Museums of California

Ableza's Native American Virtual Cultural Center, San Jose, CA Through web-casting, cultures of the Western Hemisphere's Indigenous Peoples comes alive. The site's contents are produced by, for, and about the rich and diverse heritages of Native American Peoples. Ableza is a Native American Arts & Film Institute. One of its many programs is the Native American Virtual Cultural Center, accessed from our www home page. The"Center"was launched October 12 (Indigenous People's Day,) 1998. [724:00.00.00] Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, Palm Springs, CA The Agua Caliente Cultural Museum is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit museum, dedicated to preserving the culture of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and other Native peoples through exhibitions, collections, research, and educational programs. [1136:01.15.04] American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts, Napa, CA Opening 2001--a new museum and cultural center under construction in Napa, CA. Exploring wine and food as an expression of American culture, through the arts and humanities. [1023:00.00.00] American military museum, El Monte, CA Over 130 different military equipment from ww1 to contemporary jeeps, trucks,tanks, cannons, personnel carriers, the largest interservice collections on the west coast. [962:00.00.00] American Museums' Representational Art Exhibitions, Orange, CA Index to American museums' current and future exhibitions This is a VIRTUAL museum. [631:00.00.00] Angels Attic, Santa Monica, CA Amuseum of antique dolls, toys, miniatures and dollhouses. Located in an 1895 Queen Anne Victorian house. [817:00.00.00] Antelope Valley Indian Museum, Lancaster, CA Located in the Heart of California's Mojave Desert, the Antelope Valley Indian Museum contains many rare or one-of-a-kind artifacts. This folk art structure is on the National Register of Historic Places. [765:00.00.00] Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista, CA Non-profit museum located in Vista, Ca, dedicated to the preservation, exhibition, education, and research of California's early farming history. [327:00.00.00] Arnisto Gallery, Santa Clara, CA A gallery of original, surreal, conceptual Artwork curated by Arnold Chao in various meduims (oil paintings, watercolor paintings, drawings, sculptures, and photography). This is a VIRTUAL museum. [758:00.00.00] ArtMuseum.net, Santa Clara, CA The ArtMuseum.net site allows the user to explore the paintings through a navigable 3D representation of the exhibition as it existed at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Features of the site include zoomable images of the paintings, audio files about selected paintings, and informational explanations for each work. This is a VIRTUAL museum. [885:00.00.00] Arts Online, Online Only, CA A site devoted to the online artistic community. A place to join digests, submit artwork, chat, win contests, or simply view the outstanding talent on the web! This is a VIRTUAL museum. [886:00.00.00] Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Los Angeles, CA Explores the myths and realities of the American West and its diverse populations. In addition to three major changing exhibits each year, the museum has more than 51,000 objects in 7 permanent collection galleries including fine artworks, folk art, native american artifacts, cowboy clothes & equipment. [1049:00.00.00] Bancroft Library, U.C. Berkeley: California Heritage Project, Berkeley, CA The Bancroft Library is the rare books and special collections repository of U.C. Berkeley. Specializing in Western Americana and the history of California, its collections include books, printed ephemera, manuscripts, archival collections, and pictorial collections. The library's California Heritage Digital Image Access project makes available over 25,000 images from the collections -- primarily photographs, but also drawings, prints, and other images of California. [438:00.00.00] Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, CA Just under the North tower of the Golden Gate Bridge is a fantastic place where toddlers to ten-year-olds and their families will find limitless opportunities for discoveries in art, science and media. [1061:00.00.00] Beall Center for Art and Technology, Irvine, CA A black-box exhibition and performance space. [1147:01.15.04] Berkeley Art Museum + Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA The BAM + PFA at the University of California offers a website with extensive exhibition information including online catalogs with images and audio artist interviews, a database of over 12,000 film notes on world