Visit The Museum at:
   2200 Broadway Street
   Redwood City, CA 94063 
   (650) 299-0104 
 


Temporary Exhibits

Changing exhibits allow us to highlight events and people who have contributed to the development of the Peninsula.

Behind the Gates of the Great Estates
of the Peninsula

Changing Exhibit Gallery
March 30, 2008 - November 9, 2008

Linden TowersIn the late 1800s, San Francisco millionaires started building country retreats on the Peninsula. Discover what their life was like through images and memorabilia from the estates.
Photo: James Flood's Linden Towers in Menlo Park. Courtesy of Moulin Studios.

Gabriel Moulin's
Phorographs of the Peninsula

Lower Rotunda and Hallways
March 30, 2008 - November 9, 2008

Gabriel Moulin was one of California's premier photographers. His pictures illustrate a time before the Great Depression in which the elite of the Peninsula set the tone for elegant California living.

African Americans in San Mateo County
Immigrants’ Changing Exhibit Gallery
February 10, 2008 - October 5, 2008

Through photographs and artifacts, discover the stories of African Americans of San Mateo County.  In areas as diverse as business, medicine, politics, entertainment, education and community activism, learn about African Americans who have had an impact on the community.

A Photo Tribute to Mel Lane: Champion of the California Dream
Plaza Gallery
January 9, 2008

In 1928,Lawrence Lane purchased Sunset. With his sons, Mel and Bill, he moved it to Menlo Park in 1954. Under the Lanes' guidance, the magazine began service as a guide to better suburban living for Westerners. In developing the book division of Lane Publishing Company, Mel Lane helped define the ideal of California living in publications such as Sunset Western Garden Book.

 

 

 

 

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Patti Cathcart