Oakland Museum Of California

TO INSPIRE ALL CALIFORNIANS TO CREATE A MORE VIBRANT FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.

COLLECTIONS AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT: THE OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA (OMCA) HAS LEASE AND GRANT AGREEMENTS IN PLACE WITH THE CITY OF OAKLAND TO CONSERVE, STEWARD, RESEARCH AND PROVIDE SCHOLARLY AND INTERPRETIVE EXPERTISE IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND'S MUSEUM COLLECTIONS, WHICH MAKE UP THE TOTALITY OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION, AND TO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THE CITY'S HISTORIC BRUTALIST BUILDING AND GARDENS OVER SEVEN ACRES AT 1000 OAK STREET AND ITS COLLECTIONS WAREHOUSE IN OAKLAND, CA. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS ARE THE MOST COMPLETE RESOURCE ON CALIFORNIA'S NATURAL, ARTISTIC, AND SOCIAL HISTORY ANYWHERE IN THE STATE AND ARE HELD IN PUBLIC TRUST BY THE CITY OF OAKLAND FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD AS ONE OF THE CITY'S MOST VALUABLE ASSETS. OMCA MAINTAINS THE MUSEUM'S ACCREDITATION WITH THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS (AAM) ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND. OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT OMCA PERFORMS RELATED TO THE CITY OF OAKLAND'S COLLECTIONS INCLUDE: OVERSEE ACQUISITION, CATALOGING, STORAGE, RESEARCH, AND CARE FOR THE CITY OF OAKLAND'S MUSEUM COLLECTIONS MAKE COLLECTIONS AVAILABLE THROUGH EXHIBITION, LOANS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS, AND ONLINE PRESENTATION UNDERTAKE PRESERVATION, SECURITY, AND CONSERVATION EFFECTS FOR COLLECTIONSOMCA ALSO MAINTAINS THE BUILDING AND SEVEN ACRES OF GROUNDS AND GARDENS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND. THE MUSEUM'S TERRACED ROOF GARDENS AND CENTRAL COURTYARD, DESIGNED BY NOTED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT DAN KILEY, SERVE AS A VILLAGE GREEN FOR OAKLAND RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FROM THE BAY AREA AND BEYOND. THROUGH PREDOMINANTLY PRIVATELY FINANCED FUNDS, OMCA COMPLETED RENOVATIONS TO THE MUSEUM'S CAMPUS IN FY21, INCLUDING A NEW, DIRECT ENTRANCE FROM OAKLAND'S LAKE MERRITT, UPGRADES AND IMPROVED ACCESS TO THE MUSEUM'S CAF, AND REFRESHED GARDENS COMPLETE WITH NEW NATIVE PLANTINGS AND A PERMANENT STAGE FOR INCREASED OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING. THIS RENOVATION WILL HELP OMCA TO EXPAND ITS ROLE AS A PUBLIC GATHERING PLACE, OFFERING EVEN GREATER AMENITIES TO SERVE AS OAKLAND'S TOWN SQUARE. THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL HELP US BETTER SHARE OUR SPACE WITH OAKLAND, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE DYNAMIC PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, CREATING IMPROVED EASE OF ACCESS TO THE GARDENS, CAF, AND GALLERIES THROUGH ADDITIONAL ADA-ACCESSIBLE RAMPS AND CAMPUS WAYFINDING. A PROMINENT COMPONENT OF THE CAMPUS AND GARDEN RENOVATION HAS BEEN REDESIGNING OMCA'S OUTDOOR SCULPTURE PLACEMENT TO COMPLEMENT THE RENOVATED GARDENS. THE MUSEUM'S CURATORS BROUGHT A FRESH EYE TO THE PUBLIC SCULPTURES ON VIEW THROUGHOUT THE GARDENS, FEATURING WORK BY 24 INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED CALIFORNIA ARTISTS. THE RESULTING DESIGN CREATES A STRONG SENSE OF PLACE AND MUSEUM IDENTITY AND ENHANCES THE ORIGINAL KEVIN ROCHE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN. OVERALL, OMCA BROUGHT 6 SCULPTURES BACK ON VIEW FROM STORAGE, 24 SCULPTURES RECEIVED CONSERVATION TREATMENTS FROM THE OMCA CONSERVATION TEAM, AND 7 SCULPTURES HAVE BEEN MOVED TO NEW LOCATIONS ON CAMPUS. TWO RED LINES II (1966), BY GEORGE RICKEY, A KINETIC, ENGAGING PIECE OF WORK, WAS REINSTALLED ON A NEW BASE AND PEDESTAL ALONG THE GREAT LAWN. AFTER FORTY YEARS, BETTY GOLD'S MONUMENTAL HOLISTIC I (1978) MOVED FROM ITS PRIOR LOCATION AT OAKLAND ESTUARY PARK AND WAS REINSTALLED AT ITS NEW LOCATION ON THE SECOND LEVEL TERRACE. AND FINALLY, AFTER FORTY YEARS AT THE OAK STREET ENTRANCE BEFORE FOURTEEN YEARS IN STORAGE, THE MASSIVE MR. ISHI, BY PETER VOULKOS (1969), HAS BEEN REINSTALLED AT OMCA'S NEW 12TH STREET ENTRANCE.

