Kelley House Museum - Mendocino, CA

Historic District Walking Tour
2025-03-29 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-22 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-15 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-08 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-01 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-22 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-15 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-08 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) and 16 more dates | Kelley House Museum, 45007 Albion Street, Mendocino, CA, 95460, United States
Kelley House docents lead you on a beautiful and informative walking tour through the preserved-in-time 19th century town of Mendocino. Visit New England-style homes, find out why Mendocino is known as the city of water towers, admire 100-year-old roses, and marvel at how an art renaissance in the ‘60s led to the town’s preservation. Meet at the Kelley House Museum. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for youth. PURCHASE TICKETS.

Whale Activists Panel Discussion
2025-03-15 16:00 - 17:30 | Kelley House Museum, 45007 Albion Street, Mendocino, CA, 95460, United States
Whale War supporters and organizers, 1976 L to R: Ellen Findlay, Bill Wilson, Sue Golden, Brendan, Heidi and Barry Cusick, Sally and Lee Welty. Photo by Nicholas Wilson.
Please join the Kelley House Museum and the Noyo Center for Marine Science for a special panel discussion with some of the original Mendocino Whale War Association members: Heidi Cusick Dickerson, Barry Cusick, Sally Welty, and Lee Welty. Also joining will be two special guests: founding member J.D. Mayhew’s granddaughter Shana Hadley, and Katherina Audley from the Noyo Center for Marine Science, who will speak about the state of whaling today, whale population recovery, and the anti-whaling movement. Kelley House docent Victor Simon will moderate this panel discussion of the Mendocino Whale War. Advance tickets recommended. Learn more about the exhibit here.
Co-sponsored with Noyo Center for Marine Science

Art & Science of Paper Conservation
2025-02-18 18:00 - 19:00 | CA
Conservation specialist Erin Jue leads this presentation on preservation and conservation of historic materials, sponsored by the Temple of Kwan Tai and hosted by the Kelley House Museum. Erin Jue is a paper conservator and owner of Los Angeles Art Conservation, a private paper and objects conservation studio. Prior to opening her practice, she worked for 13 years at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Erin received her M.A. in Art History and Advanced Certificate in Conservation from New York University in 2008. She will be conducting in-situ restoration at the Temple of Kwan Tai in Mendocino on the Temple’s paper artifacts, as part of their ongoing conservation initiative. Join us in this talk as Erin Jue shares her experience in the world of paper and objects conservation. Please RSVP as space is limited.

Historic District Walking Tour
2024-12-30 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-10-29 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-22 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-15 14:00 - 16:00 | CA
Kelley House docents lead you on a beautiful and informative walking tour through the preserved-in-time 19th century town of Mendocino. Visit New England-style homes, find out why Mendocino is known as the city of water towers, admire 100-year-old roses, and marvel at how an art renaissance in the ‘60s led to the town’s preservation. Meet at the Kelley House Museum. Tickets are $25 for Adults and $15 for Youth under 12. PURCHASE TICKETS.
