The Vacaville Museum’s Main Gallery rotates twice a year. In 2026, the Museum launched its new Community Gallery, which rotates every few months. Check out what’s currently on display below!

January 24-June 27 2026

A testament to the persistence of the people who continue to believe in the importance of performing arts across Solano County.

Sponsored by Wanda Cook, Donna & Jay Fox, Gregg & Cathy Zadnik, Gary & Christine Zadnik

Performing arts are creative expressions brought to life through movement, sound, and storytelling. Be it music, dance, theater, or spoken word; performing arts is meant to be experienced live, unfolding in real time before an audience. These art forms connect us to culture, community, and emotion, offering a shared moment between performer and viewer. They also serve as a powerful form of entertainment, captivating audiences, providing joy and escape, and turning everyday moments into memorable experiences. Performing arts taps into our deep need to create, to embody self-expression and to interpret the world around us. Performing arts can be found in some form or another in almost every community across space and time- including Solano County. Center Stage invites you to explore the evolution of performing arts in Solano County, where shifting cultural landscapes and the psychology of performance venues come together to shape the way we express, gather, and create. Performing arts remains an enduring outlet for creativity, emotion, and interpreting the world around us.

June 25- August 15 2026

“My goal with this project was to create artistic images of historic properties reflecting a possible minds-eye vision of the inhabitants. Every home built is someone’s dream. Every business opened is someone’s dream. These images ARE romanticized. They are my mind’s interpretation of how the residents of those homes, the owners of those businesses, might view those places that are so very special to them. Yes, they’re just buildings. We see old buildings all the time. But how many families grew up in those homes? How many children were born, birthdays celebrated, and passings mourned? What daily dramas, challenges, triumphs, and losses took place within those walls? What about the dreams of the business owners? What happened to dreams of providing valuable services to the community, of making a difference, of supporting families, and, if they worked hard enough, of becoming wealthy and respected? How many business dreams came to fruition, and how many withered and died within these buildings? Many were destroyed by fire and earthquake near the turn of the century, but the town was rebuilt, and more dreams were realized. Each structure portrayed in this exhibit has a story, and the current owners and inhabitants are part of that continuing story. As you view these images, ask yourself, what is the ongoing story of this place? What is the dream?”

– J.S. Hartley

June 14 – November 15 2025
Sponsored by Bryan-Braker Funeral Home

Across time and cultures, humans have sought to make sense of our inevitable finale with acceptance and fear intertwined with curiosity. Filtered through the lenses of art, history, science, and culture, The Art of Death explores the ways society depicts, honors, and confronts death to reveal how our relationship with mortality continually evolved. What will you uncover about one of life’s greatest mysteries?