Charles M Schulz Museum

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeynCmqQQ7EKeNgg5JOIx5NeK3dAYDV2CsPPkELRvuyGHo8OvHDCVb0TFEQd2OaxVfgXELC88kxtzOnwbFj6bkF6TFQ7zVUAWTAyUs2zygyHVmdPRt7v8B3W0IX1W9MXAw82fI0qRxxVo/s1600/peanuts+stained+glass+window+-+parrot+studios.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeynCmqQQ7EKeNgg5JOIx5NeK3dAYDV2CsPPkELRvuyGHo8OvHDCVb0TFEQd2OaxVfgXELC88kxtzOnwbFj6bkF6TFQ7zVUAWTAyUs2zygyHVmdPRt7v8B3W0IX1W9MXAw82fI0qRxxVo/s1600/peanuts+stained+glass+window+-+parrot+studios.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>While many readers of <a href="http://interior-design-pictures.blogspot.com/">ArchitectDesign</a> probably think I'm a boring, dry architect, I do have my whimsical side which comes out now and again on the blog. While in California last month I made sure to visit the <a href="https://schulzmuseum.org/">Charles M Shulz Museum</a> in Santa Rosa.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjRYngAQ2IDLVgmoepFKWx9gFJgSwQ1u6qg-kwRSrFQLgZs1W3x0d_blKd3Hh4hmAAO0aUSAxuiPLDx9tu6Jb10NGojRtUy3Hn2_zuudW7JdKikVnE3ifhXfN01alRdmONs9Byh7C8L4/s1600/Schultz+museum.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjRYngAQ2IDLVgmoepFKWx9gFJgSwQ1u6qg-kwRSrFQLgZs1W3x0d_blKd3Hh4hmAAO0aUSAxuiPLDx9tu6Jb10NGojRtUy3Hn2_zuudW7JdKikVnE3ifhXfN01alRdmONs9Byh7C8L4/s1600/Schultz+museum.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Designed by <a href="http://www.daverobinsonarchitects.com/">C. David Robinson architects</a>, the post-modern building expresses this whimsy through its design. Charles Schulz himself was involved with the design before his death.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQfuzLUzfbAGAY_PY5p-R2pprUoTJIx09CzPthMR2-oLCHoc7KdTgMLiURTLOu5iU7s1a5SlLBs10P5oZafxkJ32vOFIrK3Mo_DUSWi0St72AqayaZdCn2aM6rwmM0fFbJ77dMw1AJ6s/s1600/Lego+museum.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQfuzLUzfbAGAY_PY5p-R2pprUoTJIx09CzPthMR2-oLCHoc7KdTgMLiURTLOu5iU7s1a5SlLBs10P5oZafxkJ32vOFIrK3Mo_DUSWi0St72AqayaZdCn2aM6rwmM0fFbJ77dMw1AJ6s/s1600/Lego+museum.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>In the nearby separate gift shop building are a number of exhibits, one of which was an exact Lego replica of the museum. Compare the 2 photos above, the likeness is amazing!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mdqgiwZ3u8xJYBzJ0iW8NK1_58V8sJuCYs-HNNUA3s5hXcnWVMWa1-pkfgnnoT9dT8_qSBbL4dTAyzHIn8bM8SytaIMkTaMuiM1I9V1kgJnZSw7ktsIO3dqw8Plwp7-qJnyyZ3Ym9DA/s1600/Giftshop+interior.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mdqgiwZ3u8xJYBzJ0iW8NK1_58V8sJuCYs-HNNUA3s5hXcnWVMWa1-pkfgnnoT9dT8_qSBbL4dTAyzHIn8bM8SytaIMkTaMuiM1I9V1kgJnZSw7ktsIO3dqw8Plwp7-qJnyyZ3Ym9DA/s1600/Giftshop+interior.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The gift shop itself is worth a visit.