Petterson Museum

The Petterson Museum collects, preserves, and exhibits art and artifacts from around the world to broaden public knowledge and awareness of other cultures.

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Have a happy and safe Halloween!

Postcard • Printed in New York • 1908

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Have you ever seen a thumb piano? Check out our "Around the World and Back Again" exhibit! Open 2-4PM Fri-Sun. Admission is free!

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The HOMEGROWN exhibit is closing soon! Come by to see artifacts showcasing CA art and history like this piece by Betty Davenport Ford.

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Puno Peru • Bull-Shaped Drinking Vessel • hand-formed terra cotta • Peru • 1970 #HOMEGROWN

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Details from our #HOMEGROWN exhibit 🦋
Made by Central Valley seamstress • Gown with Butterfly Sleeves • lace, silk, velvet • Stockton • 1930

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Beaded Handbag with Floral Design • beads, metal, silk • Los Angeles • 1928 👛 #HOMEGROWN

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If you haven't had the chance yet, be sure to visit "Re-Visioning the Forest," The Keiko Miura Art Walk this weekend!

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Achomawi Indians • Bowl with Geometric Pattern • fern, reed, squaw grass • Northeastern California (Mount Shasta area) • 1870 #HOMEGROWN

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Woman's Mesh Evening Bag • gold metal, rhinestones, taffeta lining • Hollywood • 1920 #HOMEGROWN

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Hupa Tribe • Round Basket with Handle • bear grass, conifer root, hazel, maidenhair fern • Northern California • 1900 #HOMEGROWN

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Celebrating #localartists

Betty Davenport Ford • Guinea Pig • brown clay • Claremont, California • About 1960

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Map of the "Golden Gate International Exposition" • commercial lithographic print • San Francisco • 1939 #HOMEGROWN

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"Instructions to All Persons of Japanese Ancestry" Evacuation and Internment Order • San Francisco • 1942
From our new #HOMEGROWN exhibit

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Happening TODAY: The Partnership for Re-Entry Program (PREP) Art Show

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New Acquisitions! #spotthenoodlescooper

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Join us this Saturday!

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8-Candle Mold • enameled tin • 1850 • USA
#BrightIdeas 🕯

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Details from a new acquisition ✨

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#ArtifactOfTheDay from #BrightIdeas
Oil Lamp with Globular Body and Tall Neck • glazed terra cotta • unknown country (Middle East) • 1000 CE

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Join us for our "Behind the Scenes" Tour on February 18. Space limited!