Cooper-Molera Adobe

05/30/2026

What did May look like?

It looks like families discovering local history.
It looks like weddings and events beneath historic trees.
It looks like community gatherings around the table and creating together.
It looks like visitors walking through our museum for the very first time.
It looks like an appreciation for our beautiful gardens by taking the perfect plant home.

And so much more.

Thank you for being part of the full story!

05/28/2026

Find Your Balance: Outdoor Yoga Flow Returns on Sunday, June 7

Details:
https://www.oldmonterey.org/event/outdoor-yoga-flow-cooper-molera-adobe-gardens

Registration required. https://www.omoasis.com/schedule

Partnership with Om Oasis Studios.

05/12/2026

Complimentary Wellness Classes at Cooper-Molera Adobe!

Cooper-Molera Adobe is launched our complimentary weekly wellness program to provide Tai Chi for Beginners and Qigong classes to registered participants. For ten weeks, our instructors will welcome up to 6 additional participants weekly into our Gardens or Skylight Room to engage in an hour-long class.

Participants are required to sign-up before each session. If you are not on the sign-up list, we will not be able to accommodate your participation. The sign-up link is updated weekly through our website.

Mondays: Tai Chi for Beginners is from 10am-11am with Liana Olson, Senior Trainer with the Tai Chi for Health Institute. Register HERE: https://form.jotform.com/KLeeGarcia/wellness-class-registration-tai-chi

Tuesdays: Qigong with Michelle Polkabla from 11am-12pm. Starts on Tuesday, May 19 not May 12. Register HERE: https://form.jotform.com/KLeeGarcia/wellness-class-registration-qigong

Learn more about each wellness class here. Sign-up today!

Location: Cooper-Molera Adobe | Museum Skylight Room or Gardens
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This program is generously sponsored by Montage Health.

05/08/2026

Exhibit Open Now at Monterey Museum of Art!

Step into Monterey’s past with 𝘈 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘺, on view NOW until August 30, 2026.

Bringing together two of Monterey’s defining traditions—art and architecture—this exhibition features more than 30 works tracing the city’s evolving physical presence, cultural identity, political eras, and economic shifts.

To accompany the exhibition, check out 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺: 𝘈 𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘺 by exhibition curators Joaquin Turner and Cynthia Wagner Weick, and Amelia Ward at the MMA gift shop.

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Joseph John Smith (1890–1939), 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦, 1936, lithographic print, 5.25 x 9.5 in. Collection of Paula and Terry Trotter.

05/04/2026

Save-the-Date and Arrive Early! 🌷🪴🌹

05/01/2026

May is Preservation Month—a time to celebrate—and actively care for—the stories and spaces that shape our community.

At the Cooper Adobe museum, preservation means conserving original materials, restoring historic structures, and sharing the stories that bring them to life.

This month, explore our newest resource: Preserving History: A Field Guide to Art and Architecture in Monterey by Cynthia Wagner Weick, Amelia Ward, and Joaquin Turner. The field guide features along with several historic residences, churches, and significant buildings in Monterey. A wonderful companion as you explore and learn Monterey’s history.

Stop by our museum, discover something new, and see preservation in action.

04/29/2026

Celebrate Mother's Day at Cooper-Molera Adobe with a beautiful Sunday focused on flowers, plants and handmade treasures.

Sunday, May 10 | 10AM-2PM

Back by popular demand, our Flower Bouquet Bar invites you to create and wrap your own fresh bouquet-perfect for moms, grandmothers, animal lovers, and flower lovers of all kinds. $18 plus sales tax.

Join the Historic Garden League Plant Sale and take home something special from our heritage gardens. Offers include Cooper’s old-fashioned roses, scented geraniums (various), Fuchsia arborescens, Japanese anemones, Pink francoa, succulent dish gardens and more. Plants: 1 gallon, $10; Roses: 1 gallon-$15 and 2 gallon-$30 plus sales tax.

Plus, we're featuring Amarla Handmade, who offers beautifully crafted handbags you won't want to miss!

Stroll the gardens with a treat from • ALTA Bakery • Monterey, Ca, reserve Mother's Day Brunch at , and celebrate the season with us in full bloom!

Location: Cooper-Molera Adobe | Courtyard Garden

https://coopermolera.org/programs-events/

04/27/2026

Limited Seating - Purchase your tickets today!

Click to learn more:
https://www.oldmonterey.org/event/2026/05/floral-arrangement-workshop-cooper-molera-adobe

04/22/2026

Tuesday, April 28, 1-3pm - Book Discussion: 'How Can I Help?: Saving Nature With Your Yard'
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Book Discussion with Historic Garden League’s Natalie Patchell. Natalie will discuss Doug Tallamy's book How Can I Help?: Saving Nature With Your Yard. Please join Natalie in the discussion of what might be the next step in your ecological journey! Many of us want to take part in conservation efforts but question how to begin and Tallamy offers reasonable suggestions.

He has many other books, too, so join us whether you have read a chapter or not from any of his books! Limited seating.

Location: Cooper Adobe Museum's Skylight Room.

FREE.

Historic Garden League

04/16/2026

Saturday, May 9 from 11am-2pm ~ Mother's Day Weekend.

~SOLSTICE FLORALS x KURT OVIEDO X COOPER-MOLERA ADOBE~

Come create beautiful floral arrangements with floral artist Katarina Ruiz of SOLSTICE FLORALS. Participants will be guided through creating custom floral arrangements to take home.

All vases will be handmade by renowned ceramic artist KURT OVIEDO, an indigenous artist with an incredible gift for creating ceramic arts. This will all be hosted inside the historical COOPER-MOLERA ADOBE, we will weave culture, nature and history together at this incredible event!

Fees: FLORAL WORKSHOP (SINGLE TICKET): $130.00 or FLORAL WORKSHOP (DOUBLE TICKET): $220.00

Limited Seating; Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/mrxwn864

Location: Cooper-Molera Adobe | Museum Skylight Room

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