La Jolla Historical Society

Photograph of Wisteria Cottage and wisteria vine. The cottage is green with white windows. The windows have an arching design at the top.

Artwork for the exhibit Voices from the Rez. Encaustic with a red mountain and yellow and green plants. There are two geometric circular patterns in red, brown and yellow. The bottom left corner reads, Voices from the Rez, June 4 through September 4.

Historic 1924 photograph of the bath house at the Cove. The bath house sits on the edge of the beach overlooking the water where hundreds of people are having fun. Visible in the background are two rows of cottages and homes on the cliffside.

The Venturi pergola consists of white columns with grey wood beams and sits outside in a garden surrounded by a cobblestone wall. The text at the bottom reads: Historic La Jolla, The Venturi Pergola and Garden.

Historic photograph of life guard station. There is a giant wave crashing behind it with ten people watching on the sides. There is an American flag flying over the station.

Photograph of pink house on a corner with trees and flowers. The ocean and a park are visible in the background. Text at the bottom reads: Historic Self-Guided Tours. Explore La Jolla through architecture.

Historic photograph of the Western Union office. Two men are standing in front of the office, one messenger boy is on a bike and one child is sitting on the street curb. All are looking at the camera.

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Picture of a colorful, historic theater poster from the Unicorn Theater for the month of February with a drawing of a yellow sun with a face. The rays of the sun look like hair. On the sun's rays are listed the names of the movies playing at the theater.

Historic La Jolla

Events

The mission of the La Jolla Historical Society is to inspire and empower the community to make La Jolla’s diverse past a relevant part of contemporary life, encouraging exploration of the past in ways that inform the present and shape the future.

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Current Exhibition

Photograph of a basket woven from guitar strings. The strings are silver and gold and the ends of the strings are visible as colorful plastic beads.

Voices from the Rez presents contemporary art created by Native Americans from the reservations of Southern California. June 4 through September 4, 2022.

The Venturi Pergola and Garden

The Venturi pergola consists of white columns with grey wood beams and sits outside in a garden surrounded by a cobblestone wall. Also visible in the background is Wisteria Cottage and the La Jolla Historical Society office.

Installed in 2018, this outdoor garden on the lower terrace of the Society's campus is open to the public. Free admission.

Wisteria Cottage Gallery

Young man and woman on each side discussing a piece of artwork in-between them on a wall. The artwork is pink and grey with an abstract design.

The Wisteria Cottage Gallery is now open for the current exhibition, Voices from the Rez. Open hours: Wednesday through Sunday from 12:00 to 4:00.

Native Writer Gordon Johnson

Professional head shot of Gordon Johnson, Native American writer from San Diego.

Sunday, July 10, 2022; 6 – 8pm | Free

Bring your lawn chair and join us at Wisteria Cottage as we listen to writer Gordon Johnson, Cahuilla/Cupeño from the Pala Reservation, as he reads from his works.