The Museum on Main has two main exhibit rooms. The Phoebe Hearst Room houses the rotating exhibits. The Local History Room houses the permanent exhibit about Pleasanton.

Help us with our Fall Exhibit

Do You Have Movie-Making Memories?

Pleasanton’s Museum on Main is preparing an exhibit about Hollywood moviemaking in Pleasanton, scheduled to open in September, and we are looking for residents or former residents who have stories or memorabilia associated with movies filmed in Pleasanton and nearby communities, especially during the years 1900 to 1950.  We are particularly interested in meeting anyone who witnessed or was involved with filming of the 1943 Abbot and Costello feature That Ain’t Hay.  If you have stories you are willing to share, or memorabilia you are willing to lend, please contact Pleasanton’s Museum on Main, by phone at 925-462-2766 or by e-mail at curator@museumonmain.org. Please respond by July 17, 2009.

Currently on Display

The Civil War:  The California Connection

March 20 – July 19, 2009

The Civil War: The California Connection examines California's role in the origins, course, and aftermath of the Civil War, from the debates over slavery in newly-conquered California, to the gold and troops California provided for the Union, to the settlement of veterans in the Tri-Valley area after the war. 

Upcoming Exhibits

July 24 – September 6                      Pleasanton Art League

September 20 – November 22         Hollywood Comes to Pleasanton

December 4 – late January 2010    Toys of the Valley 

Recent Exhibits

Treasures of the Tri-Valley II:  Tri-Valley on the Move

January 16 – March 7, 2009

From vintage license plates to model trains to aviation memorabilia, Tri-valley residents have accumulated a fascinating array of collections related to transportation—and for this exhibit they’ve shared them with the community.

Come Home for the Holidays

November 4, 2008 – January 11, 2009

The end of the year is traditionally a time for home and family.  “Come Home for the Holidays” a looks at how residents of the Valley, and of our sister city Tulancingo, Mexico, have celebrated the season in the past and in the present.

The Haunted Museum

October 10 – November 1, 2008

In conjunction with our ever-popular Ghost Walk tours, Pleasanton’s Museum on Main lets its ghosts come out to play as we host our own haunted house.

Imagination Expressed

August 10 – November 5, 2008

The Pleasanton Art League shows off its members’ best new works.