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhne7Jhw0KQJTmPWZ3EsJ9_Ems2BWb25souR_7KH8OXWTnye7dROlxF-QF6ziMUYFYHV8NK5-GAHIJjF_FP-36Qa39FOQquwAeUYXlR5femnQHpBrz77EIVwydQ8B8rAtHZFbsthERbYA/s1600/Warm+Puppy+Cafe.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhne7Jhw0KQJTmPWZ3EsJ9_Ems2BWb25souR_7KH8OXWTnye7dROlxF-QF6ziMUYFYHV8NK5-GAHIJjF_FP-36Qa39FOQquwAeUYXlR5femnQHpBrz77EIVwydQ8B8rAtHZFbsthERbYA/s1600/Warm+Puppy+Cafe.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Located between the museum and the gift shop is a <a href="https://www.snoopyshomeice.com/puppy.html">whimsical hockey rink and Warm Puppy Cafe</a> which Charles Schulz would visit everyday and still in operation.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7E1-VPo7S-9XXE2H2tDFHq9kRclBdhcEg0EeuAIw_PJSQaZjhO2kAGYn2ocJBJkbx48WZ3EDpkKEmqpKnP69o_SQERNRYrtOPmx9sC_nO8tKc76OcVuoSYhhapLhhXSW438JxtXw9Vs/s1600/trellis+detail.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7E1-VPo7S-9XXE2H2tDFHq9kRclBdhcEg0EeuAIw_PJSQaZjhO2kAGYn2ocJBJkbx48WZ3EDpkKEmqpKnP69o_SQERNRYrtOPmx9sC_nO8tKc76OcVuoSYhhapLhhXSW438JxtXw9Vs/s1600/trellis+detail.JPG" width="300" /></a></div> The black and white facade of the museum echoes the cartoons made famous by Schulz.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIaDlNVoBJL3PgaHApbvg1HQ1Co2HaYm3Vd51kuRSatRMVtxSbVr_CwAXxbrBBo69UjLQVRxadkaf7Nq2SbQdxR3zVrP-6yUiWkSyPK6sQLFLkrN2HifUPzC9aTKv-Thq1ivpRgt8GwY/s1600/Snoopy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIaDlNVoBJL3PgaHApbvg1HQ1Co2HaYm3Vd51kuRSatRMVtxSbVr_CwAXxbrBBo69UjLQVRxadkaf7Nq2SbQdxR3zVrP-6yUiWkSyPK6sQLFLkrN2HifUPzC9aTKv-Thq1ivpRgt8GwY/s1600/Snoopy.JPG" width="275" /></a></div>Life-size statues of snoopy and the gang are littered around the grounds.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU881HNKO7l3VAlfPRg5tJ0OLhbmeONKEjpD-II0vhohZoC1LZ4XXTh994GzswNTSCt3nZLI3VJQjreRnTSomSIG6i8B2Kp9-GnvV39ar_ZffM-L1UCRUtPEj4LnJbvVCZmjHm44wvjcM/s1600/Charles+Schultz+office.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU881HNKO7l3VAlfPRg5tJ0OLhbmeONKEjpD-II0vhohZoC1LZ4XXTh994GzswNTSCt3nZLI3VJQjreRnTSomSIG6i8B2Kp9-GnvV39ar_ZffM-L1UCRUtPEj4LnJbvVCZmjHm44wvjcM/s1600/Charles+Schultz+office.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Charles Schulz's office where he drew decades worth of his cartoons was installed piece by piece into the 2nd floor of the museum; a period piece if you ever saw one!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPlPgtJ62Mo93ttPNlwFNJ1Yu8XCcEn2PApMDMX6whuMZDp8aNRqhoxarCshbrMpBKoteurghuRvHFd5IGYNzkLf9CwFQQBwN2-nBpFfch6Dpuc26lgORXIJ9ADKBOGaCPc5Q3kwpGQg/s1600/Schultz+museum+interior+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPlPgtJ62Mo93ttPNlwFNJ1Yu8XCcEn2PApMDMX6whuMZDp8aNRqhoxarCshbrMpBKoteurghuRvHFd5IGYNzkLf9CwFQQBwN2-nBpFfch6Dpuc26lgORXIJ9ADKBOGaCPc5Q3kwpGQg/s1600/Schultz+museum+interior+(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div> The colors throughout the museum echo the cartoon strips.