Current Exhibits

The museum's galleries are open for in-person exhibitions Jan 31 to Mar 4, 2022. We hope you have a chance to visit us on campus, but you can still enjoy watching past virtual panels and visiting our virtual museum. If you have any questions or comments, please reach out to us via email.
Open Mon - Fri 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Jan 31 - Mar 4, 2022
Free Admission and open to the public
Modern archaeology is a billion-dollar business centered on
Cultural Resource Management (CRM), the discipline’s for-profit branch.
Indiana Jones went corporate half a century ago and this exhibit chronicles
that shift, offering an insider’s perspective on this little known but highly
influential industry employing around 80% of all archaeologists.
Our exhibit draws on CRM-sourced collections and engages with industry
professionals and alumni to offer visitors a sense for the everyday work
and often grueling reality of CRM archaeology and for the variety of
community partnerships, indigenous consultancies, and archaeological
collections the work produces alongside some of the controversies it has
generated over the decades.
Open Mon - Fri 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Oct 25 - Dec 10, 2021 and Jan 31 - Mar 4, 2022
Free Admission and open to the public
- Closed: November 11, 22-26, 2021
Spring 2019 Exhibit - Extended
From Peralta Hacienda Historical Park in Oakland to Bay Area spiritual practitioners, this exhibit highlights the complexity of Latinx life. The museum provides refuge to folk saints unwelcome in the religious mainstream while offering a historical context to their Bay Area backdrop. From the veneration and worship of African and Native American gods to the quiet lives of colonial-era ranchers, the exhibit exposes the deep roots of contemporary Latinx culture in Northern California. Visitors are invited to commune with Latinx folk saints, experience East Bay history, and interact with technologies that transformed the area centuries ago
Currently reopened Oct 25 - Dec 10, 2021 and Jan 31 - Mar 4, 2022
Mon - Fri 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Free Admission and open to the public
Original Dates:
Opening reception Thursday, February 21, 2019 | 4:30 – 7 p.m.
Open Mon-Sat February 18 – May 17, 2019 | 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Closed
Spring Break: March 30 - April 7
'Botanica' installments comes to CSUEB - article about creating the 2019 exhibition.
A new gallery highlighting traditions and technologies of mud and mud-brick construction
Adobe: Of Dirt and Community
How long will your home last?
Your conventional home will probably not survive more than a few generations. Mud houses fashioned by
Reopened Oct 25 - Dec 10, 2021 and Jan 31 - Mar 4, 2022
Mon - Fri 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Free Admission and open to the public
Original Dates:
Open Mon-Sat February 18 – May 17, 2019 | 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Closed
Spring Break: March 30 - April 7
"Of Dirt and Community," an East Bay Today article on studying the science behind adobe bricks.
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