Arts

Galleries, museums and theaters

91 places

Anderson Valley Historical Museum

Anderson Valley Historical Museum is a museum in Boonville. Rated 4.9 by 8 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Arena Cove Historic District

Arena Cove Historic District is a historic site in Point Arena. Rated 4.8 by 15 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Art Explorers, Inc

Art Explorers, Inc. is a nonprofit studio in Fort Bragg for neurodivergent and physically disabled adult artists. Founded over 24 years ago, it offers a non-judgmental space with no rules, believing…

Artist's Collective in Elk

Artist's Collective in Elk is a gallery in Elk. Rated 4.9 by 17 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Artists Co-Op of Mendocino Gallery

The Artists Co-Op of Mendocino Gallery is an artist-run collective with over twenty members working in photography, painting, sculpture, jewelry, metalwork, and ceramics. Artists share…

Barrel Proof Lounge

Barrel Proof Lounge is a theater in Mendocino. Brought across from our earlier survey of the coast and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Celtic Creations

Celtic Creations is a jewelry studio and gallery upstairs in Mendocino. Master jewelers Chris and Shani Christenson make custom Celtic wedding bands and medallions inspired by nature and ancient…

Cider Creek Collective

An artist residency and community ceramic studio near Albion, California, two miles from the Pacific. It occupies a 170-year-old Victorian homestead with orchards, coastal forests, and the Albion…

Cloud Nine Art Gallery

Cloud Nine Art Gallery in Fort Bragg shows original work by local and regional artists. Paintings, photographs, jewelry, woodworking, and sculpture fill the space. A resident oil artist works in the…

Cloverdale Museum of History

Cloverdale Museum of History is a museum in Cloverdale. Rated 4.8 by 13 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Coast Cinemas

Coast Cinemas is an independent theater in Fort Bragg, saved from closure by new owners after over five decades with the Lazzarini family. It shows first-run and classic films on multiple screens,…

Cobalt Gallery

Cobalt Gallery is a contemporary fine art space at 430 N Main Street in Fort Bragg. It presents monthly one-artist exhibitions and is managed by Flockworks, a local nonprofit focused on community…

Cotton Auditorium

Cotton Auditorium is the 846-seat performing arts theater in Fort Bragg, built in 1937. After years of use, it got fixed up with historic siding, new seats, better acoustics, and modern lighting and…

Creative Hands of Mendocino

Creative Hands of Mendocino is a gift shop on Main Street, established in 1989. It sells handcrafted candles, local crafts, stylish clothing, and souvenirs that reflect the area's artistic spirit.…

Cyan Art Studio

Cyan Art Studio is a gallery in Fort Bragg. Restored from our earlier survey of the coast and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Cynthia Myers Glass

Cynthia Myers Glass is a gallery in Little River. Restored from our earlier survey of the coast and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Dan Bolin's River House

Dan Bolin's River House is a historic site in Little River. Rated 5 by 3 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Depot Mall & Museum

The Depot Mall & Museum is a California historic landmark in a preserved train depot. It houses locally owned shops selling souvenirs, coastal apparel, hand-blown glass, fossils, and jewelry, plus a…

Discovery Gallery

Discovery Gallery is a gallery in Gualala. Rated 5 by 7 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Dolphin Gallery

Dolphin Gallery is a gallery in Gualala. Rated 4.9 by 8 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Doorward

Doorward is a gallery in Fort Bragg. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Edgewater Gallery

Edgewater Gallery is an artist-owned collective in downtown Fort Bragg, operating since 2003 and a fixture of the Mendocino Coast art scene. Co-owner artists handle curation, management, and visitor…

Ely Stage Stop and Country Museum

Ely Stage Stop and Country Museum is a museum in Kelseyville. Rated 4.7 by 44 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Emma Blackwood

Emma Blackwood is a gallery in Mendocino. Brought across from our earlier survey of the coast and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Erin Dertner Gallery & Framing

Erin Dertner Gallery & Framing is a gallery in Fort Bragg. Rated 5 by 1 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

For The Joy Of It! A Creative Retreat

For The Joy Of It! A Creative Retreat is a gallery in Mendocino. Restored from our earlier survey of the coast and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Ford House Visitor Center & Museum

Ford House Visitor Center & Museum is an 1854 house in Mendocino that serves as the visitor center for Mendocino Headlands State Park. Exhibits cover logging history, a scale model of Mendocino from…

Ft Bragg Mendocino Cst Historical

The Guest House Museum is the town's tallest Victorian mansion, built in 1892 from old-growth redwood.

