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The California Museum Fact Sheet 1020 O Street • Sacramento, CA 95814 • www.californiamuseum.org (916) 653-7524 • fax: (916) 653-0314 The California Museum Fact Sheet Board Of Trustees Location 1020 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 First Lady Maria Shriver Honorary Chair Located next to the Secretary of State building, one block from the State Capitol. Mayor Kevin Johnson Honorary Trustee Contact (916) 653-7524 Dina Eastwood Chair [email protected] Debra Bowen Secretary of State CaliforniaMuseum.org Kevin M. Bacon StephenSocial Burns Media facebook.com/thecamuseum | twitter.com/thecamuseum | flickr.com/camuseum Collie Christensen Monday through Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Sunday: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. MuseumJack Coffey Hours Ruth Coleman (Ex-Officio)Admission Adults: $8.50; College Students & Seniors: $7.00 with valid ID; Youth 6-13: $6.00; Kids Richard S. Costigan III 5 and under: free. For group rates, please call (916) 654-1729. Jens C. Egerland Transportation/ The Museum is located at Regional Transit Light Rail’s Archives Plaza stop. Two hourly Marcy FriedmanParking Pam Giarrizzo garages are open weekdays at 10th and O Streets, as well as 11th Street between N Dolores Huerta and O Streets. Free parking is available on weekends in a lot across the street from the Sarah Meeker Jensen Museum. Sherry Lansing Brief History Nancy Lenoil The California Museum opened in 1998 and was initially designed to showcase the (Ex-Officio) materials of the State Archives. Over the last ten years, the vision and mission have Fred L. Main grown to make the Museum a premier destination place with a goal of educating and Jillian Manus inspiring people about the richness of California history. Robert Martin Wanda McDaniel To engage, educate and enlighten a broad public audience about California’s rich Mission Nancy E. McFadden history and unique influence on the world of ideas, innovation, the arts and culture. Kitty O’Neal Through captivating, active and interactive experiences, the Museum seeks to inspire Alice Perez men, women and children to dream the California dream and to dare them to make a Anne-Marie Petrie Dave Pringle mark on history. Treasurer CassandraEducation Pye A core program of The California Museum is education. A special focus is placed on Patricia Splinter serving the young people who will become the voters, decision makers and leaders of Jami Warner California in this new millennium. Approximately 50,000 students from all over the Andrea Wong state visit The California Museum annually for a unique educational experience. Allan Zaremberg ProgrammingSecretary Exhibits and programs are designed to educate and inspire men, women and children about California’s rich history and its impact on the world of ideas, innovation, the arts and culture. - more - The CAlifOrniA MuSeuM fOr hiSTOry, WOMen And The ArTS The California Museum Fact Sheet | updated January 17, 2012 page 2 of 2 1020 O Street • Sacramento, CA 95814 • www.californiamuseum.org (916) 653-7524 • fax: (916) 653-0314 2012 Exhhibitions Sixth Annual California Hall of Fame continues through October 31 Constitution Wall (Sacramento’s largest public art piece) Board Of Trustees California’s Remarkable Women First Lady Maria Shriver Honorary Chair Uprooted! Japanese Americans during WWII Mayor Kevin Johnson Honorary Trustee California Indians: Making a Difference Dina Eastwood Chair California Innovates: The Computer Chip Debra Bowen Secretary of State Women & Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America opens January 24 Kevin M. Bacon Stephen Burns Flights in Equality: Tuskegee Airmen opens February 7, 2012 Collie Christensen Riding Concrete: Skateboarding In California closes March 25 Jack Coffey Ruth Coleman Health Happens Here opens in September (Ex-Officio) Richard S. Costigan III Seventh Annual California Hall of Fame opens in December Jens C. Egerland Marcy Friedman Pam Giarrizzo Dolores FundingHuerta The California Museum is a tax-exempt 501(c)3 self-supporting non-profit Sarah Meeker Jensen organization. Funding is provided through a variety of giving opportunities for Sherry Lansing individuals, corporations and foundations; as well as through earned income from Nancy Lenoil admissions, facility rentals and gift shop sales. (Ex-Officio) MuseumFred L. Main Store The Museum store is accessible from the lobby and is open Monday - Saturday 10:00 Jillian Manus a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Robert Martin Wanda McDaniel Facility Rentals The California Museum provides a unique setting for parties, receptions, meetings, Nancy E. McFadden weddings and much more. For more information, please contact (916) 653-5864 or Kitty O’Neal visit CaliforniaMuseum.org. Alice Perez Anne-Marie Petrie Board of Trustees Richard S. Costigan, Chair • Dave Pringle, Treasurer • Hilary Armstrong • Kevin M. Dave Pringle Treasurer Bacon • Debra Bowen • Stephen D. (Steve) Burns • Maryles V. Casto • Ruth Coleman Cassandra Pye • Dina Eastwood • Jens C. Egerland • Pam Giarrizzo • Kevin Herglotz • Christopher Patricia Splinter Lee • Nancy Lenoil • Lisa Ling • Robert Martin • Nancy E. McFadden • Kitty O’Neal • Jami Warner Andrea Wong Mona Pasquil • Anne-Marie Petrie • Mimi Song • Patricia Roboostoff Splinter • Brenda Allan Zaremberg Sullivan • Tina Thomas • Jami Warner Secretary ### The CAlifOrniA MuSeuM fOr hiSTOry, WOMen And The ArTS.
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