Crocker Art Museum
Sacramento · founded 1885
The Crocker Art Museum is the oldest art museum in the Western United States, located in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1885, the museum holds one of the premier collections of Californian art. The collection includes American works dating from the Gold Rush to the present, European paintings and master drawings, one of the largest international ceramics collections in the U.S., and collections of Asian, African, and Oceanic art.
- Founded
- 1885Founded
What to see
A Golden Summer Day near Oakland
Albert Bierstadt, 1873.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Cain And Abel Bringing Their Sacrifices
Joseph Vernet, 1800.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Marin Sunset in Back of Petaluma
Jules Tavernier, 1875.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Great Canyon of the Sierra, Yosemite
Thomas Hill, 1850.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Sugar Loaf Peak, El Dorado County
Thomas Hill, 1865.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Waverly Oaks
Thomas Hill, 1898.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Plan your visit
Hours
Published on the museum’s own site. Confirm on www.crockerart.org before you travel.
Getting there
216 O Street.
On their own site
Opening hours, tickets and current exhibitions are on the museum’s own site.
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