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California State Military Museum

The California State Military Museum, the official military museum and historical research center of the State of California, is located in the Old Sacramento State Historical Park. The museum houses over 30,000 artifacts as well a substantial library and archives.

In addition to the main facility in Sacramento, the museum also has five satellite museums at Camp Roberts in southern Monterey County, Camp San Luis Obispo, Fresno Air National Guard Base, the Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base in Orange County, and the National Guard Armory in San Diego. The museum also maintains relationships with the Aerospace Museum of California at the former McClellan AFB in North Highlands and the Sons of the Revolution in the State of California Library in Glendale.

At-a-
Glance
- Contact Info
  
  California State Military Museum
  
  1119 2nd Street
  Sacramento, CA 95814
  
  Phone: (916) 854-1900 | Fax: (916) 854-1906 | Email | Official Website
  
  Admission:
  General $5
  Children (Age 6-17) & Seniors (55+) $3
  Children (Age 0-5), Veterans & Military Members with ID, Museum Members Free
  
  Hours:
  Tues-Thurs & Sun 10am-5pm
  Fri & Sat 10am-6pm
- Map
  
  Full map and directions
- Parking Info
  
  Abundant covered parking is available at the main parking structure located at 3rd and J Streets. There are a limited number of metered, 90-minute on-street parking spaces throughout the park.
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Past
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Past Events

05/19/12	Disaster and Triumph: Sacramento Women, Gold Rush through the Civil War California State Military Museum
05/15/12	Meet the Author: John A. Keibel: Behind the Barbed Wire: History of Naval Weapons Station Concord California State Military Museum
03/17/12	Meet the Author: James Franklin Grey, Author of Vanishing Contrails California State Military Museum
03/17/12	Meet the Author: Barry S. Martin, Author of Forgotten Aviator California State Military Museum
02/18/12	Meet the Author: Charity Maness: "It's Lonely Here in Hell": Love Letters from Nam California State Military Museum
01/14/12	Film Screening & Meet the Author: Cheewa James California State Military Museum
12/17/11	Meet the Author: Scott McGaugh, Author of Battlefield Angels California State Military Museum
12/17/11	Meet the Author: Len Kovar Author of World War II Prisoner of War: How I Survived California State Military Museum
11/11/11	Meet the Author: David Styles California State Military Museum
11/08/11- 11/11/11	California Veterans Week California State Military Museum
09/17/11	Book Signing: Lt. Col. David M. Kelly's The Kunar ADT & The Afghan COIN Fight California State Military Museum
09/03/11- 09/05/11	Gold Rush Days: Free Admission to California State Military Museum California State Military Museum
06/08/11	Meet the Author: Stephen Harding California State Military Museum
05/30/11	Memorial Day at the California State Military Museum California State Military Museum
05/21/11	Armed Forces Day California State Military Museum
05/15/11	Canine Warriors: The History of America's Military Working Dogs California State Military Museum
04/22/11- 05/31/11	Essayons: 100 Years of the California Cadet Corps California State Military Museum
04/10/11	Meet the Author: Peter Stekel California State Military Museum
03/19/11	Meet the Author/Book Signing: Expendable Warriors California State Military Museum
02/23/11	Lecture: The Tuskegee Airmen and Beyond California State Military Museum
01/30/11	Book Signing: Inside the President's Helicopter California State Military Museum
01/22/11- 03/31/11	Strike up the Band! The History of Military Music from the Civil War to Today California State Military Museum
12/22/10	Military History Lecture: David G. Styles California State Military Museum
11/20/10	Meet the Author: Donald Stoker California State Military Museum
11/11/10	Free Museum Day California State Military Museum
10/10/10	Military History Lecture & Book Signing: Last Missile Site California State Military Museum
09/18/10	Military History Lecture & Book Signing: Dogfaced Soldier California State Military Museum
06/23/10	Lecture and Book Signing California State Military Museum
05/31/10	Free Museum Day California State Military Museum
05/15/10	Lecture and Book Signing California State Military Museum
05/15/10	Free Museum Day California State Military Museum
04/24/10	Lecture & Book Signing California State Military Museum
03/03/10	Military History Lecture and Book Signing California State Military Museum
02/18/10	Military History Book Lecture & Signing California State Military Museum
01/22/10	Military History Book Lecture & Signing California State Military Museum
01/16/10	Military History Book Lecture & Signing California State Military Museum
01/16/10	Military History Book Lecture & Signing California State Military Museum
12/05/09	Civil War Lecture and Book Signing California State Military Museum
11/12/09	Military History Presentation and Book Signing California State Military Museum
11/12/09	Military History Lecture and Book Signing California State Military Museum
11/11/09	Veteran's Free Museum Day California State Military Museum
10/17/09	Book Signing with Nick Popaditch California State Military Museum
10/17/09	Military History Lecture and Book Signing California State Military Museum
08/26/08- 12/31/09	California State Military Museum California State Military Museum