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The HBHS is currently open Wednesdays- Sundays from 2-4 PM. No appointment will be necessary. Before your visit, please read the HBHS's response to COVID-19. We strongly recommend that all guests wear face masks during their visit, but they are not required. The Museum will be closed for the holidays from December 24th-January 3rd.
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January 13th, 2023
The Dark Waves of Winter
Join the Hermosa Beach Historical Society & Museum and {pages} a bookstore for an evening of nautical noir! The Dark Waves of Winter is a follow-up to the critically acclaimed anthology, The Silver Waves of Summer. In this installment, we have again compiled stories from some of the greatest short story writers alive. From Bram Stoker Award winners, to National Bestsellers, to Mystery Writers of America Grand Masters. These sun bleached noir stories sink their formidable literary hooks in, and don't let go until the exciting end. A must read, this cold, wet winter.
Click HERE to reserve your ticket.
October 13th, 2022
CARRIE Pre- Movie Reception
6:30 PM
Join us at the Hermosa Beach Museum for the CARRIE Pre- Movie Reception on October 13th at 6:30 PM.
Wear your best 70s Prom Attire- winners will be crowned!
Reception will have popcorn, cotton candy, and a bar! We hope to see you there!
Tickets for the screening in the Community Theatre can be purchased online with the City of Hermosa Beach by clicking here.
September 22nd, 2022
Docent Open House
6:00 PM
Join us at the Museum for our upcoming Docent Open House! Being a Museum docent is a wonderful volunteer opportunity where you can learn more about our community, work with AMAZING people, plan fun educational events and share YOUR Hermosa story with visitors!
RSVP to Museum Staff at hermosabeachmuseum@gmail.com
July 21st, 2022
Happy Hour with History
6:00 PM
Join the Hermosa Beach Historical Society at the Hermosa Beach Museum for the July installment of Happy Hour with History! We will be joined by author Jim Kempton for a reading of his latest publication, WOMEN ON WAVES- A Cultural History: from Ancient Goddesses and Hawaiian Queens to Malibu Movie Stars and Millennial Champions.
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:
Ticket registration through Eventbrite is required for this event click here to get your ticket!
HBHS Members will receive a drink ticket at the door.
We strongly recommend that all attendees wear a mask at this event. Thank you for helping us keep our guests and staff safe.
Hand sanitizer and social distance signage are throughout the galleries.
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June 26th 2022
Lifetime Membership Appreciation Celebration
3:00 PM
Thank you for joining us at the Hermosa Beach Museum to honor you- the Founders, Charter Members and Life Members of Hermosa Beach Historical Society.
We had a wonderful afternoon of sharing stories, celebrating our progress as a nonprofit museum, and looking forward to our future as a fully accredited museum.
April 22nd, 2022
Surfer's Walk of Fame Kick Off Party
5:00 PM
Join the Hermosa Beach Historical Society at the Hermosa Beach Museum & Community Center for the kick off party!
CLICK HERE to read more about the event and the honorees.
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February 28th, 2022
Happy Hour with History
6:00 PM
at The Lighthouse Cafe
Thank you for joining the Hermosa Beach Historical Society AT THE LIGHTHOUSE CAFE on Monday February 28th at 6:00PM for a presentation on the historical significance and impact of the Lighthouse Cafe with Jacques Lesure.
We were very excited to be able to support The Lighthouse Cafe! Here was an outline for the evening:
6:00-6:30 PM: Arrival- grab your drinks, some food, and find a seat!
6:30 PM: Lecture with Jacques Lesure followed by Jazz music!
To read more about Jacques Lesure and connect with him, please visit his website: https://jacqueslesure.com/
October 30th, 2021
CARRIE
Screening- Teen Event
Join us at the Hermosa Beach Museum for a screening of CARRIE.
FREE ADMISSION - $2 for pizza
Masks will be required regardless of vaccination status.
This event is hosted by students from Mira Costa and Redondo Union High Schools.
August 5th, 2021
Happy Hour with History
6:00-7:30 pm
The Hermosa Beach Historical Society and {pages} a bookstore and are pleased to present an evening celebrating the launch of The Silver Waves of Summer. Join us on Thursday, August 5th at 6 pm along with Michael Scott Moore, Tod Goldberg, Naomi Hirahara, Antoine Wilson, and other contributing authors who will be sharing stories and signing books.