cinema, searchable art and film collection guides, an interactive multimedia guide to modern art for kids and more. [231:01.17.04] Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad Company, LOS GATOS, CA [1298:01.15.04] Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA The Bolinas Museum features historical artifacts and contemporary art of Coastal Marin County, California. The Museum's permanent collection includes Miwok artifacts and memorabilia from Bolinas' and West Marin's history as a supplier of ships and proven. [1115:00.00.00] Bonita Museum & Cultural Center, Bonita, CA The museum highlights the history of the Sweetwater Valley from the mid-1800's, with historical photographs, artifacts, tools, and farming implements. Exhibits and events also include fine art and music. [1153:01.15.04] Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa Ana, CA A museum of California history. Butte Valley Museum;  500 S. Main St., Dorris  397-2707 Byron Randall Museum, Tomales, CA The history of Byron Randall and gives over 50 examples of his work. [470:00.00.00] California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA Home of the Steinhart Aquarium, the Morrison Planetarium and the Natural History Museum. Earth, Ocean and Space all in one place. [731:00.00.00] California African-American Museum, Los Angeles, CA Collections of painting, sculpture, assemblages, photographs, folk art, African art and examples of historical material culture reflecting African-American life. [384:00.00.00] California Antique Aircraft Museum, San Martin, CA Antique flying aircraft, replicas, and models from the 1900's to 1960 including the Wright Flyer and other historic aircraft. [451:00.00.00] California Heritage Museum, Santa Monica, CA As a museum that celebrates where we came from and where we're going, we present displays of American decorative and fine arts reflecting local history and culture. We help to promote the passion that is Collecting. [1157:01.15.04] California Museum of Photography, University of California, CA Includes network exhibitions. [20:00.00.00] California Museum of Photography, University of California, CA Includes network exhibitions. [67:00.00.00] California Surf Museum, Oceanside, CA International repository and resource center on the lifestyle sport of surfing. [21:00.00.00] California Surf Museum, Oceanside, CA International repository and resource center on the lifestyle sport of surfing. [68:00.00.00] California Views Historical Photo Collection, Monterey, CA California Views established in 1970 and located in Monterey, California, this unique photo archive is the most comprehensive historical photo collection of Central California. With over 75,500 images in its archives. [929:00.00.00] Capitola Historical Museum, Capitola, CA The Museum houses an extensive collection of photographs and artifacts related to Capitola's history, and offers quarterly changing exhibits on the history and art of the area, as well as on special seasonal and topical themes. [1106:00.00.00] Captain Kazooz Kazoo Museum, San Jose, CA A collection of antique, unusual, unique and logo kazoos from around the world. [972:00.00.00] Carole and Barry Kaye Museum of Miniatures, Los Angeles, CA The largest collection of contemporary miniatures in the world. Exhibits include a complete recreation of the Vatican, Doge's Palace, Roman Forum, and 350 other works created by miniaturist from around the world.  Carter House Natural Science Museum; Redding  243-5457 Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum, , CA Stereoviews, engravings, maps, and documents illustrating the history of the first transcontinental railroad. This is a VIRTUAL museum. [888:00.00.00] Children's Discovery Museum, San Jose, CA [26:00.00.00] Children's Discovery Museum, San Jose, CA [73:00.00.00] Computer Museum of America, La Mesa, CA [313:00.00.00] Cooper Regional History Museum, Upland, CA Museum devoted to history of Upland, Ontario, Montclair, Mt. Baldy, and Rancho Cucamonga (California). [337:00.00.00] Coyote Point Museum For Environmental Education, San Mateo, CA Come see us! Get a close up look at what makes the Bay Area beautiful. Just minutes from SFO and overlooking the San Francisco airport, we have live animals, beautiful gardens and hands-on exhibits. [697:00.00.00] Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA Oldest public art museum in the Western United States. Founded in 1885. Major collections of Old Master drawings, Old Master European paintings, nineteenth-centry California painting, twentieth-century art from Northern California; extensive education program. Dunsmuir Historical Museum;  4101 Pine St., Dunsmuir  235-0733 