About the MAH

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The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) is a thriving community gathering place that offers a full slate of art and history exhibitions, visual and performing artworks, public festivals, education and outreach programs, and cultural celebrations in collaboration with our many partners.

Our vision is to ignite shared experiences and unexpected connections that enrich our community.

To achieve that, our mission is to bring people together through art and local history to explore our diverse cultures. We are guided by the following values:

• Engagement & Collaboration
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility
• Innovation & Experimentation
• Excellence & Rigor
• Accountability, Integrity & Responsibility

Read MAH 2026, our latest strategic plan.

A portrait in numbers

These statistics paint an interesting picture of the MAH. Get the full view by reading our 2022-23 Annual Report.

Visitors

17,000

2011

85,000

2023

Budget

$700K

2011

$2.0M

2023

Events

25

2011

200

2023

The People of the MAH

Hans
Featured Team Member

Director of Finance & Administration

Hans Wuerfmannsdobler

Hans Wuerfmannsdobler (he/him) has more than twenty years of experience in the nonprofit sector. After two years of service in AmeriCorps, he worked in a variety of organizations including a political nonprofit, HandsOn Bay Area, and a…
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Maddi Bennett
Featured Team Member

Guest Services Coordinator

Madeleine Bennett

Madeleine Bennett (she/her) received her BA in Anthropology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she developed a passion for community development. She spends her free time reading, cooking, and volunteering with a local…
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Coury Jones
Featured Team Member

Assistant Education Coordinator, THI Fellow

Coury Jones

Coury Jones (they/them) is a fourth year at UC Santa Cruz majoring in History with a concentration in the Americas and Africa. They hail from right outside Yosemite National Park and grew up looking for tadpoles in the Merced River. They…
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Abby Luciano
Featured Team Member

Guest Services Representative

Abby Luciano

Abby Luciano (she/her) is from the Central Coast and is currently a junior at UC Santa Cruz majoring in History of Arts and Visual Culture with an interest in Renaissance and Medieval Art. She has a particular passion for European history…
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Sarah Fisher
Featured Team Member

Guest Services Representative

Sarah Fisher

Sarah Fisher (they/them) came from the East Bay and is currently a UCSC student in their last year studying history of art and visual culture with interests in contemporary arts. They are also an artists who enjoys the acrylic, pen,…
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Tahnee
Featured Team Member

Programs Coordinator

Tahnee Henningsen

Tahnee Henningsen (she/her) received her BA in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she developed a passion for community psychology and social justice. Tahnee is Concow, Maidu and an enrolled Mooretown Rancheria…
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