The San Mateo County History Museum is a public museum in Redwood City that is housed within the former 1910 San Mateo County Courthouse. It was originally founded in 1941 by the San Mateo County Historical Association and housed within a classroom at the College of San Mateo until 1998, when it moved to its current location and opened to the public a year later. The museum strives to showcase the region's rich cultural and social heritage through a variety of permanent and temporary rotating exhibits related to topics such as the region's agriculture, economy, technology and innovation, and artwork. In addition to its main museum facility, the SMCHA also oversees several historic properties in the San Mateo County region, including Sanchez Adobe Park and the Woodside Store.

2200 Broadway, Redwood City, CA 94063, Phone: 650-299-0104

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