California Museum Facility Rentals

01/07/2025

The new year has begun and Courtyard events are already getting booked in for Spring, Summer and Fall.. The Courtyard opens back up for events beginning May 1st (closes in November).
Book your event today!
Contact the events department for more information here:

Courtyard In-house amenities include optional on-site catering, tables, and chairs. Any additional decor, AV and lighting must be arranged through your event planner.

11/09/2024

Public Program Event at the California Museum today with Satsuki Ina in partnership with the Museum.

Venue: California Museum.
Space location: Lobby and Uprooted exhibit
Event date: November 9, 2024.
Guest Count: 100
Vendors:
NCTOR
Set Up & Decor~ California Museum.

10/18/2024

Event at the Museum with California Primary Care Association celebrating their 30th Year Anniversary.

Venue: California Museum.
Space location: Lobby, gallery floors 1 & 2 and Courtyard.
Event date: October 17, 2024.
Guest Count: 600
Vendors:
A/V~ Hernandez Event Productions.
Catering~ Crisp Catering
Performances: Aries Moon Entertainment
Photography: Flix n Motion.
DJ Reyes
Decor~ CPCA

09/29/2024

Event at the Museum this evening with CHP celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Women Traffic Officers.

Venue: California Museum.
Space location: Lobby and Constitution Wall Courtyard.
Event date: September 28, 2024.
Guest Count: 300
Vendors:
A/V~ Hernandez Event Productions.
Catering~ Crisp Catering
Floral~ Angela Flowers

09/28/2024

Event at the Museum this evening with “California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation”. CRLAF has been a returning client at the Museum for 15 years for their acknowledgment program and dinner gala.
CRLAF’s mission is to help the rural poor improve their economic, social and political conditions and become more civically engaged in their communities.

Venue: California Museum.
Space location: Constitution Wall Courtyard.
Event date: September 27, 2024.
Guest Count: 250
Vendors:
A/V~ Hernandez Event Productions.
Catering & Bar Service~ Cielito Lindo Chef Romero.
Floral: CRLAF
Performances:
Mariachi Bonitas and Folklorico Tarascas Michoacanas Danzanntes

09/13/2024

Big event fun with Valley Vision.

Event Date:
Thursday September 12, 2024.
Organization:
Valley Vision: “30th “Anniversary Celebration”.
Venue space:
Lobby, 1st Floor Galleries, Auditorium & Courtyard.
Guest Count: 350
Vendors:
A/V- Hernandez Event Productions

Catering- Chef Zenti

Floral Décor: Zenti Events

DJ Ryan Burnham

Photo Booth-
Take-A-Picture Photobooths

Photography-
Riverview Media Photography

08/15/2024

Event at the Museum this evening with “Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies”. CEERT has been a returning client at the Museum for 13 years for their awards program and reception.

Venue: California Museum.
Space location: Lobby and Alcove.
Event date: August 14, 2024.
Guest Count: 150
Vendors: Catering & Bar Service~ Crisp Catering.
Floral: Design with Florae.
A/V: Museum Events Department.

08/14/2024

Event for “California Business Properties Association” at the Museum. A nice stand-up Reception with cocktails and lite apps.

Venue: California Museum.
Space location: Lobby and Alcove.
Event date: August 13, 2024.
Guest Count: 80
Vendors: Catering & Bar Service~ Jackson Catering.

08/13/2024

Event for “The Maddy Institute” at the Museum. Maddy has been a returning client since 2014. They love the Lobby space.

Venue: California Museum.
Space location: Lobby and Alcove.
Event date: August 12, 2024.
Organization: The Maddy Institute.
Guest Count: 145
Vendors: AV~Hernandez Event Productions. Catering & Bar Service~ Crisp Catering.

06/26/2024

Event this morning at the California Museum with Chronic Care Coalition: “Improving Obesity Outcomes; Policies in Patient Access in the Health System & Workplace” panel discussion & brunch.
Space location: Constitution Wall Courtyard.
A/V~ Hernandez Event Productions. Catering~ Chef Zenti.

05/16/2024

CONSTITUTION WALL:
The Courtyard is a popular event space at the Museum during late Spring, Summer time and early Autumn. It can host a seated plated event up to 350 and a stand up reception event up to 500.
Towering six stories over the courtyard, Constitution Wall features sculpted words from the California Constitution. Chosen for their enduring meaning, they inspire reflection on the freedoms guaranteed to all Californians.
Depending on the angle of the light throughout the day and in varying seasons, different words become more prominent. The word “RIGHTS,” which is the underlying theme of the piece, stands out more in the late morning and early afternoon, while “redress” and “assemble” are more apparent at midday.
In addition to varied reliefs, the words are punctuated by the wall’s color scheme, drawn from California’s landscape palette of forest, ocean and desert hues. Metal oxides embedded in the wall’s surface colors change over time, ensuring that the Wall is constantly evolving, like the Constitution itself.
Designed by artists Mike Mandel, Larry Sultan and Paul Kos, Constitution Wall was built by Frederick Meiswinkel Inc. in collaboration with Esherick, Homsey, Dodge & Davis. The sculpture was funded in part by the California Arts Council’s Art in Public Buildings program.

05/16/2024

Set up complete and ready for a big Courtyard event at the Museum tonight with a returning client.
Venue: California Museum.
Organization: Women’s Foundation California.
Guest count: 300.
Preferred Museum A/V Vendor: Hernandez Event Productions.
Catering: Chef Zenti.
Rentals: Sacramento Event Co.
Museum Preferred Photography:
True Love Photo.

05/10/2024

Small private dinner reception this evening.
Spaces: Lobby, Alcove & Floor One Exhibits.
Organization: League of California Community Foundation.
Guest Count: 52.
Catering: Chef Zenti.

05/08/2024

Event for “California Ocean Day” at the Museum.

Venue: California Museum.
Space location: The Courtyard.
Organization: Monterey Bay Aquarium “California Ocean Day”.
Guest Count: 300
Vendors: AV~Hernandez Event Productions. Catering & Bar Service~ Jackson Catering.

05/06/2024

Saturday 5/4/24 event set up turned out great, sadly though the entire set up and the event show had to be pulled into the Museum because of the rain weather. Everything turned out great!

Venue: California Museum.
Spaces: Lobby, Alcove, first floor galleries & Auditorium.
Organization: Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society ~”Honors Medicine Awards Gala”.
Guest Count: 250
Vendors: AV~Hernandez Event Productions. Catering~ Howe It’s Done.
Bar Service~ Primo Bar. Entertainment~ Dueling Fingers.