Gateway Science Museum
625 Esplanade
(near Bidwell Mansion)
Chico, CA 95929–0545

Gateway Science Museum

Museum Without Walls

We are happy to announce that Gateway Science Museum’s Museum Without Walls lecture series will begin again this spring! Topics include water resource conservation, treatment, runoff, and more!

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Stitching California

Stitching California: Fiber Artists Interpret the State’s People, Life, and Land showcases an exciting collection of art quilts that interpret the complexities of the Golden State. Enjoy a balanced show of beauty, originality, thought-provoking content, realistic and abstract imagery, and quality workmanship.

Chico Science Fair

Gateway is excited to partner with Chico Science Fair to bring monthly science challenges to the community!

Virtual Exhibits

We can't visit the museum right now, but you can still check out our exhibits virtually!

Garden Detectives

Let's go outside into the garden! Try our featured activity or choose a topic for a list of activities to get