Ecology Hall of Fame, Santa Cruz, CA The Ecology Hall of Fame honors the heroes of the environmental movement. [381:00.00.00] Emigrant Trail Museum, Truckee, CA The Emigrant Trail Museum, located at Donner Memorial State Park, depicts the history of the area and the people who came into this part of the Sierra. Near the museum is the Pioneer Monument and the Murphy family cabin site. Also starting from the side of the museum is a self-guiding nature trail which is a one half mile loop. Nature trail guides are available at the museum and campground entrance station. [1014:00.00.00] Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA Sna Francisco's Museum of Science, Art and Human Perception. The Exploratorium has over 650 exhibits in its collection. It was founded in 1969 by physicist Frank Oppenheimer. Its website includes resources for teachers, on-line exhibits and much more. [760:00.00.00] Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco's web site contains an astonishing database of over 65,000 images from the permanent collection. It also contains museum information on important exhibitions, tours, the collection, etc. [422:01.17.04] Firehouse Museum, San Diego, CA Fire-fighting equipment, including a photographic exhibit. [47:00.00.00] Firehouse Museum, San Diego, CA Fire-fighting equipment, including a photographic exhibit. [94:00.00.00] Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA The Fresno Art Museum is one of the most beautiful modern art museums in the world. The campus of five galleries, sculpture plaza and Sculpture Park, two education centers, auditorium, and a world-class gift shop is an oasis of culture. As the only modern art museum between San Francisco and Los Angeles, the Fresno Art Museum provides a center for exhibitions, films, concerts, lectures, and symposia to enlighten, provoke, educate, and entertain its audience. [1364:02.04.04] Fresno Metropolitan Museum, Fresno, CA At The Fresno Metropolitan Museum, we offer the highest quality programs in art, history and science that both reflect and celebrate the diversity of our region such as the William Saroyan Gallery with over 700 objects from the Pulitzer Prize winning author's life, and more!. [688:00.00.00] Fullerton Railway Plaza Association, FULLERTON, CA Fort Jones Museum;  11913 Main St., Fort Jones  468-5568 Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA World class art exhibits. [1203:01.15.04] Golden State Museum, Sacramento, CA The Golden State Museum brings California's rich history to life with a mix of traditional exhibits and state-of-the-art technology. Multimedia exhibits tell the stories of California's people, place, promise, and politics. [934:00.00.00] Great Valley Museum of Natural History, Modesto, CA See, Touch, and Experience the past and present of the Great Valley region of California. [764:00.00.00] Guide to San Francisco Bay Area Creeks, Oakland, CA In the old days, every neighborhood had a creek; the secret is they still do.... Virtual guide to the local creeks and watersheds with extensive maps [1353:01.23.04] Hearst Art Gallery, Saint Mary's College of California, Moraga, CA The only accredited art museum in Contra Costa, offering diverse changing exhibitions. Permanent collection features the work of William Keith. [363:00.00.00] Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument, San Simeon, CA Second largest private home in the country housing the collection of publisher William Randolph Hearst. Includes gardens,statues, interior collection of ceilings, paintings, furniture, carpets. Over 70,000 objects of art on display. Take a Tour! Near Big Sur. [1368:02.14.04] Herb Lane Museum, Redding, CA The virtual museum of the Gran Mondo Foundation.  Heritage Junction of McCloud Inc.;  320 Main St., McCloud  964-2604 Heritage of San Clemente & Visitor Center, San Clemente, CA Nixon Western White House Exhibit, Surfing Extravaganza Exhibit, Marine/Green Beret Exhibit. [674:00.00.00] Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos, CA Emphasis is on the aviation history of northern California with displays of early Hiller helicopters and other historically significant aircraft of N. California. [452:00.00.00] History Museum of Santa Cruz County, California, CA [113:00.00.00] History Museums of San Jose, San Jose, CA The San Jose Historical Museum of more than 20 building recreates San Jose CA in 1870 - 1910. An historic site in downtown San Jose features the Peralta Adobe, the last remaining adobe from the 1777 pueblo of San Jose, and the Fallon House (1855), the residence of San Jose's seventh mayor, Thomas Fallon. [823:00.00.00] Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA [326:00.00.00] ICR Museum of Creation & Earth History, Santee, CA Museum covering Science and Earth History from a Creation Science perspective. [1212:01.15.04] Intel Museum, Santa Clara, CA Computer chip manufacturer. [122:00.00.00] International Children's Art Museum, World Trade Center, CA [123:00.00.00] Irvine Museum, Irvine, CA Dedicated to the preservation and display of California art of the Impressionist Period (1890-1930). [1316:01.15.04] J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA Getty Museum collections, history, vistor services and information. [506:00.00.00] Japanese American Museum of San Jose, San Jose, CA This museum shows the history of Japanese Americans in the Santa Clara Valley, from pioneers in the early 1900's through the WWII internment experience and beyond. [1222:01.15.04] Jewish-American Hall of Fame (Division of Magnes Museum), Berkeley, CA Each year since 1969 a notable person has been inducted into the Jewish-American Hall of Fame, and medals are issued in his or her honor. Honorees include Albert Einstein, Benny Goodman, George Gershwin, Barbra Streisand, Harry Houdini, etc. The Jewish-American Hall of Fame is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 1999. Its medals have been a successful outreach program, bringing the Hall of Fame into thousands of homes throughout the US and around the world. [811:00.00.00] Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, CA The third largest Jewish museum in the U.S. [644:00.00.00] Kenneth G. Fiske Museum of Musical Instruments, Claremont Colleges, CA An ecletic museum of over 1,200 musical instruments made in Europe, America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean, the South Pacific, and Australia dating from the 17th through the 20th centuries. Instrument types include keyboards, brass, woodwind, stringed, percussion, mechanical, and electronic. [429:00.00.00] Kern County Museum, Bakersfield, CA Located amid a canopy of trees on 16-acres in California's Central Valley are over 50 historic structures representing Kern County's importance in shaping California and the West. The Kern County Museum has over 500,000 artifacts in the collection including vehicles, photographs and remnants of Kern County's prehistoric inhabitants. [1227:01.15.04] Korean American Museum of Art and Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA [131:00.00.00] L. RON HUBBARD LIFE EXHIBITION MUSEUM, LOS ANGELES, CA The L. Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition, filled with displays and artifacts that depict the life of L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986), is appropriately housed in a 1924 building constructed in the style of the Italian Renaissance. L. Ron Hubbard was a world-renowned [1387:04.10.04] Laserium, Boston/Denver/Los Angeles/San Francisco, CA [133:00.00.00] Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture, Los Angeles, CA The first museum in the U.S. dedicated to presenting the controbutions of Latino culture in the Americas. [991:00.00.00] Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, CA Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) is the public science museum and research center for K-12 education at the University of California, Berkeley. LHS offers hands-on science exhibits, discovery laboratories, computer labs, planetarium shows, after-school classes and summer camps, family workshops, special events, school programs and teacher education. Science and mathematics teaching materials and curricula developed at LHS are used in schools across the U.S. and worldwide. [515:01.17.04] Lindsay Wildlife Museum, Walnut Creek, CA Lindsay Wildlife Museum houses one of the nation's oldest and largest wildlife rehabilitation hospitals, and exhibits over 100 non-releasable live native animals. [1089:00.00.00] Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA The Long Beach Museum of Art - a 1912 house perched on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean -- featuring changing exhibitions of modern and contemporary art. [871:00.00.00] Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA LACMA's permanent collection includes more than 110,000 works spanning the history of art from ancient times to the present, making it the premier encyclopedic visual arts museum in the western United States. It also offers outstanding special exhibitions, lectures, classes and family activites. [890:00.00.00] Los Angeles museums, a listing, CA [3:00.00.00] Los Angeles museums, a listing, CA [50:00.00.00] Luther Burbank Home & Gardens, Santa Rosa & Sonoma Ave., Santa Rosa, CA Gardens featuring unusual plants created by famous horticulturalist. Historic home, 1889 greenhouse, museum, gift shop, plant sales, and drop-in guided tours. National Historic Landmark. Holiday Open House: Dec. 4-5, 2004. 