Crocker Art Museum

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The Crocker Art Museum is a prominent art museum in Sacramento, California, known for its extensive collections of Californian art, European paintings, and international ceramics housed in both historic and modern gallery spaces.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf art museum
cultural institution
museum
architecturalStyle Italianate (historic mansion)
contemporary architecture (expansion)
category Museums in Sacramento, California
collectionSize over 15,000 works of art
collectionType Asian art
Californian art
European paintings
international ceramics
works on paper
country United States
expandedBy Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects
expansionCompleted 2010
formerName E. B. Crocker Art Gallery
foundedBy Edwin B. Crocker
Margaret Crocker
governedBy nonprofit organization
hasCollectionStrength California Impressionism
California ceramics
European Old Masters
contemporary ceramics
early California art
hasPart historic Crocker family mansion
modern gallery wing
hasWebsite https://www.crockerart.org/
heritageDesignation listed on the National Register of Historic Places (mansion)
inception 1885
locatedInCity Sacramento
locatedInCounty Sacramento County
locatedInNeighborhood Downtown Sacramento
locatedInRegion Northern California
locatedInState California
locatedNear Old Sacramento
locatedOn O Street
locatedOnWaterbody near the Sacramento River
name Crocker Art Museum
namedAfter the Crocker family
offers educational programs
family programs
public tours
temporary exhibitions
opened 1885
operatedBy Crocker Art Museum Association
postalCode 95814
significance one of the oldest art museums in the Western United States
streetAddress 216 O Street
subjectOf art historical research on Californian art


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