CORE GALLERIES AND SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS:OMCA IS THE MOST COMPLETE REPOSITORY OF CALIFORNIA'S CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HERITAGE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. OMCA'S GALLERIES WERE CLOSED FOR THE MAJORITY OF FY21 DUE TO RESTRICTIONS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS OF NEARLY 2 MILLION OBJECTS ARE DEVOTED TO THE ART, HISTORY, AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF CALIFORNIA AND ARE DISPLAYED TO REFLECT THE STATE'S CULTURAL, ARTISTIC AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY. THE MUSEUM IS CONTINUALLY ROTATING OBJECTS IN ITS THREE CORE COLLECTIONS GALLERIES AND TYPICALLY HOSTS FIVE TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS PER YEAR. THE MUSEUM HAS GALLERIES OF CALIFORNIA HISTORY, ART, AND NATURAL SCIENCES TO DISPLAY THE CORE COLLECTION, AS WELL AS TWO SPACES FOR TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS. OMCA IS CONTINUALLY CHANGING ITS THREE CORE COLLECTIONS GALLERIES WITH A COLLECTION THAT ENCOMPASSES NEARLY 2 MILLION OBJECTS PERTAINING TO CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING 70,000 WORKS BY CALIFORNIA ARTISTS FROM THE LATE 18TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT, 1,055,000 ARTIFACTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS DOCUMENTING THE STATE'S HISTORY AND PEOPLE FROM PRE-HISTORY TO TODAY, AND 112,000 NATURAL SPECIMENS, IMAGES, AND SOUND RECORDINGS OF CALIFORNIA SPECIES AND ENVIRONMENTS. INTERDISCIPLINARY INTERPRETATION IS PROVIDED BY OBJECT AND THEMATIC LABELS, AUDIOVISUAL PRESENTATIONS, INTERACTIVE COMPUTER AND VIDEO TERMINALS, SELF-GUIDING BROCHURES, AND DOCENT-GUIDED TOURS. THE GALLERY OF CALIFORNIA ART EXHIBITS WORKS OF ALL DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING PAINTING, SCULPTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY, CRAFT, CONCEPTUAL WORK, AND NEW MEDIA, AS WELL AS DOCUMENTARY MATERIALS SUCH AS ARTISTS' TOOLS, SKETCHBOOKS, SCRAPBOOKS, AND OTHER EPHEMERA. ORGANIZED THEMATICALLY, THE GALLERY HIGHLIGHTS CALIFORNIA LAND, CALIFORNIA PEOPLE, AND CALIFORNIA CREATIVITY SUCH THAT VISITORS SEE WORKS IN DIFFERENT MEDIA AND FROM DIFFERENT PERIODS SIDE BY SIDE, INSPIRING NEW WAYS OF LOOKING AT CALIFORNIA'S VISUAL EXPRESSION. THE GALLERY OF CALIFORNIA HISTORY PRESENTS THE THEME "BECOMING CALIFORNIA" TO EMPHASIZE THE PROFOUND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OF THOSE WHO LIVE HERE, BEGINNING WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. VISITORS TRACE THE WAYS CALIFORNIANS HAVE FORGED RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THE WORLD THROUGH ARTIFACTS AND STORIES. THE GALLERY OF CALIFORNIA NATURAL SCIENCES FEATURES SEVEN PLACES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA THAT DEPICT THE STATE'S DIVERSITY OF CLIMATE, GEOLOGY, HABITATS, ECOSYSTEMS, AND WILDLIFE, WHILE EXPLORING CURRENT RESEARCH, CONTEMPORARY