A Gallery, An Event Space, And More!

​Image Above: MOTAL supporters Leoni McVey, Jackie Sram, and Paulette Chaffee enjoy a chat at MOTAL's ribbon cutting event held last April.

The headquarters for the Museum of Teaching and Learning (MOTAL) has proved to be more than an administrative site for the organization. Over the past 10 months, the new museum space, otherwise known as the "Hub," has hosted numerous events, meetings, fundraisers, and special events.

Located on the corner of Amerige and Lemon Street, the museum is at the edge of Fullerton’s historic downtown across the street from Monkey Business, a nonprofit restaurant dedicated to supporting former foster care youth. MOTAL is one of three charitable nonprofits to lease spaces owned and managed by the adjacent First Lutheran Church. With more to come.​

MOTAL is known mostly for its traveling exhibitions that have welcomed visitors in libraries, courthouses, schools, and community centers throughout the West for twenty years. The new location has provided space to share MOTAL’s interesting collection of artifacts with new audiences. The mini–museum continues to connect with local businesses and members of the community. Greta Nagel, MOTAL President and CEO, recently shared, “We would love for more people to know more about who we are and what we have to offer.”

The new location is a short walk away from Fullerton College, the Fullerton Museum Center, and the new All the Arts for All the Kids facility. Board members have already connected with faculty and staff from Fullerton College and Cal State University, Fullerton as well with administrators from the Fullerton Museum. "We hope to welcome children from local schools to the museum in the new year," said Nagel. "We want the next generation of students to learn about the history of education and the laws that many families fought to end segregation in California." 

MOTAL will continue to recruit volunteers, including docents, and provide training and hands-on learning opportunities for college students. The museum is known for offering paid internships to prepare the next generation of museum professionals. The nonprofit looks forward to welcoming new scholars and visitors alike. “We are excited to share our special objects and historical documents with new researchers and students in the field. Now we will have the space to accommodate these kinds of endeavors,” explains Nagel

If you would like an opportunity to sponsor a paid intern or any of museum's events, please contact Greta Nagel at [email protected].