10-4. Drop-in tours: Apr-Oc Historic plants developed by Luther Burbank. Unusual garden displays. Changing museum exhibit. Call for more info or group tours. [1367:02.14.04] Mexican Textiles, Santa Rosa, CA On line Mexican indiginous textiles collection shows Vanishing traditions of mexican indian costumes identifies different ethnic groups and thier costumes. [1247:01.15.04] Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA The official Mingei International Museum of World Folk Arts and Crafts presents an extensive photo collection of current and past exhibitions. [630:01.17.04] Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Capistrano, CA [856:00.00.00] Modern Fresco Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Modern Fresco Gallery - Internet presentation of The True Fresco Studio/Gallery. Buon(true) Fresco technique, Fresco projects around the world directory, picture gallery, fresco painting news, documentary. [1058:00.00.00] Mojave River Valley Museum, Barstow, CA Dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the scientific, historical and cultural heritage of the Mojave River Valley, from the arrival of Father Garces in 1776 on through pathfinders, pioneers, and miners up to present space exploration. Actual artifacts from the famous Calico Early Man site are on display. Other displays include 19th century miming, gemstones & minerals, railroads, automotive, local History including the first radio station on the high desert and the famed headl... [441:00.00.00] Moshe Rynecki: 1881-1943, www, CA Rynecki was a Jewish artist who was deported in early 1943 to Majdanek, where he died. Some of his paintings (mostly in watercolor and oil) survived the Holocaust. The paintings that survived display scenes in synagogues, scenes from daily life, and scenes from the Holocaust. This is a VIRTUAL museum. [847:00.00.00] Motts Miniatures Museum, Buena Park, CA [276:00.00.00] Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA Small but influential museum focused on new art, often by young artists. Bilingual wall texts, audioguides, Web site is bilingual (Spanish/English). MCA collects, exhibits and interprets the art of our time, focusing on the period from 1950 to the present. The Museum has two locations: the flagship facility in La Jolla, founded in 1941 and recently renovated and expanded by Robert Venturi (1996); and the downtown San Diego satellite space, which opened in 1993. [504:00.00.00] Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, CA Small but influential museum focused on new art, often by young artists. Bilingual wall texts, audioguides, Web site is bilingual (Spanish/English). MCASD collects, exhibits and interprets the art of our time, focusing on the period from 1950 to the present. The Museum has two locations: the flagship facility in La Jolla, founded in 1941 and recently renovated and expanded by Robert Venturi (1996); and the downtown San Diego satellite space, which opened in 1993. [1253:01.15.04] Museum of Flying, Santa Monica, CA World War II fighter aircraft. [154:00.00.00] Museum of Fred, Los Angeles, CA The Museum of Fred features thrift store paintings from the collection of Fred Beshid. [1256:01.15.04] Museum of Jurassic Technology, Los Angekes, CA Unique! (Read"Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonders"). [293:00.00.00] Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA The Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA) in Long Beach, California was founded by Dr. Robert Gumbiner in November 1996. It is the only museum in the western United States that exclusively features contemporary Latin American art. [1257:01.15.04] Museum of Making Music, Carlsbad, CA Exhibits the history of popular music, instruments and music making in America from the 1890s to today. [1258:01.15.04] Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA [813:01.17.04] Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA Housed in the beautiful Casa de Balboa in San Disgo's Balboa Park, MoPA presents both classic and contemporary works by internationally acclaimed artists. MoPA is one of the few museums devoted exclusively to the photgraphic arts, and collects and exhibits contemporary and classic work by internationally known artists. [635:00.00.00] Museum of the City of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA History of Early San Francisco, Gold Rush, and the 1906 Earthquake and Fire. [455:00.00.00] Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles, CA Racism and prejudice in America, and