After being shuttered for more than three months to complete the initial stages of a multimillion-dollar makeover, the Fullerton Museum Center is reopening, having blended restored original aesthetics with modernized enhancements to the 84-year-old building.
Two exhibitions kick off the museum’s grand reopening on Saturday, Nov. 22: “Crazy World Ain’t it: The Art of John Van Hamersveld” and “A Man Named Charlie: Fender’s Unsung Hero.”
Fullerton Museum Center coordinator Jozef Chavez hangs images by artist John Van Hamersveld in the newly renovated 1941-era building on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A mosaic is displayed outside the renovated Fullerton Museum Center on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. The piece was created by local artist Katherine

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