Oakland Museum of California

Oakland,
CA
(2020)

Oakland Museum of California

Arts, Community, Museums

Enhancements to a museum campus enabling improved community access, measures to ensure the safety and security of patrons, interactive landscaping, and expanded on-site programming.

Investment

NMTC Amount: $14,000,000
Total Project Cost: $20,000,000

IMPACT

185 FTE jobs
90 construction jobs

CDEs

Capital One, Oakland Renaissance

Investor

Capital One

Voices from the Community

New Market Tax Credits are enabling the transformation of the Oakland Museum of California into a community gathering space and “town square” in the heart of downtown Oakland. Our renewed gardens and enhanced campus will open up to the surrounding neighborhoods, will serve as a platform for arts and cultural programming, and will connect learning experiences about California art, history and natural sciences within the Museum galleries directly to interpretations and experiences in our landmark gardens. Even with public and private funding, we could not complete the vision for this project without NMTCs.

-Lori Fogarty, Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California

Project Description

For more than 50 years, Oakland Museum of California has celebrated the many facets of the state through the presentation of California’s art, history and natural sciences. The Museum is deeply connected to the community, providing educational and outreach programs like Friday Nights @ OMCA to engage families and celebrate local holidays and culture.

The project is located in the Central/Lake Merritt area of Oakland which is Severely Distressed and has a median family income which is 35.05% of the metropolitan AMI.
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf lent her support to the project, calling out how the Museum will “create new opportunities for exploration and learning for all.”

MAP

Address: 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA 94607

Census Tract: 6001403302

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