Love Friday nights Off the Grid!! Wonderful music, Zumba lessons, arts and crafts for kids, and yummy food trucks!

A great museum for following California History, both social and geologic, includes diaorama type presentations, and many photos from the f64 club and others documenting California in the 30's and 40's.

Great History exhibit and outstanding Art exhibits. Chinese Festival was amazing--had to pull my 7 year old grandson away after 5 hours; New science exhibit opening soon

This Museum has 3 levels and at least three major exhibits at a time: Downstairs is the technology/science area, which was closed for renovation when we were there. On the 2nd level is the history of California and temporary exhibit space and on the top level are the art galleries. There is on site parking ($5 with validation when you... More

Don't come here in search of deathless art by world-renowned luminaries. That's not what this museum is about. Every gallery expresses a distinctive focus California: its people, its landscape and the spirit of its artists from the forgotten cartoonist who lampooned Gold Rush fever to photographers and painters working now (I particularly enjoyed the documentary photos of everyday suburban life).... More

Very well laid out, informative, and interesting museum. The natural sciences floor was closed when we visited, but the art and history floors filled our afternoon, and I don't think we could have done justice to all three in one visit. The outdoor gardens are underwhelming. The history and art exhibits are real gems.

Got there at about 10:30 AM to find it wasn't open, but parked in the museum parking lot ($1 an hour with admission to the museum) and wandered around the downtown and wound up walking around Lake Merritt (3.5 miles) stopping at the bird sanctuary on the lake. Nice views of the city. We got back to the museum and... More

The Oakland Museum has a great collection of beautiful, interesting and interactive galleries for visitors of all ages. The gardens are also a great place to relax while enjoying art. The museum is just a few blocks from BART, so it's relatively easy to get to without a car. There are frequently special events going on, so best to check... More

This offered all kinds of information about California, from the earliest Indian settlers (and the horrible things that happened to them, to current times. It was interesting to see how California changed from being very anti minorities to their present ways in the forefront of civil rights, etc.