San Quentin Museum
Open to the Public
Tue & Thur 9 am to 2 pm
Visit the museum
Directions, map, what to know
before you visit!
San Quentin History
See an illustrated timeline
of California's oldest state prison
san quentin
leadership
Meet the people who led San Quentin from 1851 to today.
about the sqma
Learn about the man who had the vision to open the San Quentin Museum
Research San Quentin History
Newspaper Clipping Files
The Museum maintains a collection of
newspaper and magazine clippings about San Quentin
other collections
Explore the San Quentin collections and catalogs available online from other institutions.
San Quentin news
Read the award-winning newspaper produced by inmates at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center.
Unlocking history
Articles from the Calif. Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation on the history of the state's prisons.