Eclections
The Art of Collections

This year’s exhibit will be an exploration of different collections where history and education lead and transform our gallery into a passage through time. Journey through the historical, creative, artistic, and practical applications of each collection. Guests will not only view collections, large and small, but they will also have the opportunity to watch and learn from demonstrating artists working in similar mediums to each collection. The exhibit will also include docent and audio led tours, a professional storyteller, educational workshops and hands-on activities that will examine how historical collections have modern day applications.

Some examples of various collections will be:

• Nostalgic neon signage from all over Los Angeles.
  
• Tools that were designed for specific purposes, their importance to the past and how they’ve evolved to the present.
  
• Diverse collections of artworks and crafts designed for everyday use tell their story as a single piece and what they symbolize when they are put together as an eclection.
  
• Miniature architectural models that were built for well known buildings from around the world will be on display.
  
• Model railroad engines and railway cars will take you back to a time to your youth.
  
• Antique button collections such as those from the uniforms of soldiers, police officers and other civil servants, remind us how much these individuals have touched so many lives over the decades.

This project is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.