North Building
The Magic of Sesame Street
This exhibition celebrates the rich legacy of the groundbreaking PBS show with a colorful selection of original paintings and drawings from Sesame Street Magazine, spotlighting the artistry behind the magazine and the illustrators who captured the warmth, wit and visual magic of Sesame Street on every page.
North Building
Side by Side: Selections from The Bank of America Collection and The Hilbert Collection
The Hilbert Museum helps Bank of America celebrate its 100th anniversary in Orange County with this collaborative showcase of works from the bank’s corporate art collection, which includes many of the same California artists collected and shown by the Hilbert Museum: Millard Sheets, Erle Loran, Paul Wonner, Robert Frame and more.
North Building
Banking on a Dream: Bank of America, the Disney Movies and the Birth of Disneyland
This exhibition honors Bank of America’s Centennial in Orange County and its historical support for Walt Disney’s films, including providing critical funding for his first full-length animated feature, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (1937), and delves into the Bank’s role as an original corporate sponsor of Disneyland, even opening a branch of the bank on Main Street.
North Building
Spirits of Earth and Fire: Pueblo Pottery from the Hilbert Collection
This exhibition highlights the artistry of top Indigenous potters from the pueblos of the Southwest, including exquisite tiles by the legendary Nampeyo and elegant vessels by Sara Fine Tafoya, Monica Silva, and others. Formed from the land and fired with care, these ceramics embody centuries-old traditions passed down through generations of Pueblo artists.
North Building
Famous Restaurants in Edo: Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints from Mie Gallery
In 19th-century Edo, the restaurant was a stage for fashion, fame and the theater of daily life. Many of the era’s most prominent woodblock print artists were commissioned to illustrate prints of the most popular establishments. This exhibition, on loan from Mie Gallery, explores how woodblock prints immortalized top restaurants of this fascinating period in Edo.
North Building
Art of the Airwaves: Portable Radios
Step back into the golden age of broadcast with this vibrant showcase of sleek, stylish and sometimes surprising portable radio designs from the 1940s through the 1960s. Featuring compact masterpieces that span the transition from tubes to transistors, this exhibition celebrates the ingenuity of American designers during the height of radio’s popularity.
Sodaro South Building
California’s Golden Coast: Selections from the Hilbert Collection
This exhibition of more than 40 paintings—spanning from the 1930s to today—portrays lively beach scenes, bustling harbors, picturesque coastal cities and towns, and the wild, untamed beauty of the shoreline.
Sodaro South Building
Sunlight and Shadows: Emil Kosa Jr. Art from the Hilbert Collection
From landscapes to genre scenes to portraits, this exhibition presents more than 40 watercolors, oils and drawings created by Kosa, a prominent California fine art painter and a key figure in the development of Hollywood special effects art.
Sodaro South Building
The Los Angeles River: An Unexpected Beauty, Paintings by John Kosta
California artist John Kosta embarked on a mission to rediscover and reimagine the Los Angeles River. His paintings delve into the interplay of light and shadow, the juxtaposition of nature and urban infrastructure, and the river’s evolving relationship with the city.
Sodaro South Building
Surfin’ Cinema: Surf Movie Posters from the Hilbert Collection
In the 1960s and ‘70s, surf movies weren’t just entertainment—they were a way of life, and their posters became just as iconic as the films themselves. Bold, kinetic and often psychedelic, these posters reflected the sun-drenched escapism and rebellious energy of surf culture.
Burra Community Room, North Building
Body of the World: The Californian Landscapes of Inna Jane Ray
Inna Jane Ray (1949-2020) was a prolific painter, writer and photographer who wove visual and verbal languages to explore her connections to California landscapes, her spirituality and her own identity. Her work is a profound response to the interconnectedness of humanity and nature.
North Building
California Art from The Permanent Collection
Eight galleries in the North Building are dedicated to showcasing the vast variety of oil and watercolor paintings, prints and drawings in The Hilbert Collection, from the late 1800s through the Depression-era rise of the California regionalist Scene Painting style to the works of contemporary Golden State artists working today.