the history of the Holocaust. (Information also in German and Japanese.). [169:00.00.00] Museum of Web Art, Los Angeles, CA The Museum of Web Art features some of the most exciting and innovative art created specifically for the web medium, and in a friendly and inviting museum atmosphere. [820:00.00.00] Museum of Woman, Alameda, CA This new site presents the visitor with three gallery installations. The goal of the museum is educating the public about women's achievements, past or present. One gallery is devoted to educating the public about birth. [371:00.00.00] Museum, California Center for the Arts, Escondido, Escondido, CA The Museum presents 20th Century contemporary art exhibits. The 9,000 square-foot space consists of four galleries. Visit our website for current and upcoming exhibitions and educational programs. [1069:00.00.00] National Bicycle History Archive of America, Santa Ana, CA An extensive historical bicycle archive containing over 30,000 original books, catalogues, photographs of bicycles ranging from 1860s-1960s. We provide restoration advice and historical information and focus primarily on American made bicycles, with special emphasis on Classic Bicycles of 1920-1965. The Archive also has access to the curator's collection of over 1,000 old bicycles. [491:00.00.00] Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, California, CA [175:00.00.00] Niles Canyon Railway Museum, Fremont, CA [1301:01.16.04] Niles Depot, Fremont, CA Showcases railroading in the San Francisco Bay Area, specifically in the Fremont, Newark, and Union City areas. [759:00.00.00] Norton Simon, Pasadena, CA Considered one of los angeles' best. Few people are so gifted as to leave an indelible mark on our cultural history. Norton Simon was such a man. His art collection exhibited at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California, is one of the world's finest and most prestigious. Its outstanding scope is matched only by its superb quality, with more than two thousand years of Western and Asian art represented. [1017:00.00.00] Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA One of the largest regional museums in the country, devoted exclusively to Californian art, history and ecology. The Oakland Museum of California maintains and hosts the USA list you are currently browsing! [228:01.17.04] Online Archive of California, Berkeley, CA Museums and the Online Archive of California (MOAC) provides access to cultural collections held by museums, archives, and libraries throughout the state of California. [1363:02.03.04] Online Directory of International Sculpture Parks & Gardens, Vallejo, CA Online directory of sculpture parks with links to over 100 sites with URLs. Updated continuously. Public service. [983:00.00.00] Pacific Coast Air Museum, Santa Rosa, CA A Museum of Military Aircraft at the Sonoma County Airport. [800:00.00.00] Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs, CA The Palm Springs Air Museum, is a non-profit educational institution, whose mission is to exhibit, educate and eternalize the role of the World War II combat aircraft and the role the pilots and American citizens had in achieving this great victory. In addition to flying aircraft, related artifacts, artwork, and library sources are used to perpetuate American history. SEE SITE FOR MORE. (7-20-03 conway-c@pacbell.net www.execuplan.com. [1277:01.15.04] Portola Railroad Museum, Portola, CA [196:00.00.00] Reale-Rydell Computer Museum, Los Angeles, CA THe museum contains hundreds of desktops, handhelds, and microcomputers from the 70's and 80's. There are also articles of historical importance. [1281:01.15.04] Redding Museum of Art & History, , CA [311:00.00.00] Redding Museum of Art and History, Redding, CA [1282:01.15.04] Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center, San Diego, CA [201:00.00.00] Riverside Municipal Museum, Riverside, CA The Riverside Municipal Museum exists as a center for learning about the natural and cultural history of greater Riverside through its collections, exhibitions, education programs and publications. The Museum seeks to instill a proud sense of place, time and self so that people of all generations and diverse backgrounds can gain a mutual understanding and appreciation of their environment and their own past and present achievements. [969:00.00.00] Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, CA Designed in an authentic Egyptian architectural style. Large collections of Egyptian, Babylonian and Assyrian antiquities. [204:00.00.00] Ruth and Sherman Lee Institute for Japanese Art at the Clark Center, Hanford, CA The Lee Institute is dedicated to the study and promotion of