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GENERAL INFORMATION Interim Hours & Holidays WELCOME TO Open Thursday through Sunday 10 am to 5 pm. Closed Monday through Wednesday, July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New THE OFFICIAL Year’s Day. Admission Adults $10; College Students, Seniors 65, Youth 6-17: $8; Kids 5 HOME OF THE 9 4 & under free with paid adult admission. Museum & reciprocal museum members free with current member card. CALIFORNIA Face Masks Face masks required for all visitors age 2 and up, volunteers and sta, regardless of vaccination status. Read our HALL OF FAME statement at CaliforniaMuseum.org/mask-extention. Field Trip & Group Tours Ocial home of the Discounted admission available to school field trips and California dream and the groups of 10 or more who book 7 days in advance. For details California Hall of Fame, the or to book, visit CaliforniaMuseum.org/onsite-tours. California Museum is a non-profit 501(c)3 institution Visitor Etiquette educating visitors about Complimentary hand sanitizer is available throughout the facility. Please clean your hands upon entering, touching interactives and California’s rich history, its exiting. No large bags, luggage or pets allowed except for service diversity and its unique animals with documentation. Please do not touch art or artifacts. influence on the world of ideas, innovation, art and Food & Drinks culture. Through interactive Due to the California Department of Public Health’s face mask experiences, the Museum 7 mandate, food and drinks may not be consumed inside. Tables inspires visitors to make a mark on history. IAMCALIFORNIA and chairs available in courtyard, see map on reverse for location. Created in partnership with the California Secretary Photography of State, the Museum opened in 1998 as the public Photographs taken without flash may be taken for personal use only. No commercial-grade or video equipment, flash, tripods or showplace for the California State Archives. Today, selfie-sticks permitted. the Museum emphasizes stories commonly overlooked, reflecting the state’s diverse population Become a Member and the cultural contributions of all Californians. Join today to support the Museum and receive benefits like members-only events, exclusive discounts & much more! The Museum launched the California Hall of Fame in Visit Museum Store or CaliforniaMuseum.org/membership. 2006 with former First Lady Maria Shriver and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to celebrate Volunteer Californians who changed the world. From 2011 to 5 Volunteering is a great way to support the Museum. For more 2018, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and First Lady information, visit CaliforniaMuseum.org/volunteer. Anne Gust Brown served as Honorary Co-Chairs of © 2020 CALIFORNIA MUSEUM. VISITOR Donate the Museum and the California Hall of Fame. In 2019, As a 501(c)3, the Museum relies on the generosity of the Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer community to fund exhibits and programs. Donations of any Siebel Newsom began collaborating with the amount are welcome at CaliforniaMuseum.org/donate. GUIDE Museum on programming that showcases the state’s history, arts and culture of diversity. Stay Connected To sign up to receive monthly updates on exhibits, events and more, scan QR code or go to CaliforniaMuseum.org/mailing-list. FALL 2021 Archives Plaza • 1020 O Street, Sacramento • (916) 653-7524 CaliforniaMuseum.org 8 FEATURED SIGNATURE EXHIBITS MUSEUM & GALLERY MAP 2ND FLOOR DARRELL EMERGENCY STEINBERG EXIT 1 California Hall of Fame CLASSROOM Elevators & Stairs New exhibit exploring the inspirational lives of California TO CONFERENCE All 3 floors may be reached using stairs 7 ROOM Hall of Fame inductees coming soon. For updates on RIGHTS RESERVED ALL MUSEUM © 2020 CALIFORNIA & elevator, see map. EMERGENCY exhibits and the California Hall of Fame, sign up for our EXIT UNITY CENTER mailing list at CaliforniaMuseum.org/mailing-list. 2 California Indians: The First People STEVEN HELLON BY Restrooms 7 Featuring artifacts, oral histories & more, this exhibit Public restrooms located in Basement UNITY CENTER 10 level & accessible by stairs or elevator. chronicles the stories and cultural legacies of over 150 GAMBATTE tribes from across the state and was developed under a Native advisory council. Drinking Fountains 3 California Missions: A Journey Along the El Camino Real Temporarily disabled due to COVID-19. Aligned with State Content Standards for 4th grade 6 Water available in store for purchase. 11 history-social science, this exhibit includes rare artifacts DĺA DE from missions across the state, a cape from the Portola IAMCALIFORNIA LOS MUERTOS 9 expedition, El Camino Real bell & more. EMERGENCY Accessibility EXIT WOMEN 4 Constitution Wall Complimentary wheelchair available in INSPIRE the Museum Store. For questions or Sacramento’s largest public sculpture, Constitution Wall assistance with accessibility, call (916) is a six-story work of art featuring words taken from the 654-1729. state’s constitution chosen to inspire reflection on the 9 WOMEN INSPIRE rights guaranteed to all Californians. 5 Health Happens Here Museum Store & Admissions An interactive journey through all the ways health Admissions, snacks, drinks and exhibit- 1ST FLOOR related items available for purchase. EMERGENCY happens in California, this exhibit explores key factors EXIT aecting health beyond traditional diet & exercise through a series of high-tech games. 2 CALIFORNIA INDIANS Visitor Storage CA INDIANS 6 Gold Mountain: Chinese Californian Stories Sorry, no bag check or lockers available POSEY’S CALIFORNIA 2 MISSIONS Discover the history and contributions of Chinese at this time. 3 Americans to California from the Gold Rush to the ALHAMBRA THEATER 6 present through personal stories of ingenuity and 8 CLOSED perseverance. Lost & Found GOLD MOUNTAIN 5 UPROOTED 10 11 HEALTH “CARMELA” BY JOHN S. HUERTA, COURTESY OF THE PEREZFLORES FAMILY. OF COURTESY JOHN S. HUERTA, “CARMELA” BY Lost items are held in Museum Store for 7 Unity Center at California Museum up to 30 days. For assistance or to CA HALL OF FAME HAPPENS HERE The Museum’s signature installation celebrating California’s locate an item, call (916) 653-0650. 1 GOLD diverse people, customs and cultures and leaders in civil MOUNTAIN 4 rights history through interactive exhibits inspiring visitors to TEMPORARY EXHIBITS 6 stand up to hate, bigotry and intolerance as Unity Activists. TO COURTYARD, EMERGENCY CONSTITUTION WALL 8 Uprooted! Japanese Americans During WWII 10 Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit BASEMENT EXIT Featuring artifacts from the camps & replica barracks, this A chronicle of Japanese Americans’ perseverance over mass 1 CA HALL OF FAME exhibit surveys the incarceration of Japanese Americans incarceration during WWII, this exhibit features contemporary during WWII, as well as their successful fight for redress for images by Paul Kitagaki, Jr. paired with historic images by War the loss of constitutional rights. Relocation Authority photographers. (8/5 - 11/7/21) LOBBY OUTDOOR VISITOR 9 Women Inspire: California Women Changing Our World 11 Día de Los Muertos 2021: Espíritus Creativos de California LOUNGE STORE ALCOVE Charting women's struggle for equality from the 1700s Celebrating the state’s creativity, this temporary exhibit to today through the stories of inspiring individuals, this features altars and original art by Roberta Alvarado, Francisco all-new signature exhibit was developed in collaboration Franco, John Hancock and Juan Ramos of John Juan Art, John with First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom. S. Huerta and Rob-O of I Love Sugar Skulls. (10/2 - 11/7/21).