Fun Activities and Upcoming Info for the Gilb Museum of Arcadia

Insects of Arcadia Kit

This is the application for the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage’s FREE Insects of Arcadia kit. This kit includes fun crafts and activities about insects you might see in Arcadia!

Please RSVP in order to pick up a kit from the Museum. Limit of one (1) kit per child, and three (3) kits per household.

The Gilb Museum is located at 380 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia CA 91007. Kits can be picked up in the building with the wooden paneling.

Glue and crayons will be provided upon request at the museum front desk.

Kits must be retrieved in a timely manner. If not retrieved, kits will be made available for other families.

In order to keep providing free kits to the community, please consider donating to the Museum. There is a suggested donation of $3 per kit. Donations are not required, but are always appreciated.

The Gilb Museum would like to thank the Hakka Foundation, the Friends of the Arcadia Museum, and community members like you for funding this kit series.

Preservation Workshop Series 2023

Check out the fifth Preservation Workshop of the 2023 series, which includes demonstrations on how you can preserve your personal and family history. Learn preservation methods used by museum professionals and see examples from the Gilb Museum collection. The fifth class of the series is:
Art Preservation on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 10:00am
Limited Space. RSVP required.

Decorate a Red Envelope for 2024 Exhibit

Stop by the Gilb Museum between October 2023 and January 2024 to decorate your own red envelope! Decorated red envelopes will be featured in a Lunar New Year exhibit withing the Museum’s temporary galley in February 2024.

120 Years of Arcadia History Exhibit

Join the Gilb Museum for an exhibit celebrating the last 120 years of Arcadia history!

Visit the Museum and vote for your favorite artifact in the 120 Anniversary Exhibit, then you will find the secret word to receive a FREE tote bag! Available while supplies last.

Preschool Program

Enjoy some museum fun with new activities that encourage exploration, teamwork, and imagination. Join us every Friday from 10-11am. This program is intended for children 2 to 5 years old.

Collection Item Highlight

Indigenous People’s Day is observed October 9. To commemorate the celebration, we are highlighting a very important hunting instrument that would have been utilized by Arcadia’s earliest inhabitant, the Gabrieleno-Tongva. This item is an atlatl. An atlatl is a tool that uses leverage in order to successfully propel a spear at a high velocity. A spear, most likely, four to five feet tall, would be balanced at the end of this tool and launched at the animal. This atlatl replica is in the Museum’s collection.

Help the Museum by Joining the Ralphs Community Rewards Program!

Do you shop at Ralphs? Sign up for the Ralph’s Community Contribution Program. This program makes fundraising easy by donating to local organizations based on the shopping you do every day at the store.

Visit www.ralphs.com and log into your Ralph’s account. You can search for the Friends of the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage of NPO #PI414 and then click Enroll. New users will need to create an account which requires some basic info, a valid email address, and a rewards card.

All questions can be directed to Museum@ArcadiaCA.gov or call 626-574-5440.