Gallery Depot-Vente

Gallery Depot-Vente is a gallery in Fort Bragg. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Gary Amerigian

Gary Amerigian is a gallery in Point Arena. Rated 5 by 1 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Getchell House

Getchell House is a historic site in Gualala. Rated 3.5 by 2 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Gibson Museum

Gibson Museum is a museum in Middletown. Rated 4.7 by 9 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Glass Fire Art Glass Gallery

Glass Fire Art Glass Gallery is run by Buster and Trish Dyer. It features hand-blown glass sculptures and lighting with nautical themes, including jellyfish lamps, ocean waves, and chandeliers. The…

Gloriana Musical Theatre

Gloriana Musical Theatre is a cornerstone of the Mendocino Coast cultural scene. Since 1976 it has staged Broadway-style musicals, rock revues, a cappella, magic shows, and young performers'…

Greenwood State Park Visitor Center Museum

Greenwood State Park Visitor Center Museum is a museum in Elk. Rated 4.3 by 12 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Grey Whale Gallery

Grey Whale Gallery is a gallery in Sea Ranch. Rated 5 by 2 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Gualala Wood-n-Arts

Gualala Wood-n-Arts is a gallery in Gualala. Rated 5 by 2 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Guest House Museum

Guest House Museum is a Victorian mansion from 1892, built by the Fort Bragg Redwood Company for the Johnson family using 67,000 board feet of old-growth redwood. It’s the tallest building in town,…

Highlight Gallery

Highlight Gallery is a gallery in Mendocino. It occupies a historic building on Kasten Street overlooking Mendocino Bay. The space displays handcrafted art and furniture from over 200 artists,…

Historic Courthouse Museum

Historic Courthouse Museum is a museum in Lakeport. Rated 4.6 by 30 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Historic Gualala Road Bridge

Historic Gualala Road Bridge is a historic site in Gualala. Rated 5 by 1 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Historic Redwood (a section of the largest known Redwood tree from Mendocino County )

Historic Redwood (a section of the largest known Redwood tree from Mendocino County ) is a museum in Fort Bragg. Rated 4.8 by 26 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet…

J Howell Fine Art

J Howell Fine Art is a gallery in Mendocino. Rated 5 by 1 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

James Wilson

James Wilson is a gallery in Mendocino. Brought across from our earlier survey of the coast and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

John Hanes Fine Art Gallery and Studio

John Hanes Fine Art Gallery and Studio is a gallery in Boonville. Rated 5 by 8 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Kelley House Museum

Kelley House Museum in Mendocino Village was built in 1861 by William Kelley, one of the area’s first settlers. The house overlooks the Pacific Ocean, has garden grounds, and is a well-preserved…

Lansing Street Gallery

Lansing Street Gallery in Mendocino is owned by Michael Doten and Alecia Ward. It shows local Mendocino and Fort Bragg artists, plus Northern California and Bay Area talent, with occasional…

Larry Spring Museum of Common Sense Physics

The Larry Spring Museum of Common Sense Physics occupies the original storefront where Lorenz 'Larry' Spring ran his Zenith television repair shop and later taught his homespun theories about…

Lisa Martinez

Lisa Martinez is a gallery in Mendocino. Brought across from our earlier survey of the coast and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Little River Museum

Little River Museum is a museum in Little River. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum

Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum is a museum in Lower Lake. Rated 4.4 by 64 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Matheson Performing Arts Center

The Matheson Performing Arts Center is inside Mendocino High School at 45096 Cahto Street. It is a local venue for theater productions, live music, spoken word, and collaborative exhibits. Recent…

Medium Art Center

Medium Art Center is a gallery in Ukiah. Rated 5 by 8 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Mendocino and Headlands Historic District

Oceanfront historic district offering landmark, 19th-century buildings, a visitor center & museum.

Mendocino Art Center

Mendocino Art Center is an educational and creative space on Northern California coast headlands above the Pacific. Since 1959 it has offered workshops, gallery exhibitions, and artist residencies.…

Mendocino Center for Circus Arts

The Mendocino Center for Circus Arts, called CircusMecca, is a nonprofit circus theater offering classes, workshops, and performances. It teaches aerial silks, acrobatics, juggling, and clowning to…

Mendocino Coast Model Railroad & Historical Society

The Mendocino Coast Model Railroad & Historical Society sits behind the Skunk Train depot. Its hand-built G-scale layout has over 1,300 feet of track, with trestles, bridges, a mill, logging camps,…

Mendocino County Museum

It’s the Mendocino County Museum in Willits, with exhibits on the Pomo, the pioneers, and the 1960s back-to-the-landers. There’s a rebuilt Main Street, a Seabiscuit tribute, old wagons, early…

Mendocino Theatre Company

The Mendocino Theatre Company has produced over 200 productions on its black-box stage since 1976. Its Helen Schoeni Theatre seats 60 to 75. Located in the Mendocino Art Center, the lobby bar serves…

Micah Sanger at Visionary Arts Gallery

Micah Sanger at Visionary Arts Gallery in Mendocino paints unseen energies and the flow of consciousness. His background includes childhood in rural Wisconsin and Europe, and mentorship under…

Michael Torres

Michael Torres is a gallery in Mendocino. Brought across from our earlier survey of the coast and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

MOA studio / gallery

MOA studio / gallery is a gallery in Point Arena. Rated 5 by 1 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Museum

