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  Sacramento History Museum

  101 I Street
  Sacramento, CA 95814

  Phone: (916) 808-7059   |   Fax: (916) 808-5100   |   Email   |   Official Website

  Admission:

  General $6
  Youth (Age 6-17) $4
  Children (Age 0-5) Free
  Members Free

  Hours:

  Daily 10am-5pm
  *Last admission 4:30pm
  *Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day

• Map

  Full map and directions

• Parking Info

  A small number of limited term, metered parking spaces are available on the streets of Old Sacramento. All-day parking available in public garage at the I Street entrance to Old Sacramento, for a nominal fee.

• Accessibility Services

  

• • Current Events

    04/11/13- 12/19/13	Adults Only Underground Tours Sacramento History Museum Adults Only Underground Tours Presented by Historic Old Sacramento Foundation/Sacramento History Museum at Sacramento History Museum April 11-December 19, 2013 Back by popular demand, the Sacramento Historic Old Sacramento Foundation is proud to offer ongoing “adults only” Old Sacramento Underground Tours. Entertaining and knowledgeable guides will lead tour guests on one-and-a-half-hour evening walking tours that explore some of the dark secrets and racy tales lurking in Old Sacramento’s underground history. Hidden beneath the city for nearly 150 years, Old Sacramento’s historic underground always offers a unique...
    03/23/13- 12/31/13	Old Sacramento Underground Tours - Season 4 Sacramento History Museum Old Sacramento Underground Tours - Season 4 Presented by Historic Old Sacramento Foundation/Sacramento History Museum at Sacramento History Museum March 23-December 31, 2013 Hidden beneath the city for nearly 150 years, Old Sacramento’s underground has long been the capital’s best-kept secret. Now in its fourth season, visitors have the opportunity to uncover the facts behind the legends that lie below historic buildings and sidewalks. Tour guests explore excavated foundations and enclosed pathways while entertaining and knowledgeable tour guides recount the tales of the devastation, perseverance, and determination that led to California’s...
    01/02/13- 12/30/13	Gold, Greed, & Speculation: The Beginnings of Sacramento City Sacramento History Museum Gold, Greed, & Speculation: The Beginnings of Sacramento City Presented by Historic Old Sacramento Foundation/Sacramento History Museum at Sacramento History Museum January 2-December 30, 2013 The Historic Old Sacramento Foundation and the Sacramento History Museum are proud to present Gold, Greed, & Speculation: The Beginnings of Sacramento City in the museum’s lobby gallery. Visitors have the unique opportunity to explore the city’s first fifty years. The exhibit storyline goes beyond Sacramento’s origins as a gold rush boomtown, as the story is more complex than just miners seeking their fortunes in gold. Sacramento's early days are marked by...
    01/02/13- 12/30/13	The Community Gallery Sacramento History Museum The Community Gallery Presented by Historic Old Sacramento Foundation/Sacramento History Museum at Sacramento History Museum January 2-December 30, 2013 As a community, Sacramento has changed greatly over the city's relatively young history and the Community Gallery richly details its growth in chronological order. Visitors learn about the first people, the Nisenan & Maidu Indian Nations, through a collection of baskets, jewelry, and weapons. As you leave the Native American exhibit, you say goodbye to that way of life. In 1826, tempted by the abundance of fur-bearing animals, trapper Jedehiah Smith, among hundreds of men and fur...
    01/02/13- 12/30/13	The Agricultural Gallery Sacramento History Museum The Agricultural Gallery Presented by Historic Old Sacramento Foundation/Sacramento History Museum at Sacramento History Museum January 2-December 30, 2013 Sacramento is located in the heart of the Central Valley—one of the richest agricultural areas in the world. Agricultural pioneers are renowned for devising ingenious methods to make farm work more efficient and profitable. In this gallery, visitors see the original McCormick Reaper that revolutionized grain farming. In addition, the beautiful cannery label collection is a testament to the industry that dominated Sacramento in the early part of the 20th century.

• • Upcoming Events

    07/08/13- 07/26/13

    Old Sacramento History Camp Sacramento History Museum Old Sacramento History Camp Presented by Historic Old Sacramento Foundation/Sacramento History Museum at Sacramento History Museum July 8-July 26, 2013 Wanted: History Campers to travel back in time to the Gold Rush! Travel to Sutter's Fort in a covered wagon, make your own old time toys, learn the secrets of the city with an Old Sacramento Underground Tour, pan for gold, ride a steam train, star in your own play, and march in the camp parade. Become a history camper today!  Camp Sessions: July 8-July 12: Gold Fever: The first week of camp is an introduction to California and...

