BENICIA HISTORICAL MUSEUM
News & Notes
at the Benicia Historical Museum
“Electioneering” in Art and History
As part of a recent donation to our White Camel Sale, we received a print we found especially appropriate at this time of year, with elections just a few months away! This 1914 print, "Electioneering" by A. B. Frost, provides an amusing commentary on politicians of...
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COVID Quarantine Camelcast – Episode 3 – California’s Place in the Civil War
The third episode of the Benicia Historical Museum's COVID Quarantine Camelcast is now live! Hosted by Benicia resident and BHS graduate Dean Putong, our podcast provides a “camel’s eye view” of Benicia’s unique history. In The War Within the State Meets the...
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COVID Quarantine Camelcast – Episode 2 – Manifest Destiny, or “Do You Have a Flag?”
The second episode of the Benicia Historical Museum's COVID Quarantine Camelcast is now available! Hosted by Benicia resident and BHS graduate Dean Putong, our podcast provides a “camel’s eye view” of Benicia’s unique history. In this episode, Dean and...
read moreIn accordance with CDC, County, State, and Federal mandates and for the health and safety of our volunteers, visitors, and staff, the Museum and Offices are currently closed.
Although our Offices are closed to the public, staff will be operating from home on limited hours during our regular business days, Tuesday through Friday between 9am and 2pm. You may reach the Museum office by email at info@beniciahistoricalmuseum.org.
Thank you for your understanding.
“The history of California is written in the story of Benicia.”
Regular Museum Operating Hours:
Wednesday – Sunday, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Need research assistance? Our historians can help! Contact us for more information.
(Fees may apply)
The exhibits, education programs, and community activities presented by the Benicia Historical Museum are made possible in part through the generous donations of the community
Won’t you join us in preserving our city’s important contributions to local and nation history?
The Museum serves the community in many ways.
Click the links below to learn more about what the Museum has to offer.
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“The Benicia Historical Museum Is a Gem. So much to see and I learned so much about Benicia and California, and I am a native to California. The permanent and traveling exhibits, just wonderful. The Docent was so knowledgeable. I just loved how quaint it was. “
For additional information
contact the Museum Office at:
707-745-5435
Tuesday – Friday, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Admission:
$5 for Adults, $3 for Seniors 60 and over and Students, $2 for Children
Free entry with Military Identification
Getting Here:
2060 Camel Road, Benicia, CA 94510
(707) 745-5435 info@beniciahistoricalmuseum.org
Volunteer Positions
The Museum has volunteer Internship positions available!
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To learn more about Benicia and the Benicia Historical Museum please listen to the National Public Radio broadcast compiled by Jack Wolf, the City of Benicia’s Public Relations Consultant and featuring the Museum’s Executive Director, Elizabeth d’Huart.
