Oakland Museum of California
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Oakland Museum of California or Oakland Museum is a museum
dedicated to the art
, history
, and natural science
of California
located in Oakland, California
.
The Oakland Museum of California is the only museum devoted to the art, history, culture, and natural environment of California. Opened in 1969, the museum's architecture, designed by Kevin Roche
, is a three-tiered blend of galleries, terraces, patios, sculpture gardens, and ponds. The Museum's vast collections, together with special exhibitions and educational outreach programs, attract visitors from around the world.
Located at Oak and 10th Streets in downtown Oakland, the museum can be reached easily by BART (one block from Lake Merritt
station), car, or bus. The address of the museum is 1000 Oak St, Oakland, CA 94607. The museum cafe, Blue Oak, offers patio dining overlooking the koi pond.
Museum hours are Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Friday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays (and New Year's Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Admission is $12 general; $9 seniors and students (with ID); $6 youth, ages 9–17; free to members, children 8 and younger. First Sundays are always free.
designed the environmental graphics program for the renovation and re-branding of the Museum.
Artists with paintings in this art museum include Thomas Hill, Albert Bierstadt, Jules Tavernier ("Yosemite"), George Burgess, Granville Redmond, Charles Rollo Peters ("Nocturnal"), Selden Connor Gile, August Gay, Maynard Dixon, Childe Hassam, Richard Diebenkorn, David Park, Wayne Thiebaud, Mel Ramos, and Susan Hauptman ("Self-Portrait with Bowling Ball").
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
dedicated to the art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
, history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, and natural science
Natural science
The natural sciences are branches of science that seek to elucidate the rules that govern the natural world by using empirical and scientific methods...
of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
located in Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
.
The Oakland Museum of California is the only museum devoted to the art, history, culture, and natural environment of California. Opened in 1969, the museum's architecture, designed by Kevin Roche
Kevin Roche
Kevin Roche is an Irish-American architect known for his creative work with glass.Born in Dublin, Roche spent his formative years in Mitchelstown, Co. Cork before he graduated from University College Dublin in 1945. He then worked with Michael Scott from 1945-1946...
, is a three-tiered blend of galleries, terraces, patios, sculpture gardens, and ponds. The Museum's vast collections, together with special exhibitions and educational outreach programs, attract visitors from around the world.
Located at Oak and 10th Streets in downtown Oakland, the museum can be reached easily by BART (one block from Lake Merritt
Lake Merritt
Lake Merritt is a large tidal lagoon that lies just east of downtown Oakland, California. It is surrounded by parkland and city neighborhoods. A popular 3.1 mile walking and jogging path runs along its perimeter...
station), car, or bus. The address of the museum is 1000 Oak St, Oakland, CA 94607. The museum cafe, Blue Oak, offers patio dining overlooking the koi pond.
Museum hours are Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Friday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays (and New Year's Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Admission is $12 general; $9 seniors and students (with ID); $6 youth, ages 9–17; free to members, children 8 and younger. First Sundays are always free.
2010 Renovation
The Oakland Museum of California was closed from August 2009 to May 2010 for renovations costing $62 million. As part of the closure, the museum reinstalled the art and history galleries and upgraded the common areas of the building site. Skidmore, Owings and MerrillSkidmore, Owings and Merrill
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP is an American architectural and engineering firm that was formed in Chicago in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings; in 1939 they were joined by John O. Merrill. They opened their first branch in New York City, New York in 1937. SOM is one of the largest...
designed the environmental graphics program for the renovation and re-branding of the Museum.
Artists with paintings in this art museum include Thomas Hill, Albert Bierstadt, Jules Tavernier ("Yosemite"), George Burgess, Granville Redmond, Charles Rollo Peters ("Nocturnal"), Selden Connor Gile, August Gay, Maynard Dixon, Childe Hassam, Richard Diebenkorn, David Park, Wayne Thiebaud, Mel Ramos, and Susan Hauptman ("Self-Portrait with Bowling Ball").
External links
- Oakland Museum of California Official website
- Collection of Images from the Oakland Museum of California Collection of photos
- Oakland Collection - includes historical photographs, paintings, documents, objects, all about Oakland
- http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/arts/artsspecial/12social.html?_r=1&oref=slogin - New York TImes article mentions museum, and Marketing Manager Adam Rozan