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read moreOMCA is involved in a partnership to preserve, steward, and present the artwork and murals being created at this moment, and the efforts underway, including our role, are included below. Due to Alameda County's shift to Purple Tier, the Oakland Museum of California's plans to reopen on November 20 to Members and November 27 to the general public will now be postponed. The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is one of the top-rated Bay Area museums to explore California art, history, and natural sciences.

read moreThe mission of the Oakland Museum of California is to inspire all Californians to create a more vibrant future for themselves and their communities. When the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) first opened its doors fifty years ago in 1969, it brought together three historically independent disciplines-art, history, and natural sciences-under one roof. This progressive multidisciplinary approach was to celebrate the many facets of California. Our collections-comprising more than 1.9 million objects including seminal art works, historical artifacts, ethnographic objects, natural specimens, and photographs-and our programs explore and reveal the factors that shape California character and identity, from its extraordinary natural landscapes, to successive waves of migration, to its unique culture of creativity and innovation.

read moreAn elevator is available inside the Museum for visitor use near the parking garage entrance on Level 2. The Elevator provides access to Levels 1, 2 and 3. The top-level roof gardens are not accessible by elevator. Free, on-street bike parking is available outside the Oak Street entrance to the Museum. Limited free covered bike parking is available in the OMCA Garage during garage hours, and on Oak Street Plaza, which is on the third level of the Museum, during Museum hours. OMCA assumes no responsibility for loss or damage to property left at bike parking.

read moreHave you heard? The Oakland Museum of California is undergoing construction, and we're making some exciting improvements to our campus! The construction will include significant enhancements to the caf. Therefore, OMCA's Blue Oak caf is now closed, reopening later this summer with an exciting new concept: Town Fare by Tanya Holland. Get excited for OMCA's new caf, Town Fare by Tanya Holland, coming later this summer. Because we're more than a museum, we're thrilled to invite you to experience our new dining destination from Oakland-based Brown Sugar Kitchen Hospitality Group (BSKHG), led by Executive Chef Tanya Holland.

read moreExplore art, history, and natural science online with the Oakland Museum of California through virtual field trips that tell the many stories of California and its people. Learn about the natural, artistic, and social forces that affect the state and investigate your own role in both its history and its future through discussion, storytelling, and inquiry. New topics will be posted later this spring-stay up to date through our teacher mailing list. School programs and tours made possible in part by generous support from the Oakland Museum Women's Board, The Clorox Company, and Kaiser Permanente.

read moreThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is one of the top-rated Bay Area museums to explore California art, history, and natural sciences. Recognized as one of the best things to do with kids in Oakland or the entire San Francisco Bay Area with kids, we're really for everyone from serious museum buffs to international visitors. Our collections rank us as one of the top science, history, and art museums in the East Bay, as well as the greater San Francisco Bay Area. We're at 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, California, convenient to BART.

read moreVolunteering at OMCA gives you a chance to get more involved with the museum you love. We are always recruiting enthusiastic volunteers to assist with school groups, events, office work, and more. Volunteer Info Sessions are offered several times a year. During Info Sessions, we discuss the various types of volunteer opportunities available to you, as well as next steps for getting involved! If you are unable to make the Info Session, we suggest creating an account on our Shiftboard volunteer site.