Treasure Island Museum

TREASURE ISLAND MUSEUM
ASSOCIATION

Island History Events, Small Exhibits,
and the Eventual Re-establishment of the Museum

Please check the calendar before visiting. Exhibit hours are limited.

ONCE upon a time, in San Francisco Bay, there lived a marvelous museum, with Bay Area "treasures" from Treasure Island's rich history of the military, the World's Fair and Pan Am Clipper flights. The Treasure Island Museum Association nurtured this unique jewel for over 20 years, until it was closed in 1997.
NOW the Association works to preserve and share the history of Treasure Island, and
IN YEARS TO COME, as the island is redeveloped, reestablish the Museum in Building One, Treasure Island

Our Sea Services exhibit is open noon to 4 pm, Thursdays and Fridays, most weeks, and on some weekend days, depending on the availability of docents. See the Exhibit Calendar for dates and hours.
Volunteer docents are needed to keep the exhibit open. If you would like to meet interested island visitors and swap your T.I. stories with theirs, please email our Exhibit Coordinator or phone 415-413-TIMA (413-8462). It's easy and no prior knowledge is required.
If you would like to sponsor one or more weekend exhibit days ($110 per day for the security guard), please see donation information or contact our Exhibit Coordinator.

Historical Exhibits in Building One:

Through Sept. 26, 2010: Treasure Island Salutes the Sea Services: A Look at San Francisco Bay Area history. Our little Exhibit Room off the historic lobby is now crammed with a hundred years of Bay Area naval history. Uniforms, photos, historical objects and video portray a century of service by the Navy, Coast Guard, Naval Reserve, Marines and Merchant Marine. Hours: Noon to 4 pm, Thursday and Friday most weeks and some weekend days. See the Exhibit Calendar for dates and hours.

Ongoing: Portal to the Pacific in War and Peace, in the Lobby Gallery, examines the island's rich history in a series of hanging panels featuring many previously unpublished color photographs. Hours: Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 5 pm* most weeks, and some weekend days. See the Exhibit Calendar for dates and hours. The exhibit is best viewed during daylight hours.

Directions: By car, take the Treasure Island exit from the Bay Bridge and follow the road around. There is free parking in front of Building One, just through the main gate on the right. Public transportation is also available.

* - Lobby hours depend on security staffing, and can change from time to time. At least two weeks notice will be given of any future closings, so please check availability here within two weeks of your planned visit.

Previous Events:

4th Annual Treasure Island History Day - February 27,2010

Zoe Dell Lantis Day - May 17, 2009

3rd Annual Treasure Island History Day - February 21, 2009

2nd Annual Treasure Island History Day - February 16, 2008

We're Back in Building One - June 29, 2008

Frequently asked questions:

What was the museum like?

Why did it close?

Will it reopen? And how can you help?

Who else cares? See the Memory Book.

What is the Association?

How can you contact us?

Help out - join our mailing list.

Next: The Island

Also of interest:

View our 2009 year-end newsletter, Treasure Island Tides.
CBS-5's Eye on the Bay presents Treasure Island's history, present and future in a show featuring TIMA Board members Desmond Thorssen and Anne Schnoebelen.
A Fair to Remember: The challenge of rediscovering and preserving the art of the Golden Gate International Exposition. Reprint of an article co-authored by Anne Schnoebelen in 1992.
The Treasure Island Memory Book - Record your recollections of this island, and read what others have said.
Treasures: Splendid Survivors of the Golden Gate International Exposition. An illustrated history of California's last World's Fair and its legacy of works of art.
Slideshow from our presentation to the TI Citizens Advisory Board, November 2002
The Treasure Island Development Authority, the San Francisco agency in charge of island redevelopment
The California State Historic Landmark designation for Treasure Island
A swimmer from the Billy Rose Aquacade at GGIE is seeking to recreate the 80-foot statue of Pacifica on Treasure Island.
Learn more about the Diego Rivera mural commissioned for the GGIE and find out how it got where it is today.
Some of the postcards that we used to sell in our gift shop were created by Bill Roddy, who has the photos on his web site. We still have some cards, and will sell them at our future events.

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