California Center for the Arts Escondido Museum

Admission:
General Admission: $5.00
Senior Citizens: $4.00
Military: $4.00
College Students/Youth: $3.00
Youth 12 & under: Free
Center Members: Free

About Us:
The Museum has three main galleries and an outdoor sculpture court totaling approximately 10,000 square feet as well as secure collections storage and receiving areas, administrative offices, a Museum Store, and four studio classrooms.

Since 1994, the Museum has organized more than 35 exhibitions and published 10 catalogues. Group and thematic exhibitions have included the work of modern and contemporary artists such as Ansel Adams, William Wegman, Salomon Huerta, David Ireland, Niki de Saint Phalle, Gerhard Richter, Enrique Martinez Celaya, Bruce Nauman, Cindy Sherman, Masami Teraoka, Harry Sternberg, Eloy Tarcisio, and Wayne Thiebaud. Additionally, the Museum hosts traveling exhibitions from other organizations, most recently from The New York Times Photo Archives, New York; the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.; the Frederick R. Weisman Foundation, Los Angeles; the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; The American Federation of Arts, New York; and Independent Curators International, New York.

In addition, the Museum offers special interpretive and educational programs and events for adults and children in conjunction with its exhibitions. Thousands of school children tour exhibitions annually and programs are designed for adult, youth, and family audiences, often in partnership with local and regional groups. Over the past ten years more than 200,000 patrons have visited the Museum.

The California Center for the Arts, Escondido Museum recognizes its role as a treasure house of the human race. The Museum’s sole purpose is to collect, maintain, and preserve precious objects and records for the benefit of the community and, ultimately, for our national trust. On a daily basis the Museum unites communities and enhances people’s lives through education, civic cooperation, and historical preservation.