SANTA ROSA
Go to the article about Museums Located in Santa Rosa , including:- Sonoma County Museum
- Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center
- Jesse Peter Museum
- Luther Burbank Home and Gardens
- Pacific Coast Air Museum
- California Indian Museum and Cultural Center
- Church of One Tree
PETALUMA
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Petaluma Museum
20 4th Street Petaluma
(707) 778-4398
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Hours: Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sunday Noon - 3 p.m. and by appointment. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Admission: Donation requested.
Built in 1904, the former library is now home to the Petaluma Museum. The building itself features the largest free-standing leaded glass dome in Northern California. The museum features Petaluma’s history and includes exhibits about the egg and dairy industries, the riverside, and the Miwok Indians. It also contains a historical research library.
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Petaluma Wildlife & Natural Science Museum
201 Fair Street Petaluma
(707) 778-4787
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Hours: The first Saturday of each month. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Admission: $2 for 5 years and over; under 4 is free
The Petaluma Wildlife & Natural Science Museum is run entirely by students at Petaluma High School. The site, which is located on the school’s campus, houses a million dollar inventory of small animals, taxidermy animals and dioramas, a large fossil and mineral collection, and an Australian aviary.
The Military Antiques Museum
300 Petaluma Boulevard, Petaluma (located in the basement of the antique collective building)
(707) 763-2220
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Hours: 10 – 5:30 p.m., 7 days a week.
Admission: Free, donations accepted.
The museum is part of the Military Antiques store which is billed as the “the largest military antique retail shop in the world.” Featured, are a variety of military antiques, including a WWI trench diorama, WWII home front articles and more. (If the doors to the museum are closed, asked anyone at the store counter to open them for you.)
SONOMA
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Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
551 Broadway, Sonoma
(707) 939-7862
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Hours: Wednesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m
Admission: $5 per person or $8 per family. Sundays Free.
The SVMA is a member-supported, non-profit fine art museum. Along with exhibitions, the museum also sponsors educational programs and music events.
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Depot Park Museum
270 1st Street, Sonoma
(707) 938-1762
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Hours: Wednesday through Sunday; 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Admission: Free
Located at the former site of the old Northwestern Pacific Railroad depot, the museum is operated by the Sonoma Valley Historical Society. In addition to displays and exhibits, the museum has a book/gift shop and an archival library of historical documents and maps, books on local history, and thousands of photographs.
HEALDSBURG
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Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society
221 Matheson St., Healdsburg
(707) 431-3325
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Hours: Everyday except closed Mondays; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission: Donations accepted.
The museum houses historical artifacts and documents about northern Sonoma County history including Pomo Indian basketry, nineteenth century weapons, tools, textiles, crafts, and an extensive archival library that includes some 8,000 original photographs. Free guided tours are available for groups by appointment
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The Hand Fan Museum of Healdsburg
327A Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg (located in the Hotel Healdsburg)
(707) 431-2500
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Hours: Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed on holidays and rainy days.
This is the first museum in the United States dedicated to a permanent collection of hand fans and to educating people of their cultural and artistic history. Both modern and antique fans are on display.
SEBASTOPOL
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Sebastopol Center for the Arts
6780 Depot Street, Sebastopol
(707) 829-4797
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Hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission: Free
The center presents a non-stop rotation of exhibits, concerts in the plaza, poetry readings, writing contests, music events, and art classes for children, teens and adults. -
West County Museum
261 South Main Street, Sebastopol
(707) 829-6711
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Hours: Thursday through Sunday, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
The museum is run by the Western Sonoma County Historical Society and is housed in the renovated 1917 Petaluma and Santa Rosa Electric Railway Depot. The exhibits, which change two to three times a year, focus on local history. The museum also houses a small reference room containing clippings files and recordings of local personal histories.
CLOVERDALE
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Cloverdale Historical Museum (aka: The Gould-Shaw House Museum)
215 N. Cloverdale Blvd. Cloverdale
(707) 894-2067
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Hours: Thursday through Sunday, 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Admission: Free, donations accepted
The museum is located in the historic Gould-Shaw house, one of the rare surviving examples of Gothic Revival architecture in the area. Owned and run by the Cloverdale Historical Society, the museum features antiques, artifacts and memorabilia from the 19th and early 20th centuries. The research center on the site showcases photos, newspaper articles and the works of local historians.