California
Sacramento
California State Military Museum
1119 2nd St
Sacramento CA 95814
Phone 916 442-2883
Web Site www.militarymuseum.org/
Description
official state military museum, extensive online military history & resources,
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Military
Kind of Activity Link List
Collection A-F Arms
Collection N-Z Uniforms
Research /Reading Library
New or Updated: 04/06/2003
California State Indian Museum
2618 K St
Sacramento CA
95816
Phone 916 324-0971
Web Site
Description
Type of Resource
Museum
Group Identity Native American
California State Railroad Museum
1303 10th St
Sacramento CA
95814
Phone 916 445-6445
Web Site www.csrmf.org
Description
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Railroad
Crocker Art Museum
216 O Street
Sacramento CA 95814
Phone 916 264-5423
Web Site www.cacto.org/crocker
Description Old Master and California art
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Collection N-Z Paintings
Discovery Museum History Center
1011 I Street
Sacramento CA 95814
Phone 916 264-7057
Web Site www.thediscovery.org
Description
Type of Resource
Museum
Golden State Museum
1020 O Street
Sacramento CA 95814
Phone 916 653-7524
Web Site www.ss.ca.gov/museum/intro.htm
Description State history in traditional and multi-media exhibits
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Wells Fargo History Museum
400 Capitol Mall
Sacramento CA
Phone 916 440-4161
Web Site http://www.wellsfargohistory.com/museums/index.html
Description stagecoach, gold rush history
Type of Resource
Museum
Field of Study/Science Facility Gold Rush
Wells Fargo History Museum Old Sacramento
1000 2nd Street
Sacramento CA
Phone 916 440-4263
Web Site http://www.wellsfargohistory.com/
Description
gold rush story
Type of Resource
Museum
Field of Study/Science Facility Gold Rush
California
San Andreas
Calaveras County Historical Society
30 Main St
San Andreas CA 95249
Phone 209 754-3918
Web Site www.visitcalaveras.org/ccmuseums.html
Description county museum, archives, in old courthouse, jail on premises
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Courthouse
Research /Reading Archives
California
San Bernardino
20th Century History and Technology Museum
106 North Street
San Bernardino CA 92410
Phone 909 797-3279
Web Site www.yucaipaforge.com
Description
Type of Resource
Museum
A Special Place Children's Museum
1003 E Highland Ave
San Bernardino CA 92404
Phone 909 881-1201
Web Site
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Description
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Children
California
Fullerton Art Museum
CSU San Bernardino
5500 University Parkway
San Bernardino CA
92407
Phone 909 880-7373
Web Site http://rvf-artmuseum.csusb.edu/
E-mail artmuseum@csusb.edu
Description 1500 item permanent collection with focus on ancient, contemporary and ceramic art, rotating displays
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Arts
California
San Clemente
Heritage of San Clemente Center
415 North El Camino Real
San Clemente CA 92672
Phone 949 389-1299
Web Site www.sanclemente.com/heritagecenter
Description Nixon, Marines, Green Berets and surfing
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Collection N-Z Surfing
California
San Diego
African American
Museum
3025 Fir St
San Diego
CA
92102
Phone
619 696-7799
Web Site
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Alt Web
http://www.sdbp.com/organizations.html
Description
Type of Resource
Museum
Group Identity
African American
New or Updated:
8/18/2005
San Diego
Cabrillo National Monument
1800 Carbillo Memorial Drive
San Diego CA 92106
Phone 619 557-5450
Web Site http://www.nps.gov/cabr/
E-mail mailto:CABR_Administration@nps.gov
Description site of discovery of San Diego Bay in 1542, holds 1854 Old Point Loma Lighthouse, offers whale watching & environmental
programs
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus
Maritime
Building Type Lighthouse
Nature of Group or Site Government
Research /Reading Library
Era 1854
New or Updated: 05/22/2003
Casa de Balboa
1649 El Prado
Balboa Park
San Diego CA 92101
Phone 619 232-6203
Web Site www.sandiegohistory.net
Description
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Local History
