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City of Ontario : Ontario Museum of History And Art Upcoming Events

Government and Politics

January 9, 2023

From: City of Ontario

NEW Museum Hours

Thursday - Friday | 12 PM - 4 PM

Saturday - Sunday | 11 PM - 5 PM

The Museum will be closed the following days:

Sunday, January 1, 2023 | New Year's Day

Monday, January 2, 2023 | New Year's Day Observed

Monday, January 16, 2023 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Free Public Programs

Reservations recommended, limited capacity. To reserve your spot, please call

(909) 395-2510 or register by clicking the links below.

Museum Hallway

Ages 10+

Saturday, January 14, 2023

12 PM – 2 PM

Andreas Hessing is an artist, landscape designer, and contractor at Scrub Jay Studies. For more than 20 years, his site-specific installations have celebrated regional biodiversity while focusing on the philosophical, political, and social implications of California’s indigenous flora. Join Hessing and discover the California Native plants in the museum’s outdoor garden through this drawing workshop. Materials will be provided. 

To reserve your spot, please call (909) 395-2510 or register online here.

Museum Historic Council Chambers

All Ages

Sunday, January 29, 2023

1 PM – 2 PM 

Join author and historian Ric A. Dias as he highlights the successes, failures, and limits of Henry J. Kaiser. The audience will learn more about “Miracle Man Kaiser” who built a steel plant in record time and churned out over a million tons of the invaluable metal for the 1940s war effort.

Zoom link will be available online in January, 2023.

To reserve your spot, please call (909) 395-2510 or register online here

We the People: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Reception Date | Saturday, February 18, 2023 | 6 PM - 9 PM

Exhibition Dates | February 2 - April 16, 2023

The Ontario Museum of History & Art and guest curators Riea Owens and Dr. Patricia Jessup-Woodlin present, We the People: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. The exhibition will be on view from Thursday, February 2, to Sunday, April 16, 2023.

This juried exhibition highlights artists exploring the significance of the Preamble with works that unpack the nuances of the phrase “We the People,” its imperfections, complexities, and present-day interpretations.”