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Oakland Museum of California
California's only museum exclusively dedicated to
documenting the state's art, history, and
environment opened in 1969. The building, an
important architectural icon for its integration of
museum and landscape, is handsomely terraced
with courts and gardens and was designed by
architect Kevin Roche. The Natural Sciences Gallery
showcases more than 2,000 Californian species.
The Gallery of California History has a large
collection of Californian artifacts, while the Gallery of
California Art boasts early oil paintings of Yosemite
and San Francisco. Check the museum website for
details of the latest exhibitions.
Welcome to California
This display celebrates
past and present-day life
in California.
Roof and gardens
Gallery of California Art
The modern art in this
collection includes the painting
Ocean Park No: 107
(1978) by
Richard Diebenkorn.
The Great Hall
is
used for special
changing exhibitions.
Level 2
Level 3
Iconic Exhibits
This vintage motorbike is just one of
the arresting exhibits on display in
the Gallery of California Art.
