The Catalina Island Museum is currently located in the Casino Building.
One of Catalina Island’s most ambitious construction projects has recently entered its final phase. The Catalina Island Museum is currently building a new facility on Metropole Avenue, one of the largest construction projects in the island’s history. The Ada Blanche Wrigley Schreiner Building will include expansive exhibit and event space and is on track to open to the public later this year.
With Spanish tiles, colonnades and white stucco, the building is designed to fit in with some of the island’s most iconic architecture. Museum staff take the island’s needs seriously during construction, barging containers of water to the island to meet to the construction’s needs. With state-of-the-art exhibit space, a 100-seat amphitheater and a range of galleries for both permanent and visiting exhibits, the new museum is designed to meet to communities needs for generations to come.
Currently, the Catalina Island Museum operates in a small space located in the bottom floor of the Casino Building. It is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and admission is $5 for adults and $4 for seniors. Children under 15 are free. Visitors and residents who would like to support the museum and its efforts to preserve Catalina Island’s fascinating history can become members; memberships are available starting at $45 per year and include free admission.