Digital Crocker

      California and American Art

      The Crocker Art Museum offers the most comprehensive collection of Californian art from statehood to the present.

      European Art

      E. B. and Margaret Crocker linked the capital of the new state of California to the culture of the Old World.

            Asian Art

            The Museum’s Asian art collection began with the Crockers’ daughter Jennie Crocker Fassett.

            Early Meissen Porcelain

            This collection features the best of 18th-century production from the time the Meissen factory was founded in 1709.

            African and Oceanic Art

            The Crocker Art Museum offers the dedicated display of Oceanic and African art in the Loet Vanderveen Atrium.

            Exhibitions and Collections

            The Museum's exhibitions include works from the permanent collection as well as an exciting schedule of several national and international traveling exhibitions. The changing exhibitions represent a diverse range of media, time periods, and cultures.

            Current Exhibits


            Upcoming Exhibits

            Mel Ramos: 50 Years of Superheroes, Nudes, and Other Pop Delights

            Mel Ramos: 50 Years of Superheroes, Nudes, and Other Pop Delights

            Mel Ramos, The Phantom Lady, 1963. Oil on canvas, 60 x 44 in. Leta and Mel Ramos Family Collection.JUNE 2 - OCTOBER 21, 2012 A Sacramento native and Sacramento State alumnus,...

            A Chosen Path: The Ceramic Art of Karen Karnes

            A Chosen Path: The Ceramic Art of Karen Karnes

            Karen Karnes, Flower Container, 1997. Glazed stoneware, woodfired, 9 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. Collection of Abel Weinrib. JUNE 23 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 For more than 60...

            The Artist's View: Landscape Drawings from the Crocker Art Museum

            The Artist's View: Landscape Drawings from the Crocker Art Museum

            Willem van Bemmel, Landscape with an Artist Sketching, n.d. Black chalk on beige laid paper, laid down to beige laid secondary support, 6 1/8 x 7 15/16 in. Crocker Art...


            Permanent Collections

            The Crocker's permanent collection includes more than 15,000 works of art, boasting one of the most comprehensive collections of Californian art from statehood to present, a world-renowned collection of master drawings, one of the nation's premier collections of international ceramics, diverse Asian works, and a growing collection of African and Oceanic art. Select works may be viewed on the Digital Gallery pages of each section.

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            216 O Street
            Sacramento, CA 95814
            916.808.7000
            cam@crockerartmuseum.org

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