- Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center
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Coordinates: 38°27′35.98″N 122°44′6.15″W / 38.4599944°N 122.7350417°W
Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center 
Established 2002 Location Santa Rosa, California Director Karen Johnson Curator Jane O'Cain Website Charles Schulz Museum Website The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center is a museum dedicated to the works of Charles Schulz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip. The museum opened on August 17, 2002, and is located in Santa Rosa, California.
The Great Hall: portions of the wood sculpture on the left, the strips mural in the center
The museum is home to many of the original Peanuts strips, as well as other artwork by Schulz. Two works by Japanese artist Yoshiteru Otani dominate the Great Hall:[1] a 3.5 ton wood sculpture depicting the evolution of Snoopy and a 22 ft (6.7 m) high ceramic mural made of 3,588 Peanuts strips which combine to form the image of Lucy van Pelt holding the football for Charlie Brown to kick it.[2] Among the museum's permanent exhibits are a work by Christo which depicts Snoopy's doghouse wrapped, Schulz's personal studio, tributes to Schulz from other artists.[3]
References
- ^ Reid, Dixie, Charles M. Schulz Museum: Homage to Sparky and `Peanuts' gang turns 5, San Jose Mercury News, http://www.mercurynews.com/travel/ci_6723829, retrieved 2007-10-12
- ^ Hilton, Spud, Peanuts fan blankets Sparky's Santa Rosa, San Francisco Chronicle, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/09/29/TR159136.DTL, retrieved 2007-10-12
- ^ Sullivan, James, STRIP CLUB Cartoonists honor their own, pay special tribute to Peanuts creator, San Francisco Chronicle, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/05/27/DD267534.DTL, retrieved 2007-10-12
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Categories:- Buildings and structures completed in 2002
- Museums in Sonoma County, California
- Culture in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Peanuts (comic strip)
- Santa Rosa, California
- Biographical museums in California
- Art museums in California
- Media museums in California
- Cartooning museums
- Comics stubs
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