List of museums in California

This list of museums in California is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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=Los Angeles=

:"See also "Museums" in Greater Los Angeles Area"

Elsewhere

Online Museums

* Bear Flag Museum, online museum/library about the California Bear Flag, [http://www.bearflagmuseum.org/ The Bear Flag Museum website]

Defunct museums

* Atascadero Historical Society Museum, closed due to earthquake damage in 2003, seeking new location [http://www.atascaderochamber.org/subAttractions.asp?ItemID=30&level=2 Atascadero Chamber of Commerce]
* Briggs Cunningham Museum, an automotive museum in Costa Mesa, closed in 1986 ( [http://www.briggscunningham.com/cmuseum.html website] )
* Carole & Barry Kaye Museum of Miniatures, Los Angeles, closed 2001, [http://www.roadmuseums.com/museum/California/Los_Angeles/property_2344/museum.html collection can be seen online]
* Celebrity Lingerie Hall of Fame, Hollywood, operated by Frederick's of Hollywood, museum closed in 2005, displayed sexy Frederick's underwear worn by famous stars, [http://www.seeing-stars.com/Museums/Fredericks.shtml information]
* Children's Discovery Museum of North San Diego County, Carlsbad, closed in 2006 [http://www.museumforchildren.org/ Museum for Children]
* Deer Park Automobile Museum and Winery, Escondido [http://www.jeffreysward.com/tributes/deerpark.htm Tribute by Jeffrey Sward ] [http://public.fotki.com/wackydave/car_museums/deer_park_winery_/ Photos]
* Exotic World Burlesque Museum, moved from Helendale to Las Vegas, Nevada
* Forrest Ackerman's Sci-Fi Mansion, Hollywood, science fiction memorabilia, closed in 2003, [http://www.seeing-stars.com/Museums/ForrestAckerman.shtml information]
* Fort Roosevelt Natural Science and History Museum, Hanford [http://www.planetware.com/map-of/hanford-fort-roosevelt-closed-us-ca-frwa.htm Planetware listing]
*Guinness World Record Museum, San Francisco location; a museum still exists in Hollywood
* Helen Moe Antique Doll Museum, Paso Robles [http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/4468 Roadside American Report 2005]
* Hollywood Entertainment Museum, [http://www.hollywoodmuseum.com/index.html website] , closed in 2006
* Hollywood Erotic Museum
* Kenneth G. Fiske Museum of Musical Instruments, Claremont, located at Claremont College, collection sold to Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix [http://articles.latimes.com/2008/apr/21/local/me-fiske21 "A sadly noted departure", LA Times, April 21, 2008]
* Lake Arrowhead Children's Museum, closed in 2006 [http://mountaininfo.com/childrensmuseum.html Closing notice at Mountaininfo.com]
* Lechler Museum, Piru, closed in 2000 and contents auctioned [http://www.scvhistory.com/scvhistory/signal/worden/lw071598.htm "Piru: The Garden of Eden that might have been", The Signal, update to 1998 article] [http://www.scvtv.com/html/scorza-lechler.html interview with owner]
* Max Factor Museum, Los Angeles, closed in 1996, [http://www.seeing-stars.com/Museums/MaxFactor.shtml information] , museum about Max Factor and movie make-up history; building now houses the Hollywood History Museum
* Movieland Wax Museum
* Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum, Victorville, moved to Branson, Missouri, [http://www.royrogers.com/ official site]
* San Diego Computer Museum, holdings gifted to the [San Diego State University Library] , now [http://www.computer-museum.org/index.html web-based only]
* Treasure Island Museum, San Francisco, [http://www.treasureislandmuseum.org/ website] , closed in 1997 but trying to reopen, interpreted the American experience in the Pacific as lived by the men and women of the U.S. sea services: the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard

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* Historic landmarks in California
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* Museums list
* Nature Centers in California
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* Registered Historic Places in California

Resources

* [http://www.museumca.org/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/museumca/usa_search.cgi?state=ca Museums in the USA: California]
* [http://aal.ucsd.edu/museums.html Southern California Museums & Historical Sites]
* [http://www.calmuseums.org/ California Association of Museums]
* [http://www.californiahistory.com/museums.html California Historical Societies and Museums]
* [http://www.latourist.com/index.php?page=los-angeles-museums LA Tourist: Museums]
* [http://historicparks.org/parks.html House Museums, Open Air Museums and Ship Museums in Southern California]
* [http://www.laokay.com/ Things to do in Los Angeles]

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