Japanese art. Nestled among 100 acres of walnut groves in California?s rural Central Valley, the Institute houses a superb permanent collection of significant Japanese screen and scroll paintings, sculpture, and art objects ranging in date from the 12th to the 21st centuries and holds 3 to 4 rotating exhibitions annually. [1322:01.15.04] San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA Collections and exhibits in cultural and natural history with an emphasis on inland Southern California. [814:00.00.00] San Diego Aerospace Museum, California, CA See history of aerospace exhibit. [205:00.00.00] San Diego Historical Society, San Diego, CA The collections and exhibits of the Museum of San Diego intrepret the history of the greater San Diego, Calif. region. [266:00.00.00] San Diego Maritime Museum, San Diego, CA Presently the San Diego Maritime Museumþs fleet of historic ships includes the 1863 British barque Star of India, the 1904 Scottish steam yacht Medea, and the 1898 San Francisco steam ferryboat Berkeley. [258:00.00.00] San Diego Model Railroad Museum, California, CA Includes principle exhibits. [206:00.00.00] San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA The San Diego Museum of Art is the largest cultural institution in San Diego County with approximately 12,000. This website is our first attempt at a content-rich exhibition based on the Baldwin M. Baldwin Collection of the Posters of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. [433:00.00.00] San Diego Museums, San Diego, CA San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA The San Diego Natural History Museum explores the biodiversity and evolutionary history of southern California and Baja California with research, education, exhibits, and community involvement. [388:00.00.00] San Francisco Bay Area museums, a listing, CA Including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. [6:00.00.00] San Francisco Bay Area museums, a listing, CA Including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. [53:00.00.00] San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, San Francisco, CA Maritime museum. Online Virtual Reality tour of the current exhibit"Sparks, Waves and Wizards: Communication at Sea.". [1047:00.00.00] San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA With over 20,000 works of art housed in a spectacular Mario-Botta designed building, SFMOMA is a jewel of the West Coast art scene. In addition to permanent exhibitions displaying everything from Matisse to Rauschenberg to Cindy Sherman, the museum is also a site for thrilling temporary exhibitions, such as Degas to Picasso, an exploration of the relationship between 14 modern masters and the camera, and Seeing Time, a collection of important video art.  San Jose Art Museum, San Jose State University, CA Includes a growing searchable database of cultural photographs from around the world accessable in a number of ways. [14:00.00.00] San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA The permanent collection of 1,200 twentieth-century artworks focuses on post-1980 Bay Area artists. SJMA offers exhibitions, education programs, publications, the Museum Art School, and extensive outreach programs which are designed to increase awareness of twentieth- and twenty-first-century art in the Bay Area and beyond. [332:01.17.04] San Jose museums, a listing, CA and the San Francisco Bay Area. [7:00.00.00] San Jose museums, a listing, CA and the San Francisco Bay Area. [54:00.00.00] San Juan Bautista Mission, Seaside, CA A virtual museum created by students at California State University, Monterey Bay. This museum includes many graphics portraying the San Juan Bautista Mission in California, and its Archaeological aspects, including its restoration. [341:00.00.00] Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, Santa Barbara, CA The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum preserves and presents to the public the maritime heritage of California's Central Coast while providing an ongoing educational platform to study and record human interaction with the marine environment. [492:00.00.00] Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA Learn more about Native American culture and the amazingly diverse fauna of the Santa Barbara region. Join us on fieldtrips, child and adult classes and lectures by renowned biologists and anthropologists. [557:00.00.00] Santa Barbara museums, a listing, CA [8:00.00.00] Santa Barbara museums, a listing, CA  Shasta County Historical Society  243-3720 Silicon Valley Art Museum, Belmont, CA  Siskiyou County Museum; 910 South Main St., Yreka 842-3836 Sisson Museum;  1 N. Old Stage Rd., Mt. Shasta  