Rancho Los Cerritos Exhibitions
Current and past exhibitions at Rancho Los Cerritos, featuring displays on Southern California history, Indigenous peoples, and 19th-20th century life.
Latest's Exhibit Updates
This is the exhibitions page for Rancho Los Cerritos, a California historical site, showcasing their current displays on topics like tea traditions, Tongva history, Chinese immigrant labor, Victorian-era artifacts, and women's domestic work. The page also lists upcoming events and opportunities to visit or support the historic rancho.
Current Exhibitions
Explore our diverse exhibitions that bring Southern California's history to life through artifacts, documents, and interactive displays
On View Now
Our new exhibit tells the story of how the Rancho’s diverse inhabitants and workers consumed this beverage and partook in its rich traditions. To this day, tea remains a beverage infused in ceremony, enjoyed by many. What is Tea? Tea
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Tevaaxa’nga (Te-vaah-ha-nga) to Today: Stories of the Tongva People
Please use the arrows to the left and right of the panels and the buttons below to navigate through the
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Reading and Writing Essentials of the 19th and Early 20th Century
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, a variety of objects were used to complement the activities of reading and
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Building a New California: The Lives and Labor of Chinese Immigrants from 1850 to 1930
Please use the arrows to the left and right of the panels and the buttons below to navigate through the
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Creating Homes: Women’s Domestic Labor of the 19th and 20th Century
Introduction The domestic labor expected of women typically transcends the boundaries of time, class, race, and nationality. The image of
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Toys and Games of The Industrial Revolution
Entertainment and leisure activities have always been a part of life and Rancho Los Cerritos, as reflected by the diverse
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Roots in California: Concepts of Home
Roots in California: Concepts of Home compares and contrasts historical and contemporary definitions of home. The exhibition focuses on the complex
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Keeping Up With the Hair Trends of the Victorian Period
During the Victorian Era it was a very popular trend to make and wear jewelry out of a loved one’s
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THEN & NOW Exhibition
THEN & NOW Exhibition runs June 25, 2023 – May 27, 2024 Discover the growth and evolution of Rancho Los
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Looking Back at Beauty and Cosmetics of the Past: 1870–1930
Introduction Makeup products and cosmetic tools have come a long way from the 19th and early 20th centuries, evolving alongside
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Upcoming Events
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