List of museums in California

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This list of museums in California is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Contents 1 Los Angeles 1.1 San Diego 1.2 San Francisco 1.3 San Jose 1.4 Santa Barbara 1.5 Elsewhere, Northern California 1.6 Elsewhere, Southern California 2 Defunct museums 3 See also

[edit] Los Angeles

See also "Museums" in Greater Los Angeles Area

Name	Image	Location	Founded	Area of study	Summary
Heritage Square Museum		Los Angeles		History
Armand Hammer Museum of Art		Los Angeles		Art
California African American Museum		Los Angeles		Cultural
California Science Center		Los Angeles		Science
Getty Center		Los Angeles	1997	Art
Getty Villa		Los Angeles		Cultural
Griffith Observatory		Los Angeles		Science
Hollywood Heritage Museum		Los Angeles		History
Hollywood History Museum		Los Angeles		History	web
Hollywood Wax Museum		Los Angeles		Commodity
Japanese American National Museum		Los Angeles		Cultural
Page Museum (La Brea Tar Pits)		Los Angeles		Natural
Los Angeles County Museum of Art		Los Angeles		Art
Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust		Los Angeles		History
Museum of Contemporary Art		Los Angeles		Art
Museum of Neon Art		Los Angeles		Art
Museum of Tolerance		Los Angeles		Cultural
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County		Los Angeles		Natural
Petersen Automotive Museum		Los Angeles		Transportation
Roslin Art Gallery		Los Angeles		Art
Southwest Museum		Los Angeles		Cultural
Toyota USA Automobile Museum		Los Angeles		Transportation
Wells Fargo Museum		Los Angeles		History	web

[edit] San Diego

Name	Image	Location	Founded	Area of study	Summary
Centro Cultural de la Raza		Balboa Park, San Diego		Cultural
Flying Leathernecks Aviation Museum		San Diego		Aviation	web
Maritime Museum of San Diego		San Diego		Maritime
Marston House		Balboa Park, San Diego		Historic site	web
Mingei International Museum		Balboa Park, San Diego		Cultural
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego		San Diego		Art
Museum of San Diego History		Balboa Park, San Diego		History	web
Museum of Photographic Arts		San Diego	1983	Art
San Diego Aerospace Museum		Balboa Park, San Diego		Aviation
San Diego Art Institute Museum of the Living Artist		Balboa Park, San Diego		Art	web
San Diego Automotive Museum		Balboa Park, San Diego		Transport
San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum		Balboa Park, San Diego		Hall of Fame	web
San Diego Chinese Historical Museum		San Diego		Cultural	web
San Diego Model Railroad Museum		San Diego		Railway
San Diego Museum of Art		Balboa Park, San Diego	1926	Art
San Diego Museum of Man		Balboa Park, San Diego		Archaeological	web
San Diego Natural History Museum		Balboa Park, San Diego		Natural
Serra Museum		San Diego		Historic site	web
Stuart Collection		[[University of California, San Diego		Art
Timken Museum of Art		Balboa Park, San Diego		Art	web
USS Midway (CV-41) aircraft carrier museum		San Diego		Aviation
Veterans Museum & Memorial Center		San Diego		Military	web
Women’s History Museum and Education Center		San Diego		Feminist History	web
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[edit] San Francisco

Name	Image	Location	Founded	Area of study	Summary
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco		San Francisco		Art
Cable Car Museum		San Francisco		Transportation
California Academy of Sciences		San Francisco		Natural
California Historical Society [1]		San Francisco		Heritage	"Established in 1871, CHS collects, preserves, publishes, and exhibits materials on the history of California and the West."
Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts		San Francisco		Art	California College of the Arts
California Palace of the Legion of Honor		San Francisco		Art
Cartoon Art Museum		San Francisco		Art
Chinese Culture Center		San Francisco		Cultural
Contemporary Jewish Museum		San Francisco		Religious
Exploratorium		San Francisco		Science
Golden Gate Railroad Museum		San Francisco		Railway
Haas-Lilienthal House		San Francisco		Historic Site
International Museum of Women		San Francisco		History	web
M. H. de Young Memorial Museum		San Francisco		Art
Mexican Museum		San Francisco		Cultural
Musée Mécanique		San Francisco		Commodity
Museum of the African Diaspora		San Francisco		Cultural
Museum of Craft and Folk Art		San Francisco		Art	web
Museum of the City of San Francisco		San Francisco		History
Museum of Performance & Design		San Francisco		Art	web
Natural World Museum		San Francisco		Ecological
North Beach Museum		San Francisco		History
Randall Museum		San Francisco		Science
San Francisco Fire Department Museum		San Francisco		History	web
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park		San Francisco		Maritime
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art		San Francisco		Art
San Francisco Museum of Craft & Design		San Francisco		Art	web
San Francisco Railway Museum		San Francisco		Railway
San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center		San Francisco		Military
Treasure Island Museum		San Francisco		Closed maritime	web
Zeum		San Francisco		Children
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[edit] San Jose

