvest Heritage: Cultivating Arcadia Agricultural Wonders.”
This exhibit highlights the agricultural production that happened in
Arcadia, including cattle, chickens, corn, and orchids.
Curator Acevedo, Ms. Andersen, Ms. Victoria Jacques, and Mr.
Bermudez finished updating the Veterans Local History Room
exhibit to highlight City Clerk and Vietnam Veteran Mr. Gene Glasco
and past Mayor and World War II Veteran Ms. Mary Young. Mr.
Gene Glasco stopped by the Museum on April 17 with his family to
see the exhibit in person.
ADMINISTRATION
The Friends of the Arcadia Museum (FAM) did not have a March meeting but conducted their
April board meeting in the Museum Education Center. Museum staff discussed current and
ongoing projects and events with the Board members. Staff presented their wish list to the board
and will be further discussed at the May meeting. Their next meeting will take place on May 2,
2024.
Museum Education Coordinator Mr. Daniel Estrada attended the Arcadia PTA meeting on March
5. At the meeting, he shared what current events and programs are available to the Arcadia
community, including the School Programs, Preschool Program, Photography Contest, and
Educational Kits.
Curator Acevedo met with a board member from the Alhambra Historical Society on March 1 to
discuss what methods the Gilb Museum uses to curate, catalog and digitize its collection.
Staff attended and presented at the California Association of Museums Conference on March 12
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in Long Beach. Curator Acevedo and Museum Education
Coordinator Estrada presented “Volunteer Champions: The
Power of Adults with Special Needs” with over 70 attendees.
The Museum has been awarded the Getty Marrow
Undergraduate Internship grant to fund two paid internships:
Curatorial & Exhibitions along with Education & Public
Engagement. Interns will work 40 hours a week for 10
consecutive weeks. Staff accepted applications until April 6
and finished interviewing potential candidates for the positions
on April 18 and 19. The intern selections and work plan need
to be submitted to the Getty for approval by May 1. Curator Acevedo and Ms. Andersen attended
Getty Supervisor workshops in March and April.
Curator Acevedo is currently working with Silverlake Conservation on the Peacock Fountain
located in the Los Angeles County Park. Conservation and restoration work will be done on the
fountain itself, replacing broken and missing tiles, as well as having the bronze peacock in the
fountain waxed. At this time, Silverlake Conservation will begin working on the cleaning and
waxing of the peacock on the fountain, beginning on April 23.
Curator Acevedo is working with Girl Scout Ms. Rachel Lee on a Girl Scout Gold Award. Ms. Lee
provided 5 lesson plans with videos and art projects for the Preschool Program for the month of
March. The art mediums included clay, watercolor, acrylic, and line art. She then proceeded to
open a Free Art Museum in the Museum’s Kid’s Corner starting on March 1 with the idea that
visitors of all ages can take art and leave art for others to enjoy. Her last lesson was on March
29. She has worked a total of 80 hours on her Gold Awards with the Museum.
Curator Acevedo is working with Girl Scout Ms. Kailani Yamashiro on a Girl Scout Gold Award.
Curator Acevedo met with her and Mayor Ms. April Verlato in June 2023. Ms. Acevedo has written
a letter of support and is waiting to hear back to see if the project has been approved by the
proposal committee. Ms. Yamashiro will be creating a website on ten artworks around the city,
including the mural at the Arcadia Public Library and the Elias Jackson “Lucky” Baldwin statue.
She will then interview people who had a connection to those pieces to include on the website.
Staff provided a tour to new City of Arcadia employees on March 29. This allowed them to learn
more about the history of the city as well as see the Museum’s Red Envelope Exhibit one last
time before it was removed.
Museum Education Coordinator Mr. Daniel Estrada’s last day at the Museum was March 15. The
Museum is actively recruiting a new Education Coordinator and conducted an internal recruitment.
Interviews were held on April 23 with Mr. Gabriel Santos, Director of Visitor Engagement and
Education from the Alf Museum of Paleontology, who was part of the interview panel. The new
Museum Education Coordinator will begin the position in early May.
EDUCATION and PROGRAMMING
The Spring Preschool Program had a great outcome. The program ran for 10 weeks until April 5.
The Museum had a total of 41 participants registered to the program with approximately 15
attending the program each week. The Fall Preschool Program will resume on September 6.
The Museum hosted the second Preservation Workshop on photographs on March 2. Conducted
by Curator Acevedo, there were 20 participants in the workshop. Participants are encouraged to
bring items from their own personal collections if they have any specific questions. The next
workshop will take place on June 1 on digitization.
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Curator Acevedo attended Pomona College in Claremont on March 20 for Career Development
Office: Coffee Chat with the Gilb Museum. She shared internship opportunities with college
students available at the Gilb Museum during the summer and fall. She was also able to promote
the Getty Marrow Internships for the summer.
Curator Acevedo attended Hugo Reid Trade and Talent Day on March 22. She spoke about her
career as a Curator and took artifacts for the students to see and touch. There were approximately
75 students from grades 2 through 5.