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Current &
Upcoming Events

• Current Events

  04/11/13- 12/19/13	Adults Only Underground Tours Sacramento History Museum Adults Only Underground Tours Presented by Historic Old Sacramento Foundation/Sacramento History Museum at Sacramento History Museum April 11-December 19, 2013 Back by popular demand, the Sacramento Historic Old Sacramento Foundation is proud to offer ongoing “adults only” Old Sacramento Underground Tours. Entertaining and knowledgeable guides will lead tour guests on one-and-a-half-hour evening walking tours that explore some of the dark secrets and racy tales lurking in Old Sacramento’s underground history. Hidden beneath the city for nearly 150 years, Old Sacramento’s historic underground always offers a unique...
  03/23/13- 12/31/13	Old Sacramento Underground Tours - Season 4 Sacramento History Museum Old Sacramento Underground Tours - Season 4 Presented by Historic Old Sacramento Foundation/Sacramento History Museum at Sacramento History Museum March 23-December 31, 2013 Hidden beneath the city for nearly 150 years, Old Sacramento’s underground has long been the capital’s best-kept secret. Now in its fourth season, visitors have the opportunity to uncover the facts behind the legends that lie below historic buildings and sidewalks. Tour guests explore excavated foundations and enclosed pathways while entertaining and knowledgeable tour guides recount the tales of the devastation, perseverance, and determination that led to California’s...
  01/02/13- 12/30/13	Gold, Greed, & Speculation: The Beginnings of Sacramento City Sacramento History Museum Gold, Greed, & Speculation: The Beginnings of Sacramento City Presented by Historic Old Sacramento Foundation/Sacramento History Museum at Sacramento History Museum January 2-December 30, 2013 The Historic Old Sacramento Foundation and the Sacramento History Museum are proud to present Gold, Greed, & Speculation: The Beginnings of Sacramento City in the museum’s lobby gallery. Visitors have the unique opportunity to explore the city’s first fifty years. The exhibit storyline goes beyond Sacramento’s origins as a gold rush boomtown, as the story is more complex than just miners seeking their fortunes in gold. Sacramento's early days are marked by...
  01/02/13- 12/30/13	The Community Gallery Sacramento History Museum The Community Gallery Presented by Historic Old Sacramento Foundation/Sacramento History Museum at Sacramento History Museum January 2-December 30, 2013 As a community, Sacramento has changed greatly over the city's relatively young history and the Community Gallery richly details its growth in chronological order. Visitors learn about the first people, the Nisenan & Maidu Indian Nations, through a collection of baskets, jewelry, and weapons. As you leave the Native American exhibit, you say goodbye to that way of life. In 1826, tempted by the abundance of fur-bearing animals, trapper Jedehiah Smith, among hundreds of men and fur...
  01/02/13- 12/30/13	The Agricultural Gallery Sacramento History Museum The Agricultural Gallery Presented by Historic Old Sacramento Foundation/Sacramento History Museum at Sacramento History Museum January 2-December 30, 2013 Sacramento is located in the heart of the Central Valley—one of the richest agricultural areas in the world. Agricultural pioneers are renowned for devising ingenious methods to make farm work more efficient and profitable. In this gallery, visitors see the original McCormick Reaper that revolutionized grain farming. In addition, the beautiful cannery label collection is a testament to the industry that dominated Sacramento in the early part of the 20th century.

• Upcoming Events

  07/08/13- 07/26/13

  Old Sacramento History Camp Sacramento History Museum Old Sacramento History Camp Presented by Historic Old Sacramento Foundation/Sacramento History Museum at Sacramento History Museum July 8-July 26, 2013 Wanted: History Campers to travel back in time to the Gold Rush! Travel to Sutter's Fort in a covered wagon, make your own old time toys, learn the secrets of the city with an Old Sacramento Underground Tour, pan for gold, ride a steam train, star in your own play, and march in the camp parade. Become a history camper today!  Camp Sessions: July 8-July 12: Gold Fever: The first week of camp is an introduction to California and...

