Current Exhibit
Visitors to the Healdsburg Museum discover changing exhibits of Healdsburg and northern Sonoma County history. Both didactic labels and interpretive panels provide descriptive information. New Audio Tour technology enhances the museum experience as visitors enjoy self-guided tours of the Gallery created by curatorial staff with narrator Elizabeth Holmes as the “Voice of Healdsburg Museum.” Temporary exhibits are curated by both professional staff and visiting curators assisted by skilled volunteers.
Museum Gallery is open free to the public Wednesday - Sunday 11:00 - 4:00 P.M.
“Healdsburg: War and Peace” Exhibit –Opens February 2nd with 5:30 Gallery Reception
“Healdsburg: War and Peace,” highlights the bravery and sacrifice of the local men and women of the military who served during wartime, as well as the idealism and passion of local peace activists, dating back to World War I. The photos and artifacts on display illustrate shared sacrifice on the homefront, wartime advertising and propaganda, military uniforms, gear and medals, heroism and the tragic costs of war. The overall theme is that Peace is Patriotic and Freedom isn’t Free.
There are several unique local stories on display. These include Julius Myron Alexander’s creation and promotion of a Universal Peace Flag before World War I; a P.O.W. Camp that housed German Prisoners in Windsor during World War II; and the entire Healdsburg community becoming the adoptive hometown of a U.S. Army Battalion during the Korean War.
Northern Sonoma County’s engagement with issues of war and peace continues today with decades of anti-war activism by the Healdsburg Peace Project and the current efforts of Mary St. Clair and the Healdsburg SOS project to send care packages to “support our soldiers” stationed in Afghanistan. We are proud to include them in the history of Healdsburg War and Peace.