ISSUES OF LAND USE, ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICT, AND CONSERVATION PROJECTS. THE SCOPE OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION PLACES PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE DIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTS, PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF CALIFORNIA. FOR THE ART COLLECTION, THE MUSEUM SEEKS WORKS THAT REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF IDENTITIES IN CALIFORNIA AND THAT SPEAK TO THE EXPERIENCE OF UNDER-REPRESENTED PEOPLE SUCH AS WOMEN, PERSONS OF COLOR, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY. IN COLLECTING HISTORY ARTIFACTS, OMCA PLACES A HIGH PRIORITY ON ACQUISITIONS THAT FILL GAPS IN OUR ABILITY TO TELL THE STORIES OF DIVERSE PEOPLE AND CULTURES OF CALIFORNIA, THEIR IDENTITIES AND THE DYNAMICS OF POWER BETWEEN AND AMONG THEM, AND THAT ENSURE THE ABILITY OF TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS TO TELL THEIR OWN STORIES.OMCA HAS BEEN COLLECTING AND PRESENTING ART SINCE 1922 WHEN ITS PREDECESSOR ORGANIZATION, THE OAKLAND ART GALLERY WAS HOUSED IN THE KAISER CONVENTION CENTER. THE MUSEUM HOLDS 166,000 WORKS OF CALIFORNIA ART FROM THE 1840S TO THE PRESENT INCLUDING MANY LARGE-SCALE OUTDOOR SCULPTURES BY ARTISTS RUTH ASAWA, VIOLA FREY, FLETCHER BENTON, TONY LABAT, STEPHEN DE STAEBLER, MARK DI SUVERO, PETER VOULKOS, GEORGE RICKEY AND LINDA FLEMING. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WOULD BE THE FIRST MAJOR PUBLIC ART COMMISSION IN OMCA'S HISTORY.OMCA ACQUIRED 46 NEW OBJECTS INTO THE COLLECTION, INCLUDING THE RASHAAD NEWSOME ARTWORK, PARENTING WHILE BLACK, WHICH IS FEATURED IN OUR FY22 SPECIAL EXHIBITION, MOTHERSHIP: VOYAGE INTO AFROFUTURISM.OMCA UPGRADED ITS COLLECTIONS DATABASE COLLECTIONSPACE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2015. OMCA CONTINUED ITS ONGOING WORK TO CREATE COMPREHENSIVE DIGITAL RECORDS OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION, IN PREPARATION FOR THESE IMAGES AND CATALOG INFORMATION TO BE MADE AVAILABLE PUBLICLY ONLINE. MUSEUM STAFF DEVELOPED AN INSTITUTION-WIDE, REMOTE WORK PROJECT THAT GENERATED CONTENT DESCRIPTIONS FOR OVER 9,000 PHOTOGRAPHIC OBJECTS. STAFF MEMBERS ALSO RESPONDED TO 230 EXTERNAL RESEARCH REQUESTS. THE MUSEUM MEASURES ITS SUCCESS IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF VISITORS AND MEMBERS; CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MUSEUM FIELD AND SCHOLARSHIP IN CALIFORNIA ART, HISTORY, AND NATURAL SCIENCES; CRITICAL AND MEDIA RESPONSE TO EXHIBITIONS; AND VISITOR COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK. THE MUSEUM UNDERTAKES EXTENSIVE VISITOR EVALUATION TO MEASURE THE IMPACT OF ITS PROGRAMMING ON BOTH INDIVIDUAL AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND ON THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. THE MUSEUM SERVED 7,833 VISITORS IN THE THREE WEEKS BETWEEN JUNE 11 TO 30, 2021.

EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS:OMCA AUDIENCES ARE FAMILIES, ADULTS, STUDENTS, AND LIFELONG LEARNERS. WHILE THE VISION FOR ENGAGEMENT EMBRACES ALL MUSEUM AUDIENCES AND PARTICIPANTS, OMCA'S TARGET AUDIENCES ARE ADULTS AND FAMILIES WHO LIVE IN THE MOST IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOODS ADJACENT TO THE MUSEUM. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE RESIDENTS OF THE CHINATOWN, FRUITVALE, SAN ANTONIO, UPTOWN AND WEST OAKLAND NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH ARE AMONG OAKLAND'S MOST CULTURALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE REGIONS, CHARACTERIZED BY A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF MULTI-RACIAL AND MULTI-GENERATIONAL FAMILIES. THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF THE MUSEUM'S IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOODS IS $31,097.APPROXIMATELY 90% OF THE MUSEUM'S VISITORS ARE RESIDENTS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. OMCA IS PART OF A GROWING ECOSYSTEM SUPPORTING THE ARTS IN OAKLAND, ACTIVELY ENGAGING CONTEMPORARY ART TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION. OMCA CREATES TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES THAT HAVE REAL MEANING IN THE LIVES OF OUR VISITORS. THE MUSEUM'S ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE THE PERSONAL RELEVANCE OF THESE EXPERIENCES ATTRACTS AUDIENCES THAT REFLECT THE CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS OF CALIFORNIA AND THE EXTRAORDINARILY DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF OAKLAND AND THE BAY AREA. OMCA'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT APPROACHES ARE DESIGNED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL COMMUNITIES AND TO FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING FOR ALL. IN ORDER TO DEVELOP PROGRAMMING PLATFORMS THAT PROVIDE AUTHENTIC CULTURAL EXPERIENCES, OMCA FOSTERS STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. OMCA USUAL RANGE OF IN-PERSON PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS IN FY21, WERE RESTRICTED DUE TO THE TEMPORARILY CLOSURE OF THE MUSEUM BUILDING TO THE PUBLIC IN MARCH 2020 IN RESPONSE TO ALAMEDA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ORDERS RELATED TO THE GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC. DURING FY21, OMCA INTRODUCED 13 LEARN AT HOME PARTICIPATORY ART ACTIVITIES ON OUR WEBSITE, REACHING AN AVERAGE 900 PEOPLE MONTHLY. THE MUSEUM DEVELOPED VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS THAT TEACHERS CAN INTEGRATE INTO THEIR CLASSROOM AND DISTANCE-LEARNING CURRICULUM. THESE EXPERIENCES INCLUDE BOTH PRE-RECORDED AND LIVE VIRTUAL TOURS OF OMCA'S GALLERIES, LIVE PERFORMANCES, AS WELL AS ACTIVITIES THAT HELP STUDENTS BUILD UNDERSTANDING AND CONTRIBUTE THEIR OWN IDEAS. DESPITE THE CLOSURE, OMCA'S ONLINE SCHOOL PROGRAMS REACHED OVER 22,000 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS. PROGRAMS INCLUDED TOPICS SUCH AS THE GOLD RUSH, DOROTHEA LANGE, AND DIA DE LOS MUERTOS. OAKLAND STUDENTS AND ADULTS ACCOUNTED FOR 18% OF THOSE SERVED. A TOTAL OF 11,884 STUDENTS SERVED CAME FROM TITLE ONE SCHOOLS (60% OF ALL STUDENTS). WHEN SURVEYED, TEACHERS APPRECIATED OMCA'S SOCIAL JUSTICE FOCUS AND PRAISED OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS, CALLING THEM ENGAGING AND PERSONAL.AFTER GEORGE FLOYD'S MURDER AND THE SUBSEQUENT NATIONAL PROTESTS, THE MUSEUM WORKED IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ENGAGE WITH THE OAKLAND COMMUNITY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BLACK CULTURAL ZONE AND OAKLAND ART MURMUR, OMCA LAUNCHED A SERIES OF VIRTUAL CONVERSATIONS CALLED "ART FOR THE MOVEMENT." THESE HIGHLIGHTED THE POWER OF COMING TOGETHER TO USE ART AND CULTURE AS A NECESSARY ELEMENT OF HEALING. DOWNTOWN OAKLAND'S 2020 MURALS AND ARTWORKS WERE A FORM OF PROTEST AND ACTIVISM DIRECTED TOWARD SYSTEMIC POLICE BRUTALITY AND RACISM, REPRESENTING THE NATIONWIDE CONVERSATION. AS PART OF THE COLLABORATION, OMCA PROVIDED ART HANDLING EXPERTS, STORAGE SPACE, AND STAFF RESOURCES TO