California
San Diego
Casa del Rey Moro
African Museum
2471 Congress St
San Diego
CA
92110
Phone
619 220-0022
Web Site
www.ambers.com/
E-mail
cambers@home.com
Description
6000 years of African history, multimedia
exhibits
Type of Resource
Museum
Group Identity
African American
Research /Reading
Library
New or Updated:
5/5/2005
Children's Museum of San Diego
200 West Island Ave
San Diego CA 92101
Phone 619 233-5437
Web Site www.sdchildrensmuseum.org/
Description multicultural emphasis focused on learning through the arts
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Children
Heritage Square
Address
San Diego CA
Phone
Web Site
www.bob-taylor.com/heritage.htm
Description
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Building Collection
California
San Diego
House of Pacific Relations
10410 Corporal Way
San Diego CA 92124
Phone 619 234-0739
Web Site www.sannet.gov/park-and-recreation/parks/balboa4.shtml - HousePacific
Description 30 national groups host food, dance, and cultural programming
Type of Resource
Museum
Julian Museum
2811 Washington Street
San Diego CA
92036
Phone
760 765-0227
Web Site
Description
Type of Resource
Museum
San Diego
Mingei
International Museum
1439 El Prado
Balboa Park
San Diego
CA
92101
Phone
619 239-0003
Web Site
www.mingei.org/
Description
focus on hand made, useful objects from around
the world
Type of Resource
Museum
Nature of Group or
Site
Crafts
Collection A-F
Folk Art
New or Updated:
8/22/2005
California
San Diego
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
1001 Kettner Blvd
San Diego CA 92101
Phone 619 234-1001
Web Site www.mcacandiego.org/
Description focus is new art by younger artists, international
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Museum of
Photographic Arts
1649 El Prado
Balboa Park
San Diego CA
92101
Phone 619
238-7559
Web Site www.mopa.org
Description Exclusively photography, contemporary and classic
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Collection N-Z Photography
San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum
1355 North Harbor Drive
San Diego CA 92101
Phone 619 702-7700
Web Site www.midway.org
Description USS Midway - to open in 2002
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Military
Building Type Ship
California
San Diego
San Diego Historical Society
1649 El Prado
Balboa Park
San Diego CA 92101
Phone 619 232-6203
Web Site http://sandiegohistory.org/
Alt Web http://edweb.sdsu.edu/sdhs/histsoc.html
Description Local history
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Local History
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado
Balboa Park
San Diego CA 92101
Phone 619 696-1971
Web Site www.sandiegomuseum.org/lautrec/
Description sculpture garden, California art, South Asian paintings
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Arts
California
San Diego
San Diego Natural History Museum
1788 El
Prado
Balboa Park
San Diego CA 92101
Phone 619 232-3821
Web Site www.sdnhm.org/
Description
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Natural History
San Diego
San Diego Museum of
Man
1350 El Prado
Balboa Park
San Diego
CA
92101
Phone
619 239-2001
Web Site
http://www.museumofman.org/
Description
Footsteps through Time -- Four Millions Year of
Human Evolution, Ancient
Egypt, Children's
Discovery center, Maya, Kumeyaay
Type of Resource
Museum
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Anthropology
Collection A-F
Folk Art
New or Updated:
8/24/2005
California
San Diego
Serra Museum
2727 Presidio Drive
mail: PO Box 81825
San Diego CA 92138
Phone 619 297-3258
Web Site http://www.sandiegohistory.org/mainpages/locate4.htm
Description everyday artifacts from Native American, Spanish and Mexican periods through 1848 in 1929 mission-style building
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Collection A-F Costume
Collection N-Z Tools
Group Identity Spanish
Owner/Operator: San Diego Historical Society
New or Updated: 07/01/2003
Timken Museum of Art
1500 El Prado
Balboa Park
San Diego CA 92101
Phone 619 239-5548
Web Site http://gort.ucsd.edu/sj/timken
Description European, American, Russian ikons, 6 galleries and rotunda
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Collection N-Z Paintings |