Museum Education Coordinator Substitute Ms. Lauren
Porras has been conducting Girl Scout Programs at the
Museum. She conducted the program Celebrating
Community on March 23 to 15 girls. She then conducted
the program Trees on April 20 to a group of 5 girl scouts.
Museum Education Coordinator Substitute Ms. Andersen
provided a tour on April 3 to the 15 Agape Lake Avenue
Church members. Many of the visitors are of Japanese
American descent and have a connection to the Santa Anita Japanese Assembly Center. They
were pleased to see that the Museum highlights that time in history in Arcadia.
The Museum has conducted 32 out of the 43 school programs scheduled for this school year.
This year the Museum will have reached all elementary schools within Arcadia Unified School
District. The Museum has programs scheduled in May at Baldwin Stocker for Then vs. Now and
Tongva Time: Storytelling. The Museum is also preparing for a visit of 130 students from Holly
Avenue on May 22.
The Museum participated in Earth Week in collaboration with the Arcadia Public Library and
Arcadia Public Works. The Museum kicked off the event with a screening of Saging the World on
April 13 followed by a panel discussion with Director Ms. Rose Ramirez where there were 10
attendees. “Respect the Plantcestors” stickers were also purchased from local native artist Ms.
Elena Rios that were given away at the event.
On April 20, the Museum provided a bird feeder kit and decorate a terracotta pot kit for the
community at the Earth Week event at the Arcadia Public Library. Museum Education Coordinator
Sub Ms. Lily Wu attended the event to pass out the kits. In addition, Saging the World was played
in the auditorium during the plant swap.
On April 17, the Arcadia Historical Society conducted a
History Talk in the Museum Education Center for their
members. The Museum collaborated with the event and
was open after hours for visitors to come in and see the
Ross Field Balloon School permanent exhibit, which
includes the recent donation of the panorama photograph
donated by the Arcadia Historical Society. There were
approximately 40 visitors at the event.
The staff is preparing for the next documentary screening of Norman Mineta and his Legacy: An
American Story on Saturday, May 11. There will be two screenings: one at 10:30am which will
include a Q&A with co-producer Ms. Debra Nakatomi and a screening at 2pm.
MARKETING
The Museum continues to promote upcoming events and educational kits across all social media
platforms. Volunteer Ms. Amy Alcan from Pomona College continues to volunteer and focus on
the Museum's social media by creating content that would be scheduled to be posted on
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Later.com. She is also working on the museum's digital newsletter on MailChimp. Her tasks also
include creating the seasonal calendar booklet for the summer and fall. Ms. Alcan is in the process
of creating a new pamphlet for the scout programs available at the Museum for local troops.
Curator Acevedo also scheduled social media posts for the Museum’s participation in the Blue
Star Museum program on later.com. Blue Star Museums is a partnership between the National
Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, in collaboration with the Department of Defense
and museums across America, offering free admission to the nation’s active-duty military
personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve. The 2024 Blue Star
Museums program begins on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 18, 2024, and ends on Labor
Day, Monday, September 2, 2024.
VOLUNTEERS
The Museum is actively recruiting volunteers throughout the year, especially in preparations for
the summer. There has been 11 teen applications and 3 adult volunteer applications that have
been received during the months of March and April. Substitute Ms. Porras has been conducting
the volunteer interviews and starting the onboarding process with the volunteers.
Staff is also going to be conducting interviews at the end of the month for this years Teen
Volunteer Lead positions. Teen Leads are a great support to staff by leading other volunteers in
tasks for the day as well as helping with the Museum with daily setup and take down of the exhibit
space.
Volunteers are beginning production on kits that will be shared with the
community in the following months. This includes the kits that were
provided during the Earth Day event at the Arcadia Public Library in
April, the Firefighters Pancake Breakfast on May 4, and the Downtown
Patriotic Festival on June 29.
Volunteer hours:
March 1 – April 23: 414.32 hours
Submitted by Curator Stevy Acevedo and Director of Library & Museum Services, Darlene Bradley
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Saturday, May 11
DOCUMENTARY SCREENING& Panel Discussion
THE GILB MUSEUM OF ARCADIA HERITAGE PRESENTS:
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382 W. Huntington Dr.
10:30am-12pm |Film Screening + Q&A
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The Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage presents
Dino Day
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actual paleontologists from the Raymond M. Alf
Museum of Paleontology.
Drop-in program. No registration Required.
Sa turday, August 24, 2024
1 :30pm - 3:30 pm
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DIGITIZATION
WORKSHOP
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September 28
June 1
October 26
September 7 October 5 December 14
Join Museum staff in a series of workshops and demonstrations on
how you can preserve your personal and family history. Learn
preservation methods used by museum professionals and see
examples from the Museum collections.
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380 West Huntington Drive Arcadia, California 91007
(626)574-5440 Museum@arcadiaca.gov
www.ArcadiaCA.gov/Museum
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MUSEUM COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024
CALL TO ORDER – Commissioner Marilyn Daleo called the meeting to order at 5:03pm in the
Museum Education Center.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Chairperson Marilyn Daleo
ROLL CALL: Chairperson Marilyn Daleo; Chairperson Pro Tempore Angela Ayala-Yang;
Commissioners Janalee Shimmin, Ginny Blitz; Director of Library and Museum
Services Darlene Bradley, Museum Curator Stevy Acevedo, and Museum
Education Coordinator Daniel Estrada.