Museum is a museum in Point Arena. Rated 5 by 4 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Noma

Noma is a gallery in Gualala. Rated 5 by 5 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Northcoast Artists Gallery

Northcoast Artists Gallery is Fort Bragg’s first artist cooperative gallery, run by a collective of Mendocino County artists. The space shows local ceramics, jewelry, turned wood, textiles,…

Noyo Center For MARINE Science

The Noyo Center for Marine Science has two Fort Bragg locations. The downtown Discovery Center displays the world’s largest fully articulated orca skeleton, an immersive dome, and rotating exhibits.…

Partners Gallery

Partners Gallery is an artist-run collective in downtown Mendocino’s Beacon Building. Twelve local Mendocino Coast artists show contemporary paintings, mixed media, collages, prints, sculptures,…

Point Arena Lighthouse

A 115-foot tower on the Mendocino coast, this lighthouse was rebuilt after the 1906 earthquake using steel rods in concrete. It remains an active aid to navigation. Inside are a museum, a spiral…

Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park

Point Cabrillo Light Station in Mendocino has a 1909 lighthouse with a third-order Fresnel lens. The 30.5-acre complex includes original keepers’ residences and a blacksmith shop, managed by the…

Point Cabrillo Lighthouse

Point Cabrillo Lighthouse is a historic site in Mendocino. Rated 4.6 by 19 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Point Cabrillo Lighthouse Museum

On the Mendocino coast, Point Cabrillo Lighthouse Museum preserves maritime and lumbering history tied to the Frolic shipwreck. The restored station includes the lighthouse with its original Fresnel…

Prentice Gallery

Prentice Gallery represents local artists of exceptional caliber in watercolor, oil, acrylic, mixed media, bronze, marble, and dye. The gallery supports Mendocino’s artist community, with works…

Rebecca Johnson Art

Rebecca Johnson Art is a gallery in Philo. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Ritual Mendocino

Ritual Mendocino is a gallery and antique store in Mendocino with a curated mix of Asian and Middle Eastern goods and a Southwest flair. It carries vintage jewelry, art, textiles, candles, incense,…

Robert Coastal

Robert Coastal is a gallery in Little River. Brought across from our earlier survey of the coast and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Sarah Chen

Sarah Chen is a gallery in Mendocino. Brought across from our earlier survey of the coast and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Scotia Museum

Scotia Museum is a museum in Scotia. Rated 3.7 by 17 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Sea Glass Museum

The International Sea Glass Museum displays over 3,000 sea glass artifacts collected by Capt. Cass Forrington, including rare stoppers, handles, rounds, and marbles from Fort Bragg's former dump…

Sharon Nickodem's Mixed Media Art Studio

Sharon Nickodem's Mixed Media Art Studio is a gallery in Gualala. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Sportsman's Park Gallery and Gifts

Sportsman's Park Gallery and Gifts is a gallery in Fort Bragg. Rated 4.9 by 9 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Spotswood House 1887

Spotswood House 1887 is a historic site in Potter Valley. Rated 5 by 1 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Stewart Kummer Gallery

Stewart Kummer Gallery is a gallery in Gualala. Rated 3.7 by 3 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Studio 391

Studio 391 is a gallery in Gualala. Rated 5 by 12 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

Symphony of the Redwoods

Symphony of the Redwoods is a community orchestra in Fort Bragg, founded in 1983. It grew from 27 musicians to 45–50 from Mendocino, Humboldt, Lake, and Sonoma Counties, under director Allan…

Tall Cliff Isle

Tall Cliff Isle is a historic site in Fort Bragg. Rated 5 by 7 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

TC Space

TC Space is a gallery on N Franklin Street in Fort Bragg. It shows local artists from the Mendocino Coast and beyond, with paintings, ceramics, wood, glass, and metal. Exhibitions like “Lighten Up!”…

Temple of Kwan Tai

The Temple of Kwan Tai in Mendocino is one of California’s oldest continuously used Chinese houses of worship, built of virgin redwood and sold to Chinese owners in 1867. It served the Hee family…

The Engine House at the Mendocino County Museum

The Engine House at the Mendocino County Museum is a museum in Willits. Rated 5 by 2 Google reviewers. Listing imported from Google Places and not yet reviewed by us or claimed by the business.

The Mendocino Coast Photographers Gallery

A Fort Bragg gallery at 357 North Franklin Street open Friday through Monday, 10 am to 5 pm. It sells fine art photography of the rugged coastline, diverse wildlife, and moody landscapes. The…

The Studio Mendocino

The Studio Mendocino is a gallery in Mendocino, part of a local arts scene that includes the Mendocino Art Center and the Artists’ Co-op. Painters and potters work there, and the intimate space is…

The Weller House

The Weller House is Fort Bragg’s oldest and most historically significant house, built in 1886 and expanded in 1897. It’s a 10-room, 10,000-square-foot Victorian with old-growth clearheart redwood…

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