OUR VISION
The Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society collects, protects, preserves, and interprets the artifacts, documents and photographs that trace the rich history of Healdsburg and surrounding area through exhibits, educational programs, scholarly discourse, historical research, and experiential workshops. We hold these objects in trust for present and future generations, understanding that the ties to our past, when woven with the experiences of our present, build the bridges to our future.
MUSEUM TOURS
The Museum offers free guided tours by appointment led by Staff and trained docents. A bilingual guide is available for our Spanish-speaking visitors. Please call ahead to schedule your group at least three weeks in advance of your anticipated visit. Teachers are asked to bring adults along to help supervise children. Each tour is tailored to the specific age and limitations of participants and generally run anywhere from 30 – 60 minutes. For those where stairs are a challenge, or individuals in wheelchairs, we are completely handicapped accessible and have an elevator to carry visitors between floors.
CURRENT EXHIBITION (July 8 - October 3)
DRESSED FOR ALL OCCASIONS:
20th- Century Fashions from the Healdsburg Museum
Guest Curator: Melissa Leventon
Continuing with the 2010 theme of the Museum building's Centennial, this dazzling exhibition features 20th- century costumes and accessories from the Museum’s permanent collection augmented by several choice loans from local private holdings; many on display for the first time. Visitors will be treated to the Healdsburg of the past as lived through the clothing worn at work, dress up, at play, or on the battlefronts. Items will be shown with photographs and other illustrative material from the Museum’s extensive archives or on loan, and can be experienced with our NEW Audio Tour equipment.
UPCOMING CALENDAR OF EVENTS
AUGUST 29 - ANTIQUE FAIR (Healdsburg Plaza)
SEPTEMBER 12
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION & INSTANT WINE CELLAR
2 – 6 pm (Healdsburg Museum – corner of Matheson & Fitch) Wine! Food! Jazz Bands! Exhibits! American Legion Color Guard! INSTANT WINE CELLAR RAFFLES! Silent Auction! Time Capsule! Come one . . . come all . . . to this once-in-a-lifetime celebration of history and wine!
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