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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.
Campo station. Since 1986, the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum operates all-volunteer train excursions from the restored 1916 Depot in Campo, in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California. These trains are powered by vintage diesel-electric locomotives. [4][5] The facility sits on a 140 acres (0.57 km 2) property. [6]
Native American. History and culture of the Agua Caliente and other indigenous peoples. Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery. Agua Mansa. San Bernardino. History. Branch museum of the San Bernardino County Museum, historic cemetery of the pioneer ghost town and museum. Beauty Bubble Salon and Museum. Twentynine Palms.
The Golden Gate Railroad Museum (GGRM) traces its origins to 1972, when Mike Mangini first spotted ex- SP 2472, a steam locomotive that had been on static display in the San Mateo County Fairgrounds parking lot since 1959. In 1975, Mangini was granted permission to take the locomotive away, and weekend volunteers began restoring 2472 on ...
Greater Los Angeles Area. Historic house. 1929 home decorated with Malibu Potteries tile, tour includes adjoining Malibu Lagoon Museum in the former garage, with exhibits of local history. Adobe de Palomares. Pomona. San Gabriel Valley. Historic house. 1850s adobe ranch home, operated by the Historical Society of Pomona Valley.
McKinney House and Museum. La Mesa. Historic house. Operated by the La Mesa Historical Society, early 20th-century house [ 9] Mingei International Museum. San Diego. Art. Located in Balboa Park, folk art, craft and design from all eras and cultures of the world. Mission San Diego de Alcalá.
His paintings captured the sublime spirituality found in nature itself, and this exhibition provided a well-considered display of his stunning depictions of California landscapes. [27] Southern California Artists, 1890 to 1940 (1979) was a major exhibition of more than 100 artists, mostly plein-air painters curated by then museum director Tom K ...
The South Bay Historical Railroad Society is located in Santa Clara, California and operates the Edward Peterman Museum of Railroad History in the Santa Clara Depot, as well as the Santa Clara Tower and two other buildings. [3] The depot is the oldest train station on the west coast. The track in front of the depot is the former Southern ...