It's Museum Day on Saturday 9/26. Free general admission to everybody!!!
It's a great chance to experience other spectrums of the entertainment world. There are a couple famous California artworks from the history book on display at the Crocker.
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http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/admission.htmlHere are a list of the participating venues around our region. Bet you didn't know we had so many.
Aerospace Museum of California3200 Freedom Park Dr
Mcclellan, CA 95652
ExhibitsThe Museum has 40 military and civilian aircraft spanning decades including a 1932 Curtis Wright bi-plane. Several aircraft will be open. The extensive engine collection ranges from early aircraft to rockets and target drone. Also visit the art gallery, ride simulator and Aerospace Learning Center.
California State Railroad Museum125 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
ExhibitsThe exhibit—timed to also commemorate the 140th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad—has been created especially for the California State Railroad Museum. demonstrates how Lincoln was instrumental in determining the role of American railroads in the transportation and early movement of crops and, eventually, even California gold. Additionally, the exhibit content includes interesting elements from Lincoln’s law career as it related to key issues concerning the railroad.
Crocker Art Museum216 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
ExhibitsSoaring Voices celebrates the revolution in clay led by women who broke through the barrier of the once male-only field of Japanese ceramics. With more than 80 objects from vessels to sculpture, this exhibition surveys the accomplishments of 25 leading female figures in contemporary Japanese ceramics.
Sacramento Zoo (This is a Museum? Go figures
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3930 West Land Park Drive
Sacramento, CA 95822
Open since 1927, the Sacramento Zoo is home to over 140 native, exotic and endangered species and is one of over 200 accredited institutions of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. For more information, visit
www.saczoo.comCalifornia Automobile Museum2200 Front Street
Sacramento, CA 95818
ExhibitsFrom the Model T and tailfins to the Brass Era and race cars, we have something for everyone! Newest permanent exhibit, Going Green: It’s Cool for the Planet, focuses on the importance of alternative power vehicles and even houses one of only 12 remaining EV1s.
Explorit Science Center2801 2nd St.
Davis, CA 95618
ExhibitsFrom wind tunnels to an animation station, in the exhibition “Move It! Science In Action” you'll learn motion is everywhere. The changing exhibition “Communication! Coming in Loud and Clear” will examine human and animal communication and the technology that is changing the way we connect.
California State Military Museum and Resource Center1119 Second Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
ExhibitsThe museum covers the military history of State of California and its people from the Spanish colonial period to the current Global War on Terrorism. The museum also hosts a 17,000 volume library.
Maidu Interpretive Center1960 Johnson Ranch Road
Roseville, CA 95661
ExhibitsThe Maidu Interpretive Center's newest photographic exhibit is on ancient rock art. Photographs were taken of both Northern and Southern Califorinia sites. Another temporary exhibit is: Discovery, Devastation, and Survival. This exhibit covers the devastating impact of the gold rush on the native population
The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts1020 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
ExhibitsCalifornia is the state where people come to pursue their dreams. The California Museum is the place that shares the remarkable stories of great Californian accomplishments. Get to know the 2008 California Hall of Fame inductees through the artifacts and memorabilia that exemplify their achievements. Learn how 200 amazing women have contributed to California in the exhibit California’s Remarkable Women. Historical exhibits also take visitors from early California and the beginnings of statehood with exhibits on California Indian Basketry and gold rush history, to more recent history including Uprooted: Japanese Americans during WWII.