Past
Events

• Past Events

  03/30/13	Living History Annual Easter Bonnet Promenade Sacramento History Museum
  10/25/12	Honoring Our Past Sacramento History Museum
  10/20/12	Decorate Frames & Candles Sacramento History Museum
  10/13/12	Calavera Masks & Pinatas Sacramento History Museum
  10/12/12- 10/27/12	Living History Ghost Tours Sacramento History Museum
  10/06/12	Papel Picado & Paper Flowers Sacramento History Museum
  10/06/12- 11/03/12	Series of Dia De Los Muertos/”Souls of the City” Events & Activities Sacramento History Museum
  09/14/12	Rollin' on the River Sacramento History Museum
  06/21/12- 09/20/12	Underground Adult Evening Tours Sacramento History Museum
  06/14/12	Rollin' on the River Sacramento History Museum
  06/09/12- 08/26/12	Above Ground Walking Tours Sacramento History Museum
  05/28/12- 09/03/12	Blue Star Museums 2012 Sacramento History Museum
  04/28/12	Obscura Day: Adults Only Underground Tour Sacramento History Museum
  04/28/12- 12/31/12	Sacramento's I Street Bridge Photo Display Sacramento History Museum
  04/28/12- 04/29/12	Girl Scouts Weekend Sacramento History Museum
  04/14/12	An Indigenous History of Sacramento Sacramento History Museum
  04/07/12	17th Annual Living History Easter Bonnet Promenade & Spring Ball Sacramento History Museum
  03/31/12- 11/30/12	Old Sacramento Underground Tours Sacramento History Museum
  03/31/12	Women's History Day Sacramento History Museum
  01/02/12- 12/30/12	Gold, Greed, & Speculation: The Beginnings of Sacramento City Sacramento History Museum
  01/02/12- 12/30/12	The Community Gallery Sacramento History Museum
  01/02/12- 12/30/12	The Agricultural Gallery Sacramento History Museum
  12/10/11	Holiday Happenings Sacramento History Museum
  11/12/11	Archaeology Activity Day Sacramento History Museum
  11/11/11	Veterans Day at the Sacramento History Museum Sacramento History Museum
  11/11/11	Veterans Day Old Sacramento Underground Tours Sacramento History Museum
  10/01/11- 10/30/11	Above Ground Walking Tours Sacramento History Museum
  09/29/11- 10/14/11	Date Night Underground Tours Sacramento History Museum
  06/16/11- 09/16/11	We Won The Vote: 100 Years of Equal Suffrage in California Sacramento History Museum
  05/01/11- 08/28/11	Above Ground Walking Tours Sacramento History Museum
  04/02/11- 11/27/11	Old Sacramento Underground Tours Sacramento History Museum
  01/02/11- 12/30/11	Gold, Greed, & Speculation: The Beginnings of Sacramento City Sacramento History Museum
  01/02/11- 12/30/11	The Community Gallery Sacramento History Museum
  01/02/11- 12/30/11	The Agricultural Gallery Sacramento History Museum
  12/11/10	Holiday Cheer in Old Sacramento Sacramento History Museum
  07/10/10- 11/21/10	Historic Underground Tours of Old Sacramento Sacramento History Museum
  04/03/10	Living History Annual Easter Bonnet Promenade Sacramento History Museum
  03/27/10- 04/25/10	Gold Panning & Old-Time Toys Sacramento History Museum
  03/01/10- 03/31/10	St. Patrick's Day Door Hangers Sacramento History Museum
  02/15/10	Open on President's Day Sacramento History Museum
  02/01/10- 02/28/10	Victorian Valentine Cards & Poems Sacramento History Museum
  11/28/09	Native American Games Sacramento History Museum
  11/14/09	Nisenan Tribe Program Sacramento History Museum
  10/24/09	Old Sacramento Scavenger Hunt Sacramento History Museum
  10/10/09	Puppet Show Sacramento History Museum
  09/26/09	Make a Scarecrow Sacramento History Museum
  09/12/09- 11/01/09	Fall Historical Walking Tours Sacramento History Museum
  09/10/09	Top Hat & Riding Hat Workshop Sacramento History Museum
  09/04/09- 01/03/10	Past Tents: The Way We Camped now open! Sacramento History Museum
  08/22/09	Gold Rush Gambling Sacramento History Museum
  07/17/09- 12/31/10	Gold, Greed, & Speculation: The Beginnings of Sacramento City Sacramento History Museum
  07/13/09- 07/31/09	Old Sacramento History Camp Sacramento History Museum
  06/06/09- 08/30/09	Real Gold Panning! Sacramento History Museum
  06/06/09- 08/30/09	Walking Tours in Old Sacramento Sacramento History Museum
  05/23/09	Perform a Play! Sacramento History Museum
  05/09/09	Living History Class Sacramento History Museum
  04/25/09	Life as a Child Sacramento History Museum
  04/11/09	Easter Bonnet Promenade Sacramento History Museum
  03/28/09- 03/29/09	Women's History Day Celebration/Living History Day Sacramento History Museum
  03/14/09	Living History Class Sacramento History Museum
  02/28/09	Living History Character Presentation Sacramento History Museum
  02/14/09	Make a Victorian Valentine Sacramento History Museum
  01/24/09	Puppet Show Sacramento History Museum
  01/10/09	Old Sacramento Architectural Tour Sacramento History Museum
  12/13/08	Bring in Good Cheer Sacramento History Museum
  12/04/08- 12/20/08	Free Gift Wrapping in Old Sacramento Sacramento History Museum
  10/30/08- 04/12/09	1968: It Happened Here Sacramento History Museum
  09/26/08	Oktoberfest Sacramento History Museum
  08/27/08- 05/31/09	Capital Brew: Hops, Barrels and Bootleggers Sacramento History Museum

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