The NEW Crocker Art Museum | Something for Everyone

One of the oldest, continuously running museums in the west has taken a giant leap and folks will be able to see it soon.

The New Crocker in Sacramento, CA will have something for just about every art lover in all of us. And you'll get to see it all October 10 at 10am when the Crocker Art Museum reopens.

Due to a major expansion and getting things ready for 10/10/10 at 10am, the Crocker has been closed for several months getting itself ready to present its new self.

There are grand works of art for your eyes and great food to keep your inner artist nourished while visiting.

The museum has chosen Patrick and Bobbin Mulvaney, Mulvaney's B & L American Restaurant of Sacramento, to operate the Crocker Cafe.

The photos offer a small glimpse of what awaits.

Along with the new cafe, the 125,000-square-feet addition has given the Crocker:

•  12,000 sq ft of temporary exhibition space.
•  45,000 sq ft of gallery space for the permanent collection.
•  An Education Center and Teacher Resource Center.
•  Ann and Malcolm Henry Works on Paper Study Center.
•  Two story atrium and courtyard.
•  Collections care and outdoor seating.
•  Multi-media auditorium

Highlights of the Crocker's collection include:

•  A comprehensive collection of California art dating from the Gold Rush to the present.
•  Exceptional holdings of aery master drawings.
•  Dutch and Flemish paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries.
•  Contemporary paintings, sculpture and multi-media works.
•  One of the largest and most comprehensive international ceramics collections in the United States.
•  Rapidly growing collections of African, Oceanic and Asian art.

The Crocker will celebrate its reopening with four special exhibitions:  

Tomorrow’s Legacies:
Gifts Celebrating the Next 125 Years
OCTOBER 10, 2010 – JANUARY 9, 2011

Wayne Thiebaud: Homecoming
OCTOBER 10 – NOVEMBER 28, 2010

A Pioneering Collection:
Master Drawings from the Crocker Art Museum
OCTOBER 10, 2010 – FEBRUARY 6, 2011

The Vase and Beyond

Address:

216 O St., Sacramento, CA 95814

Hours

Tues & Wed: 10am - 7pm

Thurs: 10am - 9pm

Fri - Sun: 10am - 5pm

(916) 808-7000

http://crockerartmuseum.org

(Information courtesy of Crocker Art Museum)

All Photos | Kati Garner