Current Exhibits

Frequently-changing special exhibits highlight the people and places that make the Golden State unique. Here are the special exhibits that are on display now.

Special Exhibits

American Masterpieces: The Artistic Legacy of California Indian Basketry

March 14, 2009 through March 14, 2010

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Beautiful and rare baskets from over twenty different tribes will demonstrate why California Indian basketry is widely considered to be among the world's finest textile traditions.

Gold on the Bay

April 18, 2009 through December 20, 2009

Gold on the Bay Collage

A surrealist collage exhibit of historic representations of the booming City on the Bay. Celebrate the 160th anniversary of the Gold Rush and check out rare "immoral" artifacts!

Duck, Duck, Goose! The Art of Duck Stamps

June 1, 2009 through September 20, 2009

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These are not just beautiful paintings of California's waterfowl. They are saving lives.

With Malice Toward None: Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibit

June 24, 2009 through August 22, 2009

President Abraham Lincoln

This exhibit from the Library of Congress will commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of the nation’s revered sixteenth president. Charting Lincoln’s growth from prairie politician to preeminent statesman, it will address the controversies that marked the road to his presidency, including challenges to civil liberties and the Constitution, slavery and race, and the dissolution of the Union and the Civil War.

The California Hall of Fame 2008

Continues through October 31, 2009

We Are the World Sheet Music

Celebrating the 2008 California Hall of Fame inductees, this year’s exhibit includes artifacts ranging from Governor Leland’s Stanford’s carriage to Dave Brubeck’s original handwritten score of "Take Five."

California Canines: Dogs with Jobs

Continues through March 28, 2010

California Canines: Dogs with Jobs

This exhibit explores some of the things dogs do for us, and shows California's leadership role in teaching dogs new - and useful - tricks.

Ongoing Exhibits

California's Remarkable Women

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Remarkable Women

This exhibit, inspired by California First Lady Maria Shriver, honors the extraordinary women who strengthen, shape and serve our great state.

Minerva Exhibit

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The Minvera Exhibit

The California Museum is home to the Minerva Awards exhibit, which highlights the awardees announced each year at the Women’s Conference.

Minerva Project Quilts

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"I believe that each woman is the artist of her own life. My hope is that young girls will be inspired by the Minerva Quilts to develop qualities they wish to see in themselves," First Lady Shriver said.

Uprooted! The Japanese Americans during WWII

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Uprooted! The Japanese Americans during WWII

This exhibit follows the history of Japanese Californians from immigration to internment and their ultimately successful struggle to obtain redress for their wartime losses.