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California Museum for History, Women, and the Arts

The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts--home of the California Hall of Fame--preserves, presents, and creates California history while engaging, educating, and enlightening people about California's unique contribution to the world through ideas, innovation, and culture. Through captivating, interactive and innovative experiences, the Museum seeks to inspire men, women, and children to dream the California dream and dare to make their mark on history.

The Museum brings our rich and diverse history alive through the extraordinary collection of the California State Archives and other collections throughout the state. For the first time, California's women have a home for their stories in a Museum about California history. The California Museum also promotes our artistic and cultural heritage. The California Museum provides an active, engaging center that serves as a bridge from the past to the future.

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California Museum for History, Women, and the Arts

1020 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: (916) 653-7524 | Fax: (916) 653-0314 | Email | Official Website

Current Events

02/07/12- 08/05/12	Tuskegee Airmen: Journey to Flight California Museum Tuskegee Airmen: Journey to Flight Presented by California Museum for History, Women and the Arts at California Museum February 7-August 5, 2012 Tuskegee Airmen: Journey to Flight celebrates the gallant African American men and women who broke barriers as both aviation heroes of WWII, as well as champions of equality. Sponsored by the California Legislative Black Caucus and initially developed by the California African American Museum, this exhibition will include additional personal artifacts for The California Museum installation on loan from Sacramento-area Tuskegee Airmen and their families. Although well-known...
01/24/12- 06/03/12	Women & Spirit: Catholic Sisters In America California Museum Women & Spirit: Catholic Sisters In America Presented by California Museum for History, Women, and the Arts at California Museum January 24-June 3, 2012 Women & Spirit: Catholic Sisters In America reveals the history of a small group of independent American women who helped shape the nation’s social and cultural landscape. Over the last 300 years, the sisters built and managed schools, hospitals, orphanages, and other social institutions that have endured during eras when most women had few--if any--professional opportunities. As inspriational trailblazers, they corresponded with President Thomas Jefferson, talked...
01/02/12- 12/31/12	Uprooted! The Japanese Americans During WWII California Museum Uprooted! The Japanese Americans During WWII Presented by California Museum for History, Women and the Arts at California Museum January 2-December 31, 2012 This exhibit features the Japanese American community from immigration and internment during World War II, to their struggle and success in seeking redress for the loss of their constitutional rights. This display, featuring photographs, art, furniture, and crafts made in the internment camps, is drawn from the rich Japanese American Archival Collection developed by the local Japanese American community and housed at Sacramento State. Uprooted offers a unique opportunity to learn...
01/02/12- 12/31/12	California Innovates: The Computer Chip California Museum California Innovates: The Computer Chip Presented by California Museum for History, Women and the Arts at California Museum January 2-December 31, 2012 California Innovates: The Computer Chip launches a series of exhibits focused on the Golden State as a hub of innovation. Dedicated to the California-created computer chip, this first display explores one of the state's most prosperous industries. Through a hands-on, interactive display, the exhibit introduces what chips are, where they are used and how they are made. Exhibit is sponsored by Intel.
12/09/11- 10/31/12	2011 California Hall of Fame California Museum 2011 California Hall of Fame Presented by California Museum for History, Women and the Arts at California Museum December 9, 2011-October 31, 2012 The sixth annual California Hall of Fame showcases the personal artifacts of the visionaries, legends, and dreamers in the class of 2011 inductees: -Moon explorer and astronaut Buzz Aldrin -Surf rock legends The Beach Boys -Nobel Prize-winning scientist Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn -Community activist Father Gregory Boyle -Entrepreneurs and philanthropists Doris and Donald Fisher -Basketball superstar Magic Johnson -Disability rights advocate Ed...
08/29/11- 08/26/12	100th Anniversary of Ishi's Discovery California Museum 100th Anniversary of Ishi's Discovery Presented by California Museum for History, Women, and the Arts at California Museum August 29, 2011-August 26, 2012 Perhaps California’s best known and most misunderstood Native, Ishi was labeled “the last wild Indian in North America” when he stumbled into an Oroville rancher’s barn unable to speak English or a known Native language on August 28, 1911. For the 100th anniversary of Ishi's discovery, an enhanced display in California Indians: Making A Difference...
01/02/11- 12/31/12	California's Remarkable Women California Museum California's Remarkable Women Presented by California Museum for History, Women and the Arts at California Museum January 2, 2011-December 31, 2012 California has always been replete with remarkable women. As community leaders and activists, inventors and entertainers, as mothers, daughters, sisters, and partners, California’s remarkable women serve 24/7 on the front lines of humanity. Extraordinary women from every walk of life strengthen, shape, and serve our great state. California’s Remarkable Women honors their significant roles and achievements, drawing its inspiration from past and present achievements...

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