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Built to serve as a public school and town meeting hall, Colton Hall has become a museum and is open for public. In October 1849, California's first Constitution was drafted in this historic site, making Colton Hall a landmark in the City of Monterey.
Established in 1908, Presidio of Monterey Museum takes visitors on a tour through various stages of military development, from the indigenous period to the Spanish and Mexican periods and up to present day. The military has had an important role in Monterey, especially between 1902 and today. For that, the majority of the museum is dedicated to the development of the Presidio as a training base.
Monterey Museum of Art includes a permanent collection consisting of California paintings, sculpture, works on paper and photography, Asian art, international folk art, as well as some notable work by Armin Hansen, William Ritschel, Ansel Adams and Edward Weston.
Pacific House is an 1840s adobe house, which historically served as an army office and warehouse and today is home to the Monterey Museum of the American Indian exhibition. Situated in the Custom House Plaza, across from the Maritime Museum, the historic building and grounds are open daily from 10am to 4pm, guided tours available.
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Address: Custom House Plaza | Monterey, CA | 93940
This museum presents Monterey's sea heritage and highlights the role of its protected harbor in early California history. The Maritime Museum carries almost 6000 artifacts, over 50,000 photographs and 6000 books and papers in the collection.