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Monterey History and Art Museum, Monterey, CA

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Monterey History and Art Museum

A Monterey museum showing local art and regional history at the Stanton Center on Custom House Plaza.

5 Custom House Plaza, Monterey, CA 93940 · Monterey, CA

About Monterey History and Art Museum

Run by the Monterey History and Art Association, this museum in the Stanton Center focuses on art made by people tied to Monterey, past and present. Displays include paintings, sculptures, and photographs by historical and modern local creators. Some permanent exhibits also cover local history, such as the Rumsen people, the fishing industry, and author John Steinbeck. The building sits on Custom House Plaza, near the Old Customhouse and Pacific House museums.

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