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nqDDTajUq7CigpGpAZ5ozYnACCg4zxYYPv510YN3RjcTFkdxI3xRBDQ9dB5kcY4cN1bcInwgemWU3UapfcAlyGoTVMgD6WOy6AhKHMSLgBE0ds4tL-74KW6XR1oNA-r8O5_dcrYaYc8/s1600/Schultz+museum+interior.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nqDDTajUq7CigpGpAZ5ozYnACCg4zxYYPv510YN3RjcTFkdxI3xRBDQ9dB5kcY4cN1bcInwgemWU3UapfcAlyGoTVMgD6WOy6AhKHMSLgBE0ds4tL-74KW6XR1oNA-r8O5_dcrYaYc8/s1600/Schultz+museum+interior.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Artworks based on the Peanuts series are to be found throughout the museum as well as many of the original cartoons and stories behind them.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IQIRt9fp7kpKfEweAgoiKii49hYrYu6l3jsEcsxm1Sftl198ItDrlJ63lD_YB8XxPUJABQeEP_oeEEx_7pxxWSzoaXkGgYBBFsyxuVn_dtpou8vHODXhLI2Qkj7bzDVmwES4KolGnq0/s1600/bertoia+schultz+chairs.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IQIRt9fp7kpKfEweAgoiKii49hYrYu6l3jsEcsxm1Sftl198ItDrlJ63lD_YB8XxPUJABQeEP_oeEEx_7pxxWSzoaXkGgYBBFsyxuVn_dtpou8vHODXhLI2Qkj7bzDVmwES4KolGnq0/s1600/bertoia+schultz+chairs.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> I loved this 'Snoopy' version of the famous <a href="http://www.knoll.com/product/bertoia-side-chair">Knoll Bertoia chair</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHO26JLRSjosums2PE_CDNiBE8xX6uUJ31t4fGHaUK2VYJ44lTTcnuHM9a_doO3Lvd8dEaKSG_h71YJRpM8XpP189bwZXvPMmJeuxLtx_DzX8rz9eB2Mf8ZG68QWhCw1slBa2PhpHj2BA/s1600/charlie+brown+under+construction.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHO26JLRSjosums2PE_CDNiBE8xX6uUJ31t4fGHaUK2VYJ44lTTcnuHM9a_doO3Lvd8dEaKSG_h71YJRpM8XpP189bwZXvPMmJeuxLtx_DzX8rz9eB2Mf8ZG68QWhCw1slBa2PhpHj2BA/s1600/charlie+brown+under+construction.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The 'backyard' is a playful place to rest and enjoy the weather. One of my favorite pieces in the museum wasn't connected with the comic strip at all but rather was a wall mural Schulz created for his daughter early in his career which the current homeowners donated to the museum.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojAx238ih6taiWzkud4sXAb_F0gpDMgL90v5iX2BffL0QKWIdBs3eAEnYFwrQQRzNLPggxrtxz_QYcSo6cy0BGh8vHgjlysuoIx4hDk_ypxg7GldmqxXn5SkZ3ekb4NxpJ9EC6xBU_Oo/s1600/Schultz+nursery+wall.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojAx238ih6taiWzkud4sXAb_F0gpDMgL90v5iX2BffL0QKWIdBs3eAEnYFwrQQRzNLPggxrtxz_QYcSo6cy0BGh8vHgjlysuoIx4hDk_ypxg7GldmqxXn5SkZ3ekb4NxpJ9EC6xBU_Oo/s1600/Schultz+nursery+wall.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Any visit to northern California isn't complete without a stop to the <a href="https://schulzmuseum.org/">Charles M Schulz museum</a> in Santa Rosa; it will be sure to put a smile on your face!

Charles M Schulz Museum

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