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New Museum Los Gatos, Los Gatos, CA

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New Museum Los Gatos

A nonprofit art and history museum in downtown Los Gatos, California.

106 E. Main Street, Los Gatos, CA 95030 · Los Gatos, CA

About New Museum Los Gatos

New Museum Los Gatos, known as NUMU, is a nonprofit art and history museum in the Civic Center Plaza area of downtown Los Gatos. It was founded in 1965 under the earlier name Museums of Los Gatos. The museum hosts rotating exhibitions, a permanent collection, a local history project, and programs such as workshops, school tours, and art camps. Free first Sundays and free community events give visitors lower-cost ways to attend.

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