Welcome

The Pacific Grove Museum is your living personal field guide to the California Central Coast. Explore the birds and wildlife, plants, geology and cultural richness that make this region unique in the world.

The Museum's mission is to inspire discovery, wonder, and stewardship of our natural world.

This Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums.

Monarchs Come Home Exhibition

Find out about the miraculous and unique annual cycle of western monarch butterflies, which includes a winter migration to California’s Central Coast. Highlights of this exhibition include real specimens, amazing videos, vintage artifacts, a "cabinet of curiosities," and multiple hands-on opportunities--all wrapped in the most up-to-date scientific knowledge and artistic presentation.

It's A MVSEVM in a MUSEUM!

 

Our new exhibition, endearingly pronounced The “Muh-vuh-seh-vem” celebrates the founding spirit of our Museum. Learn about careful collecting, taxidermy, and curation. Come join in the hands-on fun as you develop your own interpretive style.

This exhibition is now open!

Pacific Grove's Chinese Fishing Village

The Museum’s special exhibition on the Pacific Grove Chinese Fishing Village is again being extended due to popular demand. The special exhibition was made possible thanks to the expertise and generosity of Michael E. Croft.  Mr. Croft used historic photographs to recreate the Chinese Fishing Village and the McAbee Beach Village models . The special exhibition includes this models accompanied by panels describing the history of the Chinese Fishing Village, developed by CSUMB Museum Studies intern Marisa Mercado.  The recent addition of the McAbee Beach model offers a new, more complete view of the history of the Chinese fishing industry in Monterey.

Due to the Wildflower Show and the Illustrating Nature Exhibition, this exhibit will be closed utill May 14th.

Summer Camps at the Museum!

Have fun this summer at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History! This year the Museum is offering four fun programs:

                                 Art & Nature                                             Buggin' Out
                               June 24th-28th                                          July 8th-12th
                               9:00am-1:00pm                                      9:00am-1:00pm
                                 For ages 4-6                                            For ages 4-6

 

                              Jr. Naturalist                                     Science Da Vinci Style!
                              June 17-21st                                              July 22-26th
                             9:00am-3:00pm                                       9:00am-3:00pm
                               For ages 7-9                                            For ages 9-11

 

 

 

Downloads: 
application/pdf iconSummer Camp Flyer
application/pdf iconSummer Camp Registration Form

California Naturalist

Do you enjoy learning about the natural world? Would you like to learn about the amazing and unique ecology of California? If so, consider becoming a certified California Naturalist. The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History is partnering with the University of California Cooperative Extension to offer this certification for Monterey County. The Spring 2013 class will begin Wednesday March 6th and run through Wednesday May 22nd.

California Naturalist is a new program developed by the University of California Cooperative Extension to foster a committed corps of volunteer naturalists and citizen scientists trained and ready to take an active role in natural resource conservation, education, and restoration. This program provides training, in collaboration with local sponsoring institutions, for adult environmental stewards through an adaptable outdoor and in class curriculum that can be as easily applied in a variety of settings. The program utilizes a science curriculum, hands-on learning, communication training, and community service to engage adults in interactive learning and provides them with scientific literacy and critical thinking skills.

To register for the California Naturalist Program, please contact Ann Wasser at (831) 648-5716 ext 14 or email at limpets@pgmuseum.org

UPDATE: The Spring 2013 California Naturalist class is full. If you would like to be put on our waitlist please contact Ann Wasser. Thank you for your interest in the California Naturalist program!

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 - 6:00pm
Downloads: 
application/pdf iconCalifornia Naturalist Registration Form

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