Crocker Art Museum

The Teel Family Pavilion housing the museum store, an auditorium, a cafe and exhibition space on the second and third floor

The Crocker Art Museum south of Capitol Mall and the Tower Bridge was one of the first art museums in the United States. It was established in 1885. But its history goes back to the late 1860s when the art-interested banker and philanthropist Edwin Bryant Crocker and his wife Margaret collected paintings during a trip to Europe. In addition to Italian-Baroque paintings and 16th to 19th century art by European painters (including Dutch, Flemish, German and other artists), you will find an impressive representation of American and particularly Californian paintings—from the gold-rush days to the present.

The main entrance you see in the picture leads into the Teel Family Pavilion. This new section of the museum was designed by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects and opened in 2010. When walking in, you find yourself in front of the reception, with a teal-colored glass chandelier by Dale Chihuly hanging above your head. The Museum Store is to your right. Past the reception is the Setzer Foundation Auditorium, a cafe and the Friedman Court. The Teel Pavilion features African, Oceanic and contemporary art. It has space for changing exhibitions and is connected with those fine-art rooms displaying the permanent collection in the Victorian Italianate gallery building and in the mansion wing—once the Crocker familiy home.

Address: 216 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
Website: www.crockerartmuseum.org

▶	The historic Crocker Mansion
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▶	Tower Bridge spanning the Sacramento River

Main entrance of the Crocker Art Museum

The Teel Family Pavilion housing the museum store, an auditorium, a cafe and exhibition space on the second and third floor