MuseumUCR California Museum of
Photography
The innovative contemporary exhibitions
of UCR/CMP explore photography's
relationship to politics, art and
society. Housed in a dime store
renovated in 1990, this facility of the
University of California, Riverside,
also exhibits Ansel Adams photographs,
examples of cameras from 1839 to the
digital present, and a world-renowned
collection of stereoscope cards.
MuseumRiverside Art Museum
Contemporary and historic Southern
California artists are showcased in
changing exhibitions at the Art Museum,
once the city's Mediterranean-style
YMCA. Julia Morgan, architect of the
Hearst Castle, designed this small gem
of a building in 1929. Converted to a
museum later in the century, the
building was added to the National
Register of Historic Places in 1982.
MuseumMission Inn Museum
Experience the sights and sounds of
turn-of-the-century Riverside at one of
the nation's grand hotels, the Mission
Inn. Its collections, gathered from
around the world by the hotel's founder,
Frank Miller, have adorned the Inn's mix
of architectural styles since its
earliest days. Many of these artifacts
are now housed in the Mission Inn
Museum.
MuseumLa Sierra University Museum of
Natural History
Founded by Billy Hankins, M.D., who
developed a technique for preserving
animals so perfectly you will think they
are really alive. Specimens are prepared
by sculpture and freeze dried taxidermy.
MuseumLa Sierra University Stahl Center
Museum of Culture
The Stahl Center Museum of Culture is a
rich cultural experience. View unique
items from around the world. The current
Stahl Center Museum of Culture exhibit
is Games, Puppets, and Toys from Around
the World.