If you purchased a book copy and were unable to pick it up at the event, they will be available for pick up during open hours W-Sun from 2-4 PM.
Click here to watch a recording of this presentation!
June 27th, 2021
Membership Meeting
3- 5 pm
MEMBERS: please join us for our Annual Membership Meeting at the Museum. We will have limited capacity seating by reservation.
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April 15th, 2021
Virtual Lecture Series
6:30pm
Join us online in April to meet Captain Nancy Caruso. Nancy will tell us the story of her work to protect our local sea life, her community programs that consist of 12,000 school children and more than 250 volunteer divers, and the historical significance of the species she is devoted to restoring. Click here to watch online today!
January 7th, 2021
Virtual Lecture Series
6:30pm
Join us in January for a presentation on our latest additions to the Hermosa Beach Museum Collections & Archives accessioned in 2020. While our museum doors were closed to visitors, we were able to accomplish some exciting collections work we would like to share with you! This presentation will be led by our HBHS Staff, and Collections Management Volunteers. Click here to watch this presentation online today!
September 24th, 2020
Virtual Lecture Series
6:30pm
Join us online for the fourth installment of our virtual lecture series, featuring Domenic Priore on South Bay Surf Music from Westchester to Haggerty's, 1960-1965. Spots are limited, so register on Zoom to secure yours today! Click here to learn more about this past presentation.
June 18th, 2020
Virtual Lecture Series
6:30pm
Join us online for the first installment of our virtual lecture series, featuring Corinne Laverty and her book North American Galapagos: The Historic Channel Islands Biological Survey. Spots are limited, so register on Zoom to secure yours today! Click here to learn more about this past presentation.
March 5, 2020
EXHIBITION OPENING
6:30pm
Join us at the Hermosa Beach Museum for the opening of our new temporary exhibition that will explore over 80 years of entertainment in Hermosa Beach.
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November 16, 2019
CBVA Induction Ceremony & Reception
5:00pm
Join us at the Hermosa Beach Museum & Community Theatre to celebrate the inductees for 2019!
December 15th, 2022
Holiday Recognition Event
Come celebrate the past year with mirth and merriment, and the Legend of Surfing Santa with Easy Reader's Kevin Cody.
Doors open at 6PM
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October 7th, 2022
Exhibition Opening
7:00 PM
Join us at the Hermosa Beach Museum for the opening of our latest rotating exhibition ONE WALL AT A TIME. This exhibition will feature the Hermosa Beach Murals Project and their decade long legacy of bringing public art to life in the City of Hermosa Beach.
September 15th, 2022
Patti Astor's True Story Reception & Screening
5:30 PM
Join the Hermosa Beach Historical Society for the world premiere of PATTI ASTOR'S TRUE STORY based on the fabulous life of our very own, Patti Astor, the Queen of the Downtown Scene.
Opening reception in the Hermosa Beach Museum. Film screening in the Community Theatre, followed by a Q & A session hosted by Dency Nelson.
Reception starts at 6:00pm. (doors at 5:30) Have a drink or two and enjoy the Museum's exhibits with a personal twist - mini tours given by the HBHS expert docents! A true advocate for local art and culture, Patti has been a docent at the HB Museum for 10 years and wanted to celebrate the premier of her first film by giving back!
Tickets $10
CLICK HERE to purchase your screening tickets online!
Proceeds benefit the HBHS Docent Program.
July 8th, 2022
Museum Open House
5-7:00 PM
We will be hosting a little impromptu open house tomorrow night at the Museum from 5-7 PM. ALL ARE WELCOME!
If you have wanted to learn more about volunteering, or perhaps you have a neighbor who has yet to visit us- this is a great time to drop by for a drink and say hello!
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June 4th 2022
Documentary Screening
doors open 6:00 PM
Cross Step Content announces the premiere of its first film, ‘Gender Outlaw, a bodysurfing story’, a documentary profiling
transgender athlete Tyler Wilde. Directed by Cross Step Content founder Peter Williams. The film will be premiering at the Hermosa Beach Museum on Saturday, June 4th 2022.
Gender Outlaw, a bodysurfing story, is a documentary that navigates the tumultuous waters that Tyler Wilde, a transgender bodysurfer and teacher has had to move through as he searched for
big surf, his true self and his chosen family.
