Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento

Great resource for our community. The recent impressionist show was pretty cool but a little short on any actual Monet or Matisse. OTOH the point of the show was to trace the arc of Impressionism and it did a decent job of that but could have included more critical analysis of the movement and it’s connections to cubism and other modern art forms. It’s a great concept to do this kind of broad examination of a given school or form. It could be kinda cool to produce a movie separately for each exhibition that talks about the subject matter in more detail.

This museum is made into two parts, the original buildings that E.B. and Margaret Crocker lived in, and a much newer structure that holds art, tours, classes, symposiums and a gift shop. I personally toured the original museum and really enjoyed it. The architecture of the building itself, with the original living quarters behind it, was absolutely breathtaking and the art that had been collected, paintings and sculptures, was exquisite.It will take more than a day see ,admire and appreciate everything. The price of admission is only $15 but if you have an EBT card or are a senior, you can get in free. While I was there, several couples who were getting married chose to take wedding photos in the front of the building, it is really a sight to behold.