View of the museum gardens.

The Oakland Museum of California is undergoing a major transformation project. To learn more, start here: www.museumca-campaign.org

The Art and History Galleries are currently under renovation, and will reopen in 2009. Please visit our special exhibitions, Natural Sciences Gallery. or join us for special events.

We apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for your understanding during this very busy time.

The Oakland Museum of California provides unique collections, exhibitions and educational opportunities designed to generate a broader and deeper understanding of and interest in California's environment, history, art and people. Museum programs are responsive, accessible and meaningful to the public, including school children, teachers, scholars, the immediate Oakland community, and an increasingly diverse California population.

Our mission is to connect communities to the cultural and environmental heritage of California. Through collections, exhibitions, education programs and public dialogue, we inspire people of allages and backgrounds to think creatively and critically about the natural, artistic and social forces that characterize our state and influence its relationship to the world.

Dances at annual Days of the Dead celebration.

About the Oakland Museum
The Oakland Museum of California, opened in 1969, is one of the most architecturally interesting museums in the country, a graceful, three-tiered blend of spacious galleries, terraces, patios, sculpture gardens and ponds.

Comprehensive permanent exhibits on three floors portray California's natural wonders, events, eras and people who have shaped the state, and the art that Californians have produced since artist-explorers first ventured into the Yosemite Valley.

Galleries, special exhibitions, tours, educational programs and public festivals celebrate the state's far-reaching diversity. Visitors enjoy the Museum Cafe and Museum Store, with many California titles as well as gifts, children's books and educational toys, and decorative items.

It's easy to get to the museum from any place in the Bay Area, including the Oakland International Airport.

Admission
For Admission and Group Rates information, see our Your Visit section.

Hours
Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, noon - 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
First Friday of each month open until 9 p.m.
Museum closed on these holidays:
New Years Day, 4th of July, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day

Location & Directions
For Location and Directions, see our Your Visit section.

Membership
For Museum membership and free admission see the Membership section.

Museum Guilds
The museum's Art, History and Natural Sciences guilds offer free public programs 10 months of the year at regular meetings, as well as special programs, trips and fund raising activities. Each guild has a membership fee. For more Information call 510-238-2914.