This is a story about the resilience and acceptance that Tyler found, and that many transgender individuals have had to explore in their personal journeys as they go through their transition. Tyler is honest and raw about the process, but he also shows us how the joys in his life; bodysurfing and his unexpected community have helped him find his true self.
To celebrate the story of Tyler and the documentary premier, we will also have a some items on display from the Gillis Beach Bodysurfing Association for this event.
Thank you to everyone who attended the event! Stay tuned for more screening opportunities in the greater Los Angeles area.
March 31st, 2022
Happy Hour with History
6:30 PM
Thank you for joining us at the Hermosa Beach Historical Society at the Hermosa Beach Museum for the March installment of Happy Hour with History! We were joined by author Kevin Salk for a reading of his latest publication, PUNK: PHOTOS FROM A FAN'S PERSPECTIVE.
Special Guest Appearance by DEZ CADENA of Black Flag.
December 10th, 2021
Reception & Film Screening
6:00 PM /7:30 PM
Join us at the Hermosa Beach Community Center to celebrate Warren Miller. There will be a reception in the Museum at 6 PM, followed by the film screening upstairs in the Theatre at 7:30 PM.
October 2nd, 2021
Hermosa Harmony Festival
Booth Volunteers
The Hermosa Beach Historical Society will be hosting a booth at the Hermosa Harmony Festival, between 10th and 11th Street on the sand.
To sign up as a volunteer and claim your free ticket, click here!
July 24th, 2021
Docent Training Workshop
10- 12 pm
Interested in becoming a docent? Join us at the Museum for a workshop to learn more about our most important volunteer team at the Museum. All are welcome, no experience necessary!
RSVP to Museum Staff at:
June 17th, 2021
Virtual Lecture Series
6:30pm
Join us for our June webinar on Los Angeles Car Culture with guest panelists Alec Carlson, Anne Williams, and Tom Zimmerman! We will hit the road with our panelists to explore our history with cars, and how the joy of driving has brought all of us together. We will also get a glimpse into a new generation of LA car enthusiasts who are already busy in their garages making history today. Click here to watch this presentation online today!
March 18th, 2021
Virtual Lecture Series
6:30pm
Join us online in March as representatives from the Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Redondo Beach Historical Societies team up to present a history of their beach city piers! Click here to watch this presentation online today!
November, 2020
Virtual Lecture Series
- Available Online-
The Hermosa Beach Historical Society & Museum is proud to present our annual Tongva Experience Field Trip virtually for our Hermosa Beach 4th Grade Students this year. We would like to thank the Hermosa Beach Kiwanis Club for sponsoring this program.
We are thrilled to welcome back Julia Bogany, a Tribal Council Member and the Cultural Consultant for the Tongva-Gabrielino, the native people of the South Bay. Julia will be sharing the history, stories, and culture of the Tongva Tribe with our students to help fulfill their California History educational requirement.
Click here to take this field trip online!
August 20th, 2020
Virtual Lecture Series
6:30pm
Join us online for the third installment of our virtual lecture series, featuring Jared Nigro from the Los Angeles Railroad Heritage Foundation on the story of Southern California's Pacific Electric Railway Cars. Spots are limited, so register on Zoom to secure yours today! Click here to learn more about this past presentation!
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April 4th, 2020
Docent Training
10:00am- POSTPONED
Join us at the Hermosa Beach Museum for our 2020 Docent Training Class. We welcome all members in the community to attend, and empower you to become a steward of history today by joining our amazing docent team! Please RSVP to hbhs.erickson@gmail.com if you are interested in attending.
January 12, 2020
Volunteer Appreciation Reception
11:00am
A huge thanks to everyone who keeps our Museum running all year long, and to the McNally Family for hosting at their home!
November 9, 2019
80's Night
Gala Event
6:00pm
Join us at St. Cross Church for our Annual Gala Fundraising Event!
November 12th, 2022
CBVA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Reception
RECEPTION:
Hermosa Beach Museum @ 5-7PM
CEREMONY:
Community Theatre @7PM
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September 29th 2022
WEBINAR
South Bay Origins: Harbors, Railroads & Real Estate
7:00 PM
Thank you for joining us online for a presentation on early South Bay History with Mark Shoemaker from the Hermosa Beach Historical Society Board of Directors. Mark explored the beginnings of our local harbors, railroads and real estate in a comprehensive presentation with vivid historical photographs.
