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Artist M. Walker- Nelson, inspired by Travels with Charley, created West (of Eden) which reimagines the road-trip. Centered on images of the Southwest, this exhibit explores the passage/ravages of time, both evoking and challenging memories with its unique style.
For the first time in 20 years, the National Steinbeck Center has made major, permanent changes to the John Steinbeck Exhibit Hall. Take a look at the behind-the scenes work that went into creating lasting exhibit, dedicated to the Valley of the World honorees.
Since its publication in January 1945, Cannery Row has been one of America’s favorite Steinbeck works. Being so beloved, the place it is set, Old Ocean View Boulevard, has become a tourist hotspot. Within the novel, Steinbeck blends fact and fiction about his time living in the area. In this exhibit, we celebrate the blend […]
We had the pleasure of hosting Clay Jenkinson for our inaugural Cars & Culture Event on August 10th, 2024. He is just a bit more than halfway through his mission of retracing the tire tracks of John Steinbeck and Charley. That trip was over 2 months in 1960 and the wonderful novel Travels With Charley […]
The National Steinbeck Center is proud to contribute to the Mémorial de Caen’s (Caen Memorial Museum) exhibit, marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. In this video, you can see two videos that are part of the exhibit, running until January 5, 2025. All Music from Artlist.io
The National Steinbeck Center is partnering with Mémorial de Caen in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the landings at Normandy on D-Day. Their exhibit “Dawn of the American Century: 1919-1944” is a tribute to the cultural, political, and social backgrounds of the Americans who landed on Utah Beach and Omaha Beach so many […]
For Winter 2024, the National Steinbeck Center has partnered with the Griffith J. Davis Photographs and Archives. This exhibit explores the parallel lives and artistic expressions of photographer and diplomat Griffith J. Davis and John Steinbeck. Through their work, both men explored common themes that form the four facets of this exhibit. Music courtesy of […]
Taking you behind the scenes of “Steinbeck’s Salinas: A Writer’s Hometown,” the final exhibit of 2023. In this exhibit, the National Steinbeck Center features its own archive collection of photos and Steinbeck Family artifacts to illustrate John Steinbeck’s connections to Salinas.
Get a little behind-the-scenes discussion of what went into the creation of the National Steinbeck Center’s newest exhibit, “John’s Jackets: The Art and History of the Book Jacket.” This video features Curator McKenzie and Archivist Lisa, talking about this exploration of cover art.
Bringing the National Steinbeck Center museum to you at home, listen with Lisa Josephs, our Museum Archivist, to John Steinbeck reading a portion of his 1954 sequel to Cannery Row, “Sweet Thursday”.