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Welcome to the Crocker Art Museum in downtown Sacramento, home to the world’s foremost display of California art from the Gold Rush to the present.
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.
Discover a diverse collection of artworks that span centuries, continents, and cultures at the Crocker Art Museum, the primary resource for the study and appreciation of fine art in the Sacramento region.
The Crocker’s art collection includes more than 25,000 objects in a wide variety of artistic media and styles, reflecting our region’s diverse history and population. In particular, the Museum holds an extensive collection of international ceramics, European art, and California art from the Gold Rush to the present.
The Crocker Art Museum was created to house the arts picked up by the Crocker family on a long trip through Europe in the 1870s with the goal to becoming the cultural hub of Sacramento.
The Crocker Art Museum features the world’s foremost display of California art and is renowned for its holdings of European master drawings and international ceramics.
The Crocker Art Museum features the world’s foremost display of California art and is renowned for its holdings of European master drawings and international ceramics. The Crocker also holds permanent collections of Asian, African, and Oceanic art, ceramics, and photography.
If being the oldest art museum west of the Mississippi sounds like a stodgy claim to fame, forget about it. This is one vibrant, eclectic, fascinating, and altogether of-the-moment museum, with an unparalleled collection of both historic and contemporary art.
The Crocker—the oldest art museum in the Western U.S.—was founded in 1885 and holds a premier collection of Californian art. The overall collection is varied, including one of the largest international (Asian, African, and Oceanic) ceramic collections in the U.S.
The Crocker—the oldest art museum in the Western U.S.—was founded in 1885 and holds a premier collection of Californian art. The overall collection is varied, including one of the largest international (Asian, African, and Oceanic) ceramic collections in the U.S.
