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List of museums in the North Coast (California)

The North Coast of California is located on the Pacific coast in between the San Francisco Bay and the Oregon border and includes Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino counties.

This list of North Coast, California museums, defined for this context as institutions (in 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 can include non-profit and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Museums

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NameImageTown/CityCountyTypeSummary
Anderson Marsh State Historic ParkLower LakeLakeHistoric houseContains Ranch House, an example of early California living
Anderson Valley Historical Society MuseumBoonvilleMendocinoLocal historywebsite
Arcata Marsh Interpretive CenterArcataHumboldtNatural historyExhibits about the natural history and importance of the marsh and the operations of the waste water treatment plant
Battery Point LightCrescent CityDel NorteLighthouseLighthouse and museum
Blue Lake MuseumBlue LakeHumboldtLocal historyPhotos and artifacts of Blue Lake pioneers, local Native American, logging and railroad history
Blue Ox Millworks and Historic ParkEurekaHumboldtLocal historywebsite, historic park with working craftsmen's areas and a current-day mill and woodworking operation
Clarke Historical MuseumEurekaHumboldtLocal historyFormerly the Clarke Memorial Museum, history of Humboldt County with emphasis on the late 19th century, includes furniture, glassware, clothing and Native American wing
Del Norte County Historical Society MuseumCrescent CityDel NorteLocal historywebsite, includes Native American baskets, Tolowa and Yurok artifacts, musical instruments, old radio, phonographic and photographic equipment, needlework, logging and mining tools and equipment, fashions and furniture
Discovery Museum of EurekaEurekaHumboldtChildren'snon-profit children's museum website
Ely Stage Stop and Country MuseumKelseyvilleLakeLocal historywebsite, operated by the Lake County Historical Society
Fern CottageFerndaleHumboldtHistoric housewebsite, 1866 house museum and events venue with original furnishings, gardens and historic outbuildings[1][2][3]
Ferndale MuseumFerndaleHumboldtLocal historyPeriod rooms, antiques, Native American artifacts,[4] dollhouses, switchboards, telephones, farm equipment, working Bosch-Omori seismograph,[4] working Blacksmith shop, mid-century barbershop, dairy equipment, equestrian gear, art by local notable artists, and wainwright shop.[5] Research collections include family histories, photographs, newspapers, cemetery and city records, and books[5]
First Street GalleryEurekaHumboldtArtOperated by Humboldt State University
Ford House MuseumMendocinoMendocinoLocal historyVisitor and interpretive center for Mendocino Headlands State Park
Fort Humboldt State Historic ParkEurekaHumboldtFortHistory of the mid 19th century fort, interactions between European Americans and Native Americans, logging equipment and local narrow gauge railroad history of the region
Fortuna Depot MuseumFortunaHumboldtLocal historywebsite, history of the Eel River Valley, includes memorabilia from railroad, farm and war eras, including large locks, spark plugs, and barbed wire displays, a doll collection and many types of fishing gear and lures
Grace Hudson Museum and Sun HouseUkiahMendocinoMultipleArt, history, and anthropology museum focusing on the lifeworks of artist Grace Carpenter Hudson (1865–1937) and her ethnologist husband, Dr. John W. Hudson (1857–1936)
Guest House MuseumFort BraggMendocinoLocal historywebsite, operated by the Fort Bragg – Mendocino Coast Historical Society
Hoopa Tribal MuseumHoopaHumboldtNative American
HSU Art GalleriesArcataHumboldtArtwebsite, includes the Reese Bullen Gallery in the Humboldt State University Art Building, the Native American Arts Gallery in the Behavioral & Social Science Building and the First Street Gallery
Humboldt Bay Maritime MuseumSamoaHumboldtMaritimeMadaket historic ship, displays[6]
Humboldt State University Natural History MuseumArcataHumboldtNatural historyExhibits include the redwood forest, plant evolution, area fossils, seashells, insects, marine life
Kelley House MuseumMendocinoMendocinoHistoric housewebsite, interprets Mendocino's logging and shipping industries
Lakeport Historic Courthouse MuseumLakeportLakeLocal historyCounty history, Pomo basket and artifacts collection, gems and minerals, Victorian parlor, hunting and camping, courthouse history
Lower Lake Schoolhouse MuseumLower LakeLakeLocal historyIncludes local pioneer and Native American artifacts, rocks and minerals
Mendocino County MuseumWillitsMendocinoLocal historywebsite
Morris Graves Museum of ArtEurekaHumboldtArtArts and artists of the Pacific Northwest, particularly Morris Graves
Phillips House MuseumArcataHumboldtHistoric housewebsite, operated by the Historical Sites Society of Arcata, shows the daily life of an Arcata resident between 1854 and 1932
Point Cabrillo LightUkiahMendocinoMaritimeLighthouse open for tours
Samoa Cookhouse MuseumEurekaHumboldtIndustrywebsite, area logging activities, part of the Samoa Cookhouse historic restaurant
Scotia Logging MuseumScotiaHumboldtIndustrywebsite, museum about the logging company town once owned by Pacific Lumber Company
Sea Glass MuseumFort BraggMendocinoLocal Historywebsite, history of Fort Bragg's sea glass beaches, sea glass displays and photos, privately owned
Stone House MuseumHidden Valley LakeLakeHistoric houseMid-19th century house, oldest building in the county, operated by the Stone House Historical Society[7]
Stone Lagoon Schoolhouse MuseumTrinidadHumboldtLocal historyOperated by the Society for California Archaeology, exhibits of Native American artifacts, local history[8]
Trees of MysteryKlamathDel NorteNative AmericanRoadside attraction that includes the End of the Trail Museum, which features Native American art, crafts and tools
Triangle Tattoo & MuseumFort BraggMendocinoArtwebsite, display of tattoo artifacts from around the world
Trinidad MuseumTrinidadHumboldtLocal historywebsite
Willow Creek – China Flat MuseumWillow CreekHumboldtLocal historywebsite, local and Native American history, special Bigfoot collection
Wooden Sculpture Garden of Romano GabrielEurekaHumboldtArtwebsite, folk art sculpture garden, operated by the Eureka Heritage Society

Defunct museums

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Fern Cottage". www.visitredwoods.com. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Fern Cottage". Roadtrippers. May 28, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  3. ↑ Morrill, Don (Fall 2016). "Zipporah Russ and the Journey to Fern Cottage". Humboldt Historian. 64 (3): 23.
  4. 1 2 Bess, Carol; Newman, Beryl; Roberts, Ann (2004). Ferndale: Images of America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 10, 113. ISBN 978-0-7385-2890-8. LCCN 2004104609.
  5. 1 2 Titus, Caroline, ed. (2023–2024). ""Head to the friendly Ferndale Museum for history lessons"". The Ferndale Enterprise (Souvenir ed.). Eureka, California: Cages Publishing, Incorporated. pp. 1, 29.
  6. ↑ Bullwinkel, Mary (December 12, 2012). "Southern Humboldt wine event raises money for Humboldt County Historical Society". Humboldt Beacon. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Historic Stone House". Stone House Historical Society. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Humboldt". Society for California Archaeology. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Smith River, California: Ship Ashore – Little Museum (Closed)". Roadside America. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
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