Special Exhibits
- Building a Legacy: 150 Years of the California State Capitol
- The Road Ahead: The Automobile’s Impact on California
- Out of the Vault: Treasures From Your California State Library
- Called to Action - WW2
- 1915 Exposition
- The Dust Bowl
Building a Legacy: 150 Years of the California State Capitol
Exhibit open at the Capitol starting May 20, 2019. You can view portions of the exhibit materials on our exhibit website Building a Legacy: 150 Years of the California State Capitol


Past exhibit: California Invites the World: 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition
Between February 20 and December 4, 1915, over 19 million people flocked from all over the world to the marvels it contained. The 650-acre world’s fair was constructed to stand for less than a year, and today, all that remains is the Palace of Fine Arts in the Marina District.
Visitors to the State Capitol Museum had the opportunity to view rarely displayed items from the fair that come from the special collections of the California State Library.
These included hundreds of never-before-seen photographs. A copy of a sculpture that graced the Exposition, Adolph Weinman’s “Night Descending” will also be on display, courtesy of Hearst Castle. There was numerous charming and delightful pieces on loan from private collections as well. One of the three exhibit rooms at the State Capitol Museum featured seldom seen period films and photographic slide shows. For more information, call (916) 324-2088.

Past exhibit: The Dust Bowl, California, and the Politics of Hard Times