Name	Image	Location	Founded	Area of study	Summary
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose		San Jose		Children
History Park at Kelley Park		San Jose		History
Mexican Heritage Plaza		San Jose		Cultural
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum		San Jose		Archaeological
San Jose Museum of Art		San Jose		Art
The Tech Museum of Innovation		San Jose		Science
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[edit] Santa Barbara

Name	Image	Location	Founded	Area of study	Summary
Carriage and Western Art Museum		Santa Barbara		History	web
Karpeles Manuscript Library		Santa Barbara		Library	web
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum		Santa Barbara		Maritime	web
Santa Barbara Museum of Art		Santa Barbara		Art
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History		Santa Barbara		Natural
Susan Quinlan Doll and Teddy Bear Museum and Library		Santa Barbara		Commodity	web
The Sea Center		Santa Barbara		Aquarium	web

[edit] Elsewhere, Northern California

Name	Image	Location	Founded	Area of study	Summary
Spaulding Wooden Boat Center		Sausalito	2002	Living museum of boatbuilding	Spaulding Wooden Boat Center Web site
The Bear Flag Museum		Sacramento	2006	Online museum/library about the California Bear Flag	The Bear Flag Museum website

• Bear Flag Museum - Sacramento | web
• California State Railroad Museum - Sacramento (in Old Sacramento)
• Castle Air Museum - Atwater

Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center - Santa Rosa
Clarke Historical Museum - Eureka (in Old Town Eureka)
Computer History Museum - Mountain View
Crocker Art Museum - Sacramento
Fort Humboldt State Historic Park - Eureka
Hiller Aviation Museum - San Carlos
Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum - Eureka (in nearby Samoa)
Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts - Stanford
Lawrence Hall of Science - Berkeley
Museum of Local History - Fremont | web
Moffett Field Museum - Moffett Field | web
Morris Graves Museum of Art - Eureka
National Steinbeck Center - Salinas
Oakland Museum of California - Oakland
Jail Museum - Truckee | web
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Surfing Museum - Santa Cruz

• Sierra Nevada Logging Museum - Arnold
• Travis Air Museum - Fairfield | web

[edit] Elsewhere, Southern California

Name	Image	Location	Founded	Area of study	Summary
Western Center for Archaeology and Paleontology		Hemet, CA
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Bowers Museum - Santa Ana
Cabot's Pueblo Museum - Desert Hot Springs | web
Elverhoj Museum of History and Art - Solvang | web
Exotic World Burlesque Museum - Helendale

• Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum - San Diego

Gamble House - Pasadena
Hans Christian Andersen Museum - Solvang | web
Homestead Museum - City of Industry
Huntington Library - San Marino
International Surfing Museum - Huntington Beach | web
Lompoc Museum - Lompoc | web
March Field Air Museum - Riverside
Maritime Museum of San Diego - San Diego

• MCRD San Diego Command Museum - San Diego

Museum of Creation and Earth History - Santee
Museum of Jurassic Technology - Culver City
Museum of Latin American Art - Long Beach
Museum of Making Music - Carlsbad
Norton Simon Museum - Pasadena
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum - Campo
Planes of Fame - Chino
South Coast Railroad Museum - Goleta
UCR/California Museum of Photography - Riverside
University Art Museum - Long Beach | web
US Navy Seabee Museum - Port Hueneme | web
Vintage Motorcycle Museum - Solvang | web

• WWII/Korea LVT Museum - Camp Del Mar, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

[edit] Defunct museums

• Hollywood Erotic Museum
• Movieland Wax Museum

[edit] See also

• Arboreta in California
• Aquaria in California
• Botanical gardens in California
• Historic landmarks in California
• Forts in California
• Museums list
• Nature Centers in California
• Observatories in California
• Registered Historic Places in California

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