CLICK HERE to watch a recording on our YouTube Chanel today!
August 27th, 2022
Gala Fundraising Event
6:00 PM
We are pleased to announce the return of our Annual Gala Fundraising Event benefiting the Hermosa Beach Historical Society & Museum! Join us on August 27th at St. Cross Church to celebrate history together under the stars.
Doors open at 6 PM for a night of dancing, live music, raffle prizes, drinks, and food provided by The Bottle Inn & Slay Beach.
This year's theme is "Beach Through the Decades".
June 30th, 2022
Happy Hour with History
6:30 PM
Thank you for joining the Hermosa Beach Historical Society at the Hermosa Beach Museum for the June installment of Happy Hour with History! We were joined by Producer and Director Carl Ackerman for a screening of his latest documentary THE LIFESTORY OF DOC BALL.
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May 15th, 2022
Annual Membership Meeting
3:00 PM
At the meeting we reviewed the upcoming activities strategic plan as well as a general overview of the Museum operations.
March 5th, 2022
Book Reading & Signing
4:30 PM
Thank you for joining the Hermosa Beach Museum on Saturday March 5th at 4:30 PM for a presentation with author Bruce Gabrielson on Southland Surf Clubs from the mid 50s to the mid 70s.
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November 13th, 2021
Exhibition Opening
6:30 PM
Thank you for joining us at the Hermosa Beach Community Center to celebrate the life of the late photographer and artist Robi Hutas.
To see the video presentation that was shared in the Community Theatre, click here!
This exhibition will be on display through March of 2022.
September 3-6, 2021
Hermosa Beach Fiesta Locale
Booth Volunteers
The Hermosa Beach Historical Society was pleased to participate in the 2021 Fiesta Hermosa Locale by hosting an educational booth in the Garden.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered- it was wonderful to see our community once again out and about in Hermosa!
July 22nd, 2021
Happy Hour with History
6:30-8 pm
Welcome back to Happy Hour with History at the Hermosa Beach Museum!
This month we will be joined by professional skateboarder Cindy Whitehead to explore the history of skateboarding in Hermosa Beach from the 1960's to present day.
Click here to watch a recording of this presentation!
May 22nd, 2021
Exhibition Opening
11 AM- 4 pm
We are proud to announce the opening of our first ever Student Curated Exhibition SKATEBOARDING, THEN by HBHS Collections Volunteer Dylan Lombardo.
This exhibition will be on display through summer 2021, and can be explored during our standard hours of operation. Click here to learn more about this exhibit!
February 25th, 2021
Virtual Lecture Series
6:30pm
Join us in February for a presentation on the history of Loreto, Hermosa Beach's sister city in Baja California Sur, Mexico. We will also explore the story behind how these two beach towns came together in 1967, and how the Hermosa Beach Sister City Association has built a United States Congressionally Recognized Program that continues to impact the community of Loreto today. Click here to read watch this presentation online today!
October 29th, 2020
Virtual Lecture Series
6:30pm
Join the Hermosa Beach Historical Society & Museum on October 29th at 6:30 PM to hear some chilling stories set in our very own Hermosa Beach and South Bay Communities. You can register for free on zoom. Some of the tales are based on local legends, some are based on first hand accounts, and some are just for fun! Click here to watch our spooky program from the month of October!
July 23rd, 2020
Virtual Lecture Series
6:30pm
Join us online for the second installment of our virtual lecture series, featuring Willie Aron and the history of Jazz in Los Angeles. Spots are limited, so register on Zoom to secure yours today! Click here to learn more about this past presentation.
March 6, 2020
Documentary Screening
6:00pm
Join us at the Hermosa Beach Museum to celebrate our new exhibition, and enjoy film documentary GOING ATTRACTIONS by local producer April Wright in the Community Theatre. Tickets can be purchased online and at the door.
December 13, 2019
Warren Miller's Timeless
6:00pm
Join us at the Hermosa Beach Museum for a reception at 5:30pm, and a screening in the Community Theatre at 7:30 to celebrate the life and work of Warren Miller.