The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center is a museum devoted to the comic strip creator Charles M. Schulz. The museum is a nonprofit organization that opened in Santa Rosa, California on August 17, 2002, 2 years after Schulz’s death. The museum aims to provide depth to the hilarious pages created by Charles M. Schulz through the conservation, exhibit, and understanding of his Peanuts comic strip.
Source: https://schulzmuseum.org/
The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center house numerous original Peanuts strips as well as other Schulz artwork. The Great Hall is dominated by 2 paintings by Japanese artist Yoshiteru Otani: a 3.5-ton wood sculpture showing the evolution of Snoopy and a 22-foot-tall ceramic mosaic consisting of 3,588 Peanuts strips that form the image of Lucy van Pelt handing Charlie Brown the football to kick. Permanent exhibitions at the museum include a painting by Christo depicting Snoopy’s doghouse wrapped, Schulz’s personal studio, an exhibition of foreign language versions of Peanuts books, and tributes to Schulz by other artists. There are 3 galleries featuring exhibits that rotate annually within the museum.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_M._Schulz_Museum_and_Research_Center
Museum Tours
Group Tour is a 45-60 minute tour, with an additional 60 minutes for visitors to explore the Museum’s galleries on their own.
A-Day-in-the-Life Tour is a 2-hour tour, with an additional 30-45 minutes at the Snoopy’s Home Ice Arena, Warm Puppy Cafe, and Snoopy’s Gallery & Gift Shop and another 45-60 minutes for a docent-led Museum tour.
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Research Center Tour is a 2-hour tour, that includes a 30-40 minute Research Center tour and a 45-60 minute docent-led Museum tour.
Museum Director Tour is a 45-60 minute tour, with up to 60 minutes for visitors to have a stroll into the galleries of the Museum freely.
American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreted Tour is for visitors who are deaf and have hard of hearing issues.
Tactile and Descriptive Tour is for visitors who are blind or have low vision.
Prices: Adults $12, Seniors $8 (62 and over w/ ID), Youth/Students (4 to 18 with a valid student ID $5. Minimum per tour: $50
Hours: Daily 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center
2301 Hardies Ln, Santa Rosa, CA 95403, United States
Phone: (707) 539-8092
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