Time of Remembrance Programs

Time of Remembrance Onsite Field Trip

Mark Your Calendar: January 26 – March 20, 2026

Includes admission to the museum, a guided tour of the “Uprooted: An American Story” exhibit, an interactive classroom program, plus lesson plans, digital artifact kit and follow-up activities related to current issues. Structured programming lasts 2 hours. Aligned with 5th, 8th and 11th grade History-Social Science, Common Core ELA and Ethnic Studies.

Upon receiving a booking, the education department tailors the program to the specific grade level requested; an individual program is not appropriate for the full grade span listed above.

Admission:

Students: $6.50 each*
Chaperones: $6.50 each*
Teachers: Free

Now Booking

Seasonal program offered January 26 – March 20, 2026
Monday- Friday, 9:30 am & 11:30 am

Please plan your visit in advance and review current visitor protocols during COVID-19. For questions or assistance, contact reservations@californiamuseum.org or (916) 654-1729.

*To receive discounted admission, reservations for a minimum of 20 paid participants are required and must be made a minimum of 14 days in advance. Groups with fewer than 20 participants subject to $120 flat rate.

Elk Grove Unified School District: Time of Remembrance Onsite Field Trip

Mark Your Calendar: January 26 – March 20, 2026

Includes admission to the museum, a guided tour of the  “Uprooted: An American Story” exhibit, an interactive classroom program, plus lesson plans, digital artifact kit and follow-up activities related to current issues. Structured programming lasts 2 hours. Aligned with 5th, 8th and 11th grade History-Social Science, Common Core ELA and Ethnic Studies.

Upon receiving a booking, the education department tailors the program to the specific grade level requested; an individual program is not appropriate for the full grade span listed above.

Admission:

EGUSD covers students, teacher, and two chaperones per class.

Now Booking

Seasonal program offered January 26 – March 20, 2026
Monday- Friday, 9:30 am & 11:30 am

Please plan your visit in advance and review current visitor protocols during COVID-19. For questions or assistance, contact reservations@californiamuseum.org or (916) 654-1729.

Time of Remembrance Virtual Field Trip

Mark Your Calendar: January 26 – March 20, 2026

Includes a 30-minute live docent-led Zoom interactive presentation, plus lesson plans, digital artifact kit and follow-up activities related to current issues. Aligned with 5th, 8th and 11th grade History-Social Science, Common Core ELA and Ethnic Studies.

Upon receiving a booking, the education department tailors the program to the specific grade level requested; an individual program is not appropriate for the full grade span listed above.

Admission: 

Up to 98 participants
$125 per classroom

Now Booking

Seasonal program offered January 26 – March 20, 2026
Monday, 9:30 am & 11:30 am

For questions or requests, contact reservations@californiamuseum.org or (916) 654-1729.

*By submitting an online reservation, you agree to receive our emails. For details or to opt out, see Privacy page.

**Each participant must have Internet access, PDF reader software and a Zoom account. 

Time of Remembrance Traveling Trunk

Available year-round

The Museum’s traveling trunk program brings the learning opportunities from the “Time of Remembrance” Field Trip to your campus and a pivotal chapter of history to life for middle and high school students over a 2-week period.

Includes artifact reproductions, lesson plans, and hands-on activities exploring life in a WWII incarceration camp, along with citizenship, constitutionality and redress, presented in a WWII-era suitcase. The Teacher’s Guide includes digital resources, an artifact guide, and more than a week of instructional content. Students can watch a video of California Museum docent Les Ouchida as he describes the experience of being incarcerated as a child.  Aligned with 8th and 11th grade History-Social Science content standards and Common Core ELA.

Price:

2-week trunk rental: $70

Availability:

August – June

Please plan your visit to pick up trunk rental in advance. For questions or assistance, contact reservations@californiamuseum.org or (916) 654-1729.