Commissioner Blitz motioned to excuse Commissioner Billie Tone due to health reasons.
Commissioner Shimmin seconded – the motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: None
REPORTS FROM MUSEUM COMMISSION MEMBERS / LIAISONS:
Commissioner Shimmin expressed her delight with the Museum’s social media pages which
highlighted Floretta K. Lauber’s Bicentennial Ball dress for National Dress Day on March 6th.
Chairperson Daleo notified the board of her future absence for the July 3, 2024 board meeting.
REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR
Director Bradley informed the Board that appointments for the Commission Board positions are
opening soon; Budget season is encroaching as well as union negotiations. Director Bradley
continues to oversee day-to-day operations as the Library continues to recruit for vacancies.
REPORT FROM THE CURATOR
Curator Acevedo informed the Board of the continuous work on collections and exhibitions.
Interns Ornelas, Barrios, Ostrowski, and Bermudez continue to work on their respective
collections including digitizing, curating, and conducting inventories. Volunteer Cordano continues
to work on the Anthony W. Wilkinson Collection and various research projects. Volunteer Diaz
completed the inventory, curation, and digitization of items from the Arcadia Education Foundation
collection. The Museum continues to receive community donations. One donation included tickets
and programs from former Arcadia High School Drama Teacher, Thomas Payne. Another notable
donation comes from Karalee Nakatsuka, First Avenue Middle School teacher who donated 1984
Summer Olympics memorabilia, including a Summer Olympics Bag, Sammy the Eagle plushie,
and an unopened Coca Cola bottle in its original box. Curator Acevedo, Staff Member Andersen,
and several volunteers installed the Red Envelope Exhibit which opened on February 3. The
Veterans Local History Room exhibit is also under construction to include Gene Glasco and Mary
Young displays. The “Vintage Hollywood at Santa Anita” exhibition is was installed at the City
Council Cashier’s office. Ms. Acevedo is currently working with Silverlake Conservation on the
Peacock Fountain with restoration completed by the end of April. Staff have scheduled speakers
for upcoming documentary screenings; Saging the World and Norman Mineta and His Legacy.
Ms. Rose Ramirez and Ms. Debra Nakatomi will host panel discussions respectively. Staff hosted
teachers from AUSD for Teacher Collaboration Day; a tour was provided and a conversation
assessing educator needs was conducted. Ms. Acevedo also visited First Avenue Middle School
and spoke with Dr. Semeen Issa about a future collaboration and answered preservation
questions regarding the school’s archival collection. Staff visited The Arboretum’s Librarian,
Leena Waller, and provided preservation tips for her collections. Staff provided a tour to new City
employees on February 2. Mr. Estrada attended the Arcadia PTA meeting luncheon at the Church
of the Good Shephard and shared current events and programming on behalf of the Museum.
Ms. Acevedo also attended the Pomona College Social Impact in Education Career Fair in
Claremont on February 14 and shared internship opportunities with Summer and Fall students.
REPORT FROM THE MUSEUM EDUCATION CORDINATOR
Mr. Estrada shared that the Spring Preschool Program began on February 2nd and will conclude
on April 5th. The first date saw 14 registrations with 11 in attendance. Girl Scout Rachel Lee is
collaborating with Staff on her Gold Award and providing video tutorials of several art mediums
for the attendees and is opening a free art museum in the kid’s corner on March 1. The Museum
hosted its first Preservation Workshop on textiles on February 3; conducted by Curator and
observed by substitute, Dr. Katherine Hobbs. The Museum will be kicking off Earth Week with a
screening of Saging the World on April 13, and will provide activity kits for the community at the
Library event on April 20. Museum Education Coordinator, Mr. Estrada, has conducted 30 out of
the 42 school programs scheduled for the 2023-24 school year and has reached all elementary
schools within AUSD. Museum Education Coordinator Substitute, Victoria Jacques, shadowed
Mr. Estrada and facilitated a program on her own. Mr. Franco from Camio Grove Elementary
displayed the petroglyph activity from a school program conducted in the Fall by the Museum. Mr.
Estrada also highlighted the scavenger hunt for Black History Month which showcased notable
black figures from Arcadia’s History. Ms. Amy Alcantara was also recruited as a volunteer of public
engagement and will help with social media by creating content, working on the MailChimp
newsletter, and creating a seasonal calendar booklet for the summer and fall.
Consent Calendar
a. Approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of January 3, 2024, at 5:02 p.m. in the Museum
Education Center at 382 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia.
Recommended action: Approve.
Chairperson Marilyn Daleo moved to approve Consent Calendar Item “a”, which was seconded
by Chairperson Ayala, and carried on a voice vote.
AYES: Chair Daleo, Commissioners Blitz, Shimmin, Yang-Ayala
NOES: None
Adjournment
Chairperson Marilyn Daleo adjourned this meeting at 5:44 p.m. to Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in
the Museum Education Center.
Approved:
Darlene Bradley, Director of Library and Museum Services
Prepared by: Daniel Estrada, Museum Education Coordinator