Staying local this summer? Are you looking for other options for entertainment to add to your list of summer activities? Then take a look at the following museums to complement your summer plans.
Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum
3190 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad
www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com | 760-727-9492
Admission: Free (monetary and display donations are welcome)
Hours: Open Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Closed on major holidays).
The Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship museum moved to its 16,000 square-foot home in February and features examples of the work of the world's best craftsmen.
It also has a machine shop manned by volunteers that allow visitors an opportunity to see machinists at work.
The museum's displays include 100 working steam and Stirling engines (or heat engines) and more than 200 working internal combustion engines of all kinds; model ships, cars, airplanes and construction equipment; clocks; miniature guns; and miniature tools and small vintage lathes and equipment.
Some of the museum's most impressive pieces include a 1/16th scale Corsair, Barry Jordan's 1/14th Bridgeport mill, the only example of his world-famous work on display in the United States, and a large engine collection from the late Rudy Kouhoupt.
Barry Jordan from England, the 2003 Craftsman of the Year, donated this award winning 1/14 scale Bridgeport mill model, which is one of the most popular exhibits with the machinists who have spent many hours working on the full-size version. Even the scaled-down rotary table works.
The museum is operated by the Joe Martin Foundation for Exceptional Craftsmanship.
Oceanside Museum of Art
704 Pier View Way Oceanside
www.oma-online.org | 760-435-3720
Admission: General admission $8, $5 for seniors (65 and up). Students, members of the military and their dependents and members of the North American Reciprocal Museum Program get in free with ID. Every Tuesday admission is free thanks to the Oceanside Charitable Foundation.
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Closed on major holidays)
The Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA) offers a diverse range of engaging exhibitions and programs that connect people with regional, as well as national and global artists and artforms of the 20th and 21st centuries.
The museum formally opened its doors on October 6, 1997 and in addition to offering more than 15 exhibitions a year. It also has special programing such as concerts, films, culinary events, fundraising parties and evening events.
Its highly-anticipated Summer Soir?e is set for July 28 from 6-11 p.m., featuring a champagne reception along with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, an elegant seated dinner featuring artisan American cuisine and dancing to live musical entertainment by The Fabulous Pelicans under the stars. Reservations are $200 per person. The event will also honor Beate R?sse and Dick and Margerie Newell will be presented with a Medal of Distinction for their contributions to OMA.
This summer, OMA’s lobby will host “Under Alien Seas,” a new installation of hanging light sculptures that imagine what underwater worlds might look like. It runs through July 28.
Museum of Making Music
5790 Armada Drive, Carlsbad
www.museumofmakingmusic.org | 760-438-5996
Admission: General admission is $8; $5 for students, seniors and members of the military. Children age 5 and under receive free admission.
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The museum was founded in 1998 by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) as a way to showcase and celebrate the music products industry. It opened to the public in 2000 and since that time has worked to provide opportunities for cultural enrichment and preserving our musical heritage through special exhibitions, innovative concerts and educational programs aimed toward a wide range of audiences.
It has five galleries that have more than a century’s worth of music products and history. The themes explored include popular music, the innovations, manufacturing and distribution of musical instruments, music marketing and the role of NAMM in the music industry.
Last year, the museum completed a significant renovation that added more interactive musical experiences that give visitors the opportunity to play instruments and immerse themselves more fully in the musical experience.
In addition, the museum hosts monthly concerts, camps and other special events, such as an upcoming performance by Quetzal, a band that weaves Chicano music and world music, on July 21, part of the museum’s “Global Spotlight Series.” Admission to the concert is $25.
In addition to its permanent exhibitions, the current exhibition at the museum is “The Sound of Sax,” which tells the story of “how the saxophone won America’s soul.” It runs through January 2013.
Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum
3190 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad
www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com | 760-727-9492
Admission: Free (monetary and display donations are welcome)
Hours: Open Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Closed on major holidays).
The Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship museum moved to its 16,000 square-foot home in February and features examples of the work of the world's best craftsmen.
It also has a machine shop manned by volunteers that allow visitors an opportunity to see machinists at work.
The museum's displays include 100 working steam and Stirling engines (or heat engines) and more than 200 working internal combustion engines of all kinds; model ships, cars, airplanes and construction equipment; clocks; miniature guns; and miniature tools and small vintage lathes and equipment.
Some of the museum's most impressive pieces include a 1/16th scale Corsair, Barry Jordan's 1/14th Bridgeport mill, the only example of his world-famous work on display in the United States, and a large engine collection from the late Rudy Kouhoupt.
Barry Jordan from England, the 2003 Craftsman of the Year, donated this award winning 1/14 scale Bridgeport mill model, which is one of the most popular exhibits with the machinists who have spent many hours working on the full-size version. Even the scaled-down rotary table works.
The museum is operated by the Joe Martin Foundation for Exceptional Craftsmanship.
Oceanside Museum of Art
704 Pier View Way Oceanside
www.oma-online.org | 760-435-3720
Admission: General admission $8, $5 for seniors (65 and up). Students, members of the military and their dependents and members of the North American Reciprocal Museum Program get in free with ID. Every Tuesday admission is free thanks to the Oceanside Charitable Foundation.
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Closed on major holidays)
The Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA) offers a diverse range of engaging exhibitions and programs that connect people with regional, as well as national and global artists and artforms of the 20th and 21st centuries.
The museum formally opened its doors on October 6, 1997 and in addition to offering more than 15 exhibitions a year. It also has special programing such as concerts, films, culinary events, fundraising parties and evening events.
Its highly-anticipated Summer Soir?e is set for July 28 from 6-11 p.m., featuring a champagne reception along with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, an elegant seated dinner featuring artisan American cuisine and dancing to live musical entertainment by The Fabulous Pelicans under the stars. Reservations are $200 per person. The event will also honor Beate R?sse and Dick and Margerie Newell will be presented with a Medal of Distinction for their contributions to OMA.
This summer, OMA’s lobby will host “Under Alien Seas,” a new installation of hanging light sculptures that imagine what underwater worlds might look like. It runs through July 28.
Museum of Making Music
5790 Armada Drive, Carlsbad
www.museumofmakingmusic.org | 760-438-5996
Admission: General admission is $8; $5 for students, seniors and members of the military. Children age 5 and under receive free admission.
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The museum was founded in 1998 by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) as a way to showcase and celebrate the music products industry. It opened to the public in 2000 and since that time has worked to provide opportunities for cultural enrichment and preserving our musical heritage through special exhibitions, innovative concerts and educational programs aimed toward a wide range of audiences.
It has five galleries that have more than a century’s worth of music products and history. The themes explored include popular music, the innovations, manufacturing and distribution of musical instruments, music marketing and the role of NAMM in the music industry.
Last year, the museum completed a significant renovation that added more interactive musical experiences that give visitors the opportunity to play instruments and immerse themselves more fully in the musical experience.
In addition, the museum hosts monthly concerts, camps and other special events, such as an upcoming performance by Quetzal, a band that weaves Chicano music and world music, on July 21, part of the museum’s “Global Spotlight Series.” Admission to the concert is $25.
In addition to its permanent exhibitions, the current exhibition at the museum is “The Sound of Sax,” which tells the story of “how the saxophone won America’s soul.” It runs through January 2013.