Category Archives: events

The Kumeyaay-Diegueño People of Southern California: History and Culture from Pre-Contact to the Present.

For thousands of years the Kumeyaay-Diegueño people have called this region of Southern California home. Join us on Wednesday, March 11th at 7 PM for our next “History Talks!” Lecture featuring Director of the Barona Cultural Museum Laurie Egan-Hedley as she shares with us the vibrant history of the Kumeyaay-Diegueño people from pre-contact to the […]

February is Museum Month in San Diego!

February is Museum Month! Explore the fun during San Diego Museum Month with 50% off admission to 60+ San Diego County museums, historic sites, gardens, zoo/aquariums and more. Pick up your free Museum Month pass at 85 public libraries throughout San Diego County. Find inspiration for your 28 days of cultural adventures by searching a […]

Adult Education Programs at the GQHF

History in Your Community The GQHF  is happy to bring the history of the Gaslamp Quarter straight into your community! Seven Colorful Characters of the Gaslamp Alonzo Horton’s Houses and Spouses  Women of the Gaslamp The Spy in the Attic  Suffragettes in San Diego  Architecture in the Gaslamp Boom-Build-Bust: The History of the Gaslamp  A […]

Education Programs at the GQHF

The Gaslamp Museum offers a range of school programs that can be adapted from preschool through high school. Each program has been designed to highlight an important aspect of the Gaslamp and Downtown San Diego’s history. The Davis-Horton House is a time capsule of early San Diego living history. All tour rates are based on a minimum […]

#GivingTuesday

  Black Friday. Small Business Saturday. Museum Store Sunday. Cyber Monday…. and #GivingTuesday.   With the largest shopping weekend of the year close upon us, the Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation wants to remind you of the event that finishes it off. December 3, Giving Tuesday.   What is it?   #GivingTuesday is the opening day […]

It’s Giving Weekend!

*November 30th is Small Business Saturday and *December 1st is Museum Store Sunday Support your local community non-profit museum this season! Every purchase you make goes towards helping the Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation protect and preserve the architecture, history, and culture of the Gaslamp Quarter. Visit us this weekend and you will find new and […]