Exhibition Viewing

The exhibition is open to the public Wednesdays through Sundays, 12:00 to 5:00 pm.

Tickets (available in Museum Store): $7 General; $6 Students & Seniors; Members & Children under 12 Free.

Exhibition Tours

Docent-led Tour of Exhibition, 1:30 pm Wednesdays through Saturdays

Admission: Museum Members $4; Non-Members $8; 48-hour advance reservation required.

About the Exhibition

In an era when well-to-do families took a special interest in creating significant and valuable collections  Pasadena’s Eva Scott Fenyes devoted her discriminating tastes, vast knowledge, and ample funds to surround herself with fine furniture, textiles, china, silver, jewels and art.  The Fenyes Mansion is filled with art and furnishings assembled by Eva and her second husband, Dr. Adalbert Fenyes, from their travels worldwide. 

Pasadena Patron, on display in the History Center Galleries January 30-August 29, 2010, will offer an in-depth examination of the life and legacy of one of early Pasadena’s most prominent and influential women.  Themes covered in this special exhibition include Fenyes family history, Eva as an art patron and watercolorist, the influence of Europe, the East Coast, and travel itself on her thinking, and the social milieu she created here in Pasadena.  Exhibition highlights include items from the Fenyes collection never before on public display.

This exhibition is sponsored by the Paloheimo Foundation.

Photo at right: Charles Frederic Ulrich, Eva Scott Fenyes, 1882, oil on canvas, 36”x24”.  ( accession #2000.019.0102)

Community Wednesdays

Free Pasadena Patron admission every Wednesday to anyone who lives, works or is a student in any of the following local communities: Alhambra, Altadena, Arcadia, Bradbury, Duarte, Eagle Rock, El Sereno, Glendale, Highland Park, La Canada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Monrovia, Monterey Park, Pasadena, Rosemead, San Gabriel, San Marino, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena and Temple City.  Please mention this offer and show some form of i.d. in the Museum Store.

Exhibition-Related Programs

Pasadena Museum of History is pleased to offer a variety of exhibition-related programming throughout the run of Pasadena Patron. Please visit the Programs & Events page on this website for up-to-date information, or sign up to receive our monthly e-calendar.