Executive Committee President Joan Branin, Dan Armel, Jane Armel
Janet Beggs and Jim Krueger
Wather Rosenquist, Irma Rosenquist, Elissa DeAngelo
Donna Eggebeen, Helen Baatz, Susan Futterman, Arnie Siegal
Debbie Jones, Carol Thomson
Suzanne Hart, Ron Bailey
Cyrus Afshin and Katelyn Barchowsky
Marie Gil, Susan Aprahamian, Elissa DeAngelo, Aaron Gil
Don McIntyre, Arnie Siegal, Stephan Acker, William Thomson
Brad McNeil, Kathy Batchelder, Alan Batchelder
Karen Loschke and Robert Loschke
Andrew Stevenson and Kathy Weitner
Jeanie Chen and Meg Gifford
Daniel Nevarez and Karen Anderson
Joan speech
Patrons and Donors of the Pasadena Museum of History gathered in the museum and on its spacious grounds to celebrate the reopening of the Museum after an almost 2-year COVID hiatus. Also celebrated were the Museum’s two current exhibits: Starting Anew: Transforming Pasadena, 1890-1930 and Frozen Frames Preserving Pasadena’s Visual Legacy.
Attendees strolled through the exhibits and the grounds, enjoying the historic items and reveling in greeting old friends and new acquaintances in person!
Starting Anew is currently on view in the Willis Stork and the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Galleries. The exhibition presents the fascinating story of the unparalleled growth that transformed Pasadena from an agricultural community into a renowned winter resort and bustling young city.
Frozen Frames is curated by Anuja Navare. It is the second part of the Museum’s ambitious four part online exhibition which features images from the nationally significant J. Allen Hawkins Collection. Hawkins, a multi-talented and prolific mid-century commercial photographer, documented a wide range of Pasadena’s people and places and events.
The galleries are open to the public, Fri – Sun, Noon to 5:00 p.m. For questions or more information on Pasadena Museum of History’s programs visit www.pasadenahistory.org or call (626) 577-1660.