DOCUMENT, INVENTORY, AND PRESERVE NEARLY 300 STREET MURALS THAT WERE CREATED DURING THE 2020 PROTESTS IN DEFENSE OF BLACK LIVES. OMCA PRESENTED TWO POWERFUL CULTURAL FESTIVALS IN FY21. IN OCTOBER 2020, THE OMCA DA DE LOS MUERTOS VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE MEMBERS VIRTUALLY WELCOMED OMCA'S COMMUNITY INTO THEIR HOMES FOR A ONE HOUR MESOAMERICAN TRADITION. THIS ANNUAL CELEBRATION HAS BEEN ATTRACTING OVER 4,000 OMCA VISITORS AS VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF MEMBERS TRANSFORM OMCA INTO A SACRED SPACE. THIS YEAR, THE PROGRAM WAS ESPECIALLY POIGNANT AS SO MANY HONORED THOSE WHO WE WERE MOURNING DUE TO COVID-19, CALIFORNIA FIRES, IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENTS, AND POLICE BRUTALITY. ON OMCA'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL, THE CELEBRATION GARNERED OVER 3,000 VIEWS, AND THE ACCOMPANYING SCHOOL PROGRAM WAS VIEWED OVER 4,000 TIMES.IN FEBRUARY 2021, OMCA HELD ITS ANNUAL LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL, WITH DIGITAL PROGRAMS RELEASED EACH WEEK. THESE INCLUDED A VIDEO PRODUCED IN TAIWAN BY AN OMCA STAFF MEMBER TEMPORARILY LIVING THERE, A VIRTUAL BOOK READING, AND ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES TO DO AT HOME. OVER 2,000 PEOPLE VIEWED THE WEBSITE AND WATCHED THE YOUTUBE VIDEOS. ADDITIONALLY, AMID THE RISE IN ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE, THE MUSEUM CONNECTED VIEWERS AND MEMBERS WITH THE OAKLAND CHINATOWN COALITION, A VOLUNTEER EFFORT TO PROTECT LOCAL SENIORS AND BUSINESSES.THIS YEAR, OMCA STAFF WORKED WITH 25 VOLUNTEER DOCENTS TO SERVE PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS THROUGH VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING. THE MUSEUM'S LARGER VOLUNTEER DOCENT PROGRAM ALSO ENTERED A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD. IN ORDER TO BETTER SERVE SCHOOL AUDIENCES, STAFF PARTNERED WITH DOCENTS TO CREATE A NEW VISION FOR THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. TO ENGAGE THE 150 ACTIVE DOCENTS, THE STAFF HELD A BIMONTHLY MEETING WHERE DOCENTS COULD INTERACT WITH OTHER MUSEUM STAFF OR OUTSIDE SPEAKERS. THIS YEAR PRESENTATIONS AND UPDATES INCLUDED TOPICS SUCH AS SAFETY, FINANCES, AND PROGRAMMING AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS. THE NEW VOLUNTEER PROGRAM WILL MORE DIRECTLY ADDRESS OMCA'S COMMITMENT TO ANTI-RACISM AND EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY. OUR MOST POPULAR SOCIAL CHANNEL IS INSTAGRAM WHERE ON AVERAGE OMCA RECEIVES 13 COMMENTS PER POST. THIS IS ALSO THE PLATFORM WHERE THE CONTENT IS MOST ACTIVELY SHARED, THUS EXPANDING THE MUSEUM'S REACH. OVER THE PAST YEAR, OMCA HEARD A CLEAR NEED FROM THE COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT ARTISTS DURING THE PANDEMIC. OMCA LEVERAGED ITS TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM PLATFORMS TO PROMOTE LOCAL OAKLAND ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS, AND EMPHASIZED ARTWORK THAT HIGHLIGHTS SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES. COMMUNITY ARTISTS SUBMIT THEIR WORK TO "#MUSEUMOFTHEPEOPLE" TO SHARE WITH ONE ANOTHER ON THE OMCA PAGES. THE RESULT HAS BEEN A SERIES OF CURATED SELECTIONS SUPPORTED WITH PRIDE AND MUTUAL ENCOURAGEMENT FROM OUR COMMUNITY EVERY WEEK. #MUSEUMOFTHEPEOPLE HAS A GALLERY OF OVER 500 SUBMISSIONS. THIS AUDIENCE HAS ALSO RESPONDED WELL TO "REELS" (SHORT CLIPS OF ENTERTAINING OR EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS), INCLUDING A REEL FEATURING LOCAL CELEBRITY AND STAND UP COMEDIAN (AND OMCA FAN) W. KAMAU BELL TO ALERT VISITORS TO THE REOPENING. OMCA ALSO HOSTS AN ONLINE DOROTHEA LANGE DIGITAL ARCHIVE (HTTPS://DOROTHEALANGE.MUSEUMCA.ORG/). OMCA DIGITIZED A HUGE TROVE OF THE NEARLY 50,000 PHOTOGRAPHS FROM ACTIVIST PHOTOGRAPHER DOROTHEA LANGE AND MAKES THEM AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON OUR WEBSITE. THESE PHOTOS ARE EERILY TIMELY, AS THEY PORTRAY ESSENTIAL WORKERS--MANY OF WHOM WERE IMMIGRANTS--AND THE BROKEN PROMISES OF AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP THAT ECHO TODAY.