The Best Museums in Berkeley

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)

UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) is one of the largest university museums in the U.S., and one of only a handful to present a full range of visual culture, including film and video. Each year BAMPFA presents more than fift... more

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Habitot Children's Museum

Habitot Children's Museum was founded by parents and educators in 1992 to meet the unique needs and interests of infants, toddlers and preschoolers in a safe and appropriate community setting. Habitot opened its first facility in downtown Berkeley in... more

Judah L. Magnes Museum

Founded in 1962, The Judah L. Magnes Museum collects, preserves, and exhibits art and artifacts reflecting the diversity and complexity of the Jewish experience throughout history. We promote understanding by fostering dialogue and exploring links be... more

Lawrence Hall of Science

Come visit the Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley's public science center and a destination for science fun for more than 40 years! Here's a place where visitors of all ages can explore science by doing science in: •    our fe... more

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Museum of Vertebrate Zoology

University of California, Berkeley's Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (MVZ) is a research and education center founded in 1908 to study the biology of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specialties include lan... more

Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology

Permanent Collections ================== Beginnings: The Phoebe Hearst Era (1901-1920) The founding collections of the Museum include Egypt, Peru, Ancient Mediterranean, and Native Californian. Native Californian Cultures Over thousands of y... more

Silk Road House

Silk Road House is a non-profit organization created to promote and support an array of ethnic cultural traditions.  The main goals of the Silk Road House are: * to create a center for the collection of pertinent cultural and historical informa... more

The Magnes

The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life was established in 2010 following the transfer of the Judah L. Magnes Museum to the University of California, Berkeley. Its remarkably diverse archive, library and museum holdings include art, objects, tex... more