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While the museum itself is still closed (with a tentative opening date planned for January), there is good news for your Holiday shopping plans: the Museum Store will open with a limited schedule beginning November 5th! See details about hours and COVID protocol below.  This is a unique ... Read More about Museum Store Open for Holiday Shopping

The museum was very fortunate to receive the donation of a magnificent hand-made tapestry, independently appraised at over $20,000! The tapestry is a Kaffe Fassett design, “Cabbages and Fruit”, in 7 mesh, a 5x7ft rug in 17 pieces made with Appleton wool embroidery thread, and backed with canvas ... Read More about New Donation- Needle Point Tapestry

Since our current exhibit in honor of the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII, “Sunnyvale during the Wars”, opened only shortly before the museum had to close, not many visitors have seen it yet. Once we open our doors again, come over to have a look. Among a wealth of artifacts, you will find the ... Read More about A Peek into the current special exhibit

Someday in, say, 2030, young people are going to see vintage footage of street scenes from 2020 and ask in bewilderment, “Were people reenacting scenes from ancient movies, playing bank robbers? And why were the roads so empty?”, and we will chuckle and reminisce about “living through ... Read More about The Corona Virus experience in Sunnyvale

Although many female citizens of the United States of America take their right to vote for granted, it was not always thus. The current year, 2020, marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, the amendment which gave women the right to vote. Known as women’s ... Read More about The Long Fight for Women’s Suffrage