Upcoming Events
There is always something going on at the museum! Click Here for information about the next planned event that will be open to the public.
School Program
Connect your students to the heritage of Sunnyvale and the communities around them. To learn more about field trips to the museum, Click Here.
Treasure Hunt
The museum has a treasure hunt activity for kids to find exhibits and objects of interest. Click Here for instructions and videos.
Victorian Teas
We host a spring tea in late April and early May, then a holiday tea in December. Click Here for more information.
Vintage & Yard Sale
The museum has an occasional Vintage & Yard sale fundraiser. We accept DONATIONS, so keep us in mind all year as you find things of value that you no longer need. Click Here for more information.
Past Events
The museum hosts several types of special events each year. Click Here to see an archive of them.
Permanent Exhibits
The museum has a certain number of permanent exhibits. Click Here for an overview.
Archive Collection
The museum has many artifacts in storage. Click Here to see a few.
Rotating Exhibits
There are temporary, rotating exhibits in a dedicated room upstairs. To see info on our current and recent exhibits, click on the following:
- Wedding Finery throughout the Decades November 2019 - January 2020
- Historic Downtown Sunnyvale July - October 2019
- Mass Communication before Technology January - May, 2019
- Schools in Sunnyvale Summer 2018
- Hats in Sunnyvale Spring 2018
- Sunnyvale Canneries Winter 2018
- A Collection of Collections November-December 2017
- Gabriel Ibarra Photo Exhibit April - October 2017
- Chinese Bubblegum Art January - March 2017
- A World of Santas November - December 2016
- The Telephone Comes to Sunnyvale June - October 2016
- Decades of Dress March - May 2016
- Sports in Sunnyvale and Silicon Valley January - February 2016
- History of Holiday Lighting November - December 2015
- Hendy-Westinghouse-Northrop Grumman 1906 to 2015 June - October 2015
- Homemade Handiwork April - June 2015
- Clubs and Organizations January - March 2015
- Dickens' Village November - December 2014
- Low Tech to High Tech July - October 2014
- Magic of Brush July 2014
- Four Generations May - June 2014
- Memories of the Great Depression January - April 2014
- Christmas at Grandma’s November - December 2013
- Early Milestones of Moffett Field March – September 2013
- Chinese Antiquities January – February 2013
- Creches November - December 2012
- Centennial Exhibits May – September 2012
- History of Places of Worship in Sunnyvale April 2012
Mini Exhibits
There were temporary, small exhibits in the upstairs hallway.
- Women’s History Month March 2017
- Presidents' Day February 2017
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