926-5508 Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa, CA Sonoma County Museum opened in 1985 in the beautifully restored 1909 Post Office and Federal Building in downtown Santa Rosa. The Museum's purpose is to collect, preserve, and exhibit the material culture of Sonoma County. [827:00.00.00] Stowitts Museum and Library, Pacific Grove, CA In the process of archiving every past and future exhibition, including catalog text online, and a favorite links section called Culture Connections. The current (and popular) exhibition, Nijinsky Dancing, is now online. [309:00.00.00] Sun Gallery, Hayward, CA Sun Gallery, a community based visual arts center, with exhibitions and educational programs that focus on the work of contemporary Northern California artists. [781:00.00.00] Tehama County Museum, Tehama, CA A private non-profit foundation museum preserving and exhibiting history of Tehama County, California. [861:00.00.00] Timken Museum of Art, San Diego, CA Timken Museum of Art in San Diego. Most of the collection is online with anotation, in an easy 'pamphlet' layout. Turtle Bay Park & Museum;  800 Auditorium Dr., Redding  243-8850 UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Westwood, CA The UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History celebrates the diverse cultures and rich visual arts found throughout the world. Considered one of the world's leading university-based museums, and one of the foremost publishers of publications on non-Western arts and material culture, the Fowler Museum has established a permanent collection of more than 750,000 objects. [726:00.00.00] USS Hornet Museum, Alameda, CA The aircraft carrier USS HORNET is a national treasure, having participated in two of the greatest events of the 20th century -- World War II and the Apollo 11 manned space mission. Come aboard and see life onboard a WWII Essex class carrier. [1329:01.15.04] Ventura County Museum of History & Art, Ventura, CA The Ventura County Museum of History & Art presents the history and art of Ventura County, California through a long-term exhibit titled"Ventura County in the New West." A smaller gallery features approximately five temporary exhibits per year on various subjects relating the county and California. The Smith Gallery exhibits the George Stuart Collection of Historical Figures, one-quarter life-size portraits of notable figures in world history. [634:00.00.00] Virtual Egyptian Museum - Padibastet's Tomb, Santa Barbara, CA This virtual museum provides access to Egyptian and Mediterranean antiquities previously unavailable to the public. Includes stunning iridescent glass collection, bronze statuettes, shabtis, scarabs, amulets, jewelry, mummy of King Pedibastet. [1324:01.15.04] Weaving Art Museum and Research Institute, San Francisco, CA This sites fascinating graphics and layout present the words tapestry, kelim, weaving and rug with a new level of and appreciation. Intriguing images of rare historic eastern Mediterranean area weavings are shown and examined in the commentary provided for each idsplay,. [767:00.00.00] West Valley Museum, Woodland Hills, CA Early photos of the West San Fernando Valley, artifacts and postal history. [340:00.00.00] Western Aerospace Museum, Oakland, CA Museum of aviation and aerospace with emphasis on aerospace and aviation of northern california. 24 airplanes, exhibits, gift shop, videos. [325:00.00.00] Western Aerospace Museum, Oakland, CA [1335:01.15.04] Western America Railroad Museum, BAARSTOW, CA [1303:01.15.04] Western Museum of Scouting, Los Angeles, CA History of Scouting from 1899 to present day. [933:00.00.00] Western Railway Museum, RIO VISTA-SUISUN CITY, CA [1304:01.15.04] Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is an independent nonprofit arts complex that opened to international acclaim in October 1993. Comprised of two landmark buildings?the Galleries and Forum designed by Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki and the Theater by American architect James Stewart Polshek?the Center presents arts and entertainment emphasizing the diverse artists and communities of the San Francisco Bay Area. [1340:01.15.04] ZEUM, San Francisco, CA Zeum is an innovative arts and technology museum where kids and families combine hands-on experiences with the power of their imaginations to create movies, music, art and more! Stop by to create a clay animation, produce and star in a music video, or experiment with digital art. Summer Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 11am – 5pm. School Year Hours: Wednesday through Sunday, 11am – 5pm. (415)777-2800 [818:07.06.04]

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