Exhibitions

Designed to entertain as well as educate, changing exhibitions - both online and in the History Center galleries - feature diverse topics that speak to the area's multi-faceted history and interests.

in the galleries

June 13, 2026, through January 24, 2027
Where History Meets the Road: Celebrating Route 66 & Colorado Boulevard

 

In 2026, two significant regional and national milestones converge: the centennial of Route 66 and the 150th anniversary of Colorado Boulevard. Where History Meets the Road traces the impact of Route 66 and the evolution of “roadside culture” along Colorado Boulevard.

March 7, 2026, through December 27, 2026
PASADENA PALETTE: Selections from Pasadena Museum of History’s Collection

 

Celebrating artists who lived and worked in Pasadena, portraits of notable residents, and vibrant scenes painted throughout the Crown City.

Exhibitions Sponsors: The Paloheimo Founation & Susan Stevens and Family.

online exhibition

FROZEN FRAMES:
PRESERVING PASADENA’S VISUAL LEGACY

Frozen Frames: Preserving Pasadena’s Visual Legacy, PMH’s premiere online exhibition, will unfold in four parts over a year-long period, bringing artistically and historically compelling images out of the deep freeze and into public view. The photographs come from among the more than 200,000 at-risk negatives that are now cryogenically preserved as part of the Museum’s Great History Freezeproject of 2015.

Frozen Frames is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Michael Kadin and is proudly supported by the news website Pasadena Now.

Exhibition Sponsors: The Paloheimo Foundation & the Kadin Family

Past Exhibitions

Pasadena Museum of History