Museum of History in Granite
Museum in Felicity, California
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The Museum of History in Granite is a museum in the town of Felicity, California. The museum exhibits monuments made from Missouri Red Granite. Each is 100 feet (30 m) long. Conceived as a historic record of humanity designed to last for four millennia, the Museum of History in Granite is a collection of over 900 large granite outdoor panels.[1] The museum was conceived and commissioned by Jacques-André Istel and its lead artist is Gene Britton.[2]
Development has been underway for several decades with most of the monuments completed. However the eight monuments of the "History of Humanity" are only 31% engraved.[2]
Subjects include the History of California, dedicated in 2016. Smaller monuments include the Felicity Stone, a "Rosetta Stone for the future" located at the center of the History of Humanity monuments.
Exhibits
- Felicity Stone (9 panels) - using a concept similar to the Rosetta Stone translation from English to several ancient languages
- History of Humanity (416 panels - 25% complete) - Centerpiece exhibit includes Michaelangelo's Creation on panels #11-13.
- USMC Korean War Memorial - List of the 4,617 Marines and 107 Navy Corpsmen who gave their lives during the Korean War.
- Quest for the Sky - History of aviation (Recipient of the Air and Space Medal in Europe in 2003),
- The History of the French Foreign Legion (51 panels)
- The History of Arizona
- Hall of Fame of Parachuting
- The Wall for the Ages - record your name here for the ages
- The History of the United States of America (62 panels) - Dedication was on Washington's Birthday 2014.
- The History of California
