New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU)

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Hours:

Museum Hours
Thursday - Sunday 10 AM-4 PM

Driving Directions:

17 South > Exit 20 A to East Los Gatos > Right on Los Gatos Blvd (becomes Main St.)
17 North > Exit on S. Santa Cruz Blvd. > Right on Main St.
NUMU is located at the corner of Main St. & Pageant Way.

About Us

New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), founded in 1965, is a public non-profit art and history museum with a mission to engage the community at the intersection of art, history, and education.

Events

Starting Date: Monthly Craft: Paper Tents
  • It’s summertime at NUMU, and this July’s monthly craft is a camp special, paper tents!
  • Thursday Jul 2, 2026
Last Day: Monthly Craft: Paper Tents
  • It’s summertime at NUMU, and this July’s monthly craft is a camp special, paper tents!
  • Thursday Jul 2, 2026
Free First Sunday
  • Enjoy free general admission on the first Sunday of the month @ New Museum Los Gatos with tours at 11 AM & 2 PM!
  • Sunday Jul 5, 2026
Free First Sunday (July 2026)
  • Enjoy free general admission on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required.
  • Sunday Jul 5, 2026
Talk of the Town: Mountain Charley
  • Join us for a brief tour of the history gallery, followed by a talk about Mountain Charley, the man, the myth, the legend.
  • Thursday Jul 16, 2026
Exhibition Closing: ArtNow 2026: Before/Between/Beyond
  • New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) invites high school students across Santa Clara County to submit a work of art responding to the theme Before / Between / Beyond.
  • Sunday Jul 19, 2026
Paint Your Pet’s Portrait Workshop
Paint Your Pet’s Portrait Workshop
  • Capture the soul of your beloved pet on an 11x14 canvas in this fun, step-by-step painting workshop - no experience needed!
  • Sunday Jul 19, 2026
Exhibition Opens: New Additions 2026
  • NUMU is pleased to present New Additions 2026, on view for a limited time and highlighting more than five years of donations of artwork and historical artifacts
  • Friday Jul 31, 2026
Exhibition Closing: New Additions 2026
  • NUMU is pleased to present New Additions 2026, on view for a limited time and highlighting more than five years of donations of artwork and historical artifacts
  • Friday Jul 31, 2026
Start Date: Monthly Craft: DIY Folding Fan
Free First Sunday (August 2026)
  • Enjoy free general admission on the first Sunday of the month @ NUMU! Registration is required.
  • Sunday Aug 2, 2026
Free First Sunday
  • Enjoy free general admission on the first Sunday of the month @ New Museum Los Gatos with tours at 11 AM & 2 PM!
  • Sunday Aug 2, 2026
Fish Forms: A Paper Maché Sculpture Workshop Day 1
  • Build, paint, and assemble your own hanging fish sculpture with Jess Gilliam in this two-day, creatively open-ended paper maché workshop at NUMU!
  • Saturday Aug 15, 2026
Fish Forms: A Paper Maché Sculpture Workshop Day 2
  • Build, paint, and assemble your own hanging fish sculpture with Jess Gilliam in this two-day, creatively open-ended paper maché workshop at NUMU!
  • Sunday Aug 16, 2026
Talk of the Town: The Cats Estate, Charles E.S. Wood, and Sara Bard Field
  • Join us for a brief tour of the history gallery, followed by a talk about The Cats Estate and its historic residents.
  • Thursday Aug 20, 2026
Last Day: Monthly Craft: DIY Folding Fan
  • Beat the heat this August with NUMU’s monthly craft: DIY folding fans! Visitors can decorate and make their own folding fans with paper and popsicle sticks.
  • Sunday Aug 30, 2026