About Chico Museum
Housed in the former Carnegie Library building in Downtown Chico, the Chico Museum has hosted more than 90 exhibits since it opened in February 1986, celebrating the distinct heritage of Chico. Past exhibits have included prestigious traveling exhibits as well as those created by the Museum, focusing on local Chico and Butte County history.
The Museum’s Carnegie and Patrick Galleries feature changing exhibits focusing on specific aspects of Chico’s past, present and the area’s unique characteristics. The McIntyre Gallery houses the “Chico Timeline 1830 – 2000” filled with photos, portraits, and artifacts evoking Chico’s diverse history. Also in this gallery is an “Agricultural History of the North Valley”. This exhibit tells the tale of the valley, the people who made it their home, and its historical impact on agriculture in the region.

Current Exhibit: Themes: Rice, rice farming and rice products
The history of rice farming in the region. The business and economics of rice farming. Environmental issues.  Rice around the world and its many uses. Rice and rice cultivation in artwork The relationship between rice farming and migratory waterfowl along the Pacific Flyway .
Lots of interactive for hands-on learning:   Experience walking through a rice field at dusk .  Examine a mosquito and a rice mite through a microscope.   Watch several rice and bird related videos.   Learn new vocabulary and earn rice for world hunger through FreeRice.com
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Note: The museum will be closed  from December 24-January 3 for the Christmas Holiday
 

Come visit the Chico Museum in beautiful Downtown Chico
Open: Wednesday through Sunday noon-4 PM
Directions to Chico Museum
Admission: Adults $3, Seniors and Students $2, under 14 free