THIS IS AN OPEN HOUSE: STOP IN ANYTIME BETWEEN 9am and 11am
In the 1970s a run of makers found their way to a prune
town that was quietly becoming a wine town: potters and ceramicists,
printmakers behind Zephyrus Image, water-ski builders, silicon crystal
growers. Their work sits alongside the design and music of the decade
— including album sleeves, protest posters, and campaign graphics —
from the years Healdsburg decided what it wanted to become and pushed
back against developers who had other ideas. Curator Holly Hoods and
co-curator/designer Noah Jeppson open the doors two hours early for
Design Healdsburg.
Stop by for a coffee and conversation!
About the Healdsburg Museum
The Healdsburg Museum is celebrating 50 years in 2026. Founded in 1976, the Museum has been housed since 1990 in Healdsburg’s Carnegie Library, a 1911 Classical Revival building designed by noted Bay Area architect Brainerd Jones. The Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, 11:00–4:00, and admission is always free.
The Museum has been expanding its programming around local history and design. Don’t miss the free self-guided Historic Healdsburg Walking Tour, which starts right at the Museum’s front door and covers twelve downtown buildings — including Healdsburg’s only Streamline Moderne building, a cast iron storefront with columns poured at a San Francisco foundry, a WPA-built Chamber of Commerce, and an Art Moderne grocery store designed by Harry Weese, architect of the Washington D.C. Metro stations. Stop 9 is the double Quonset hut at 222 Healdsburg Avenue where Maherajah water skis were built — one of the stories you’ll read about in the current exhibition!
Want to go deeper? The Museum’s research center holds building records, tax records, city directories, and more than 21,000 historical photographs — everything you need to trace the history of a local home or business. Research is by appointment; inquire for more details.