Yosemite Museum

Founded in 1926 in Yosemite Valley through the efforts of Ansel Franklin Hall, the Yosemite Museum grew from earlier park museum projects begun in 1904 and 1915 and from a larger collection space opened in 1922. Designed by Herbert Maier and completed in 1925, the building is an important example of National Park Service rustic architecture, meant to blend with its surroundings. Its collections have long emphasized the heritage and culture of the Ahwahnechee people and also include baskets, early Yosemite sketches, John Muir’s tin cup, paintings, and about 100,000 historic photographs. Though much of the building became offices after 1966, the collection remains a major National Park Service resource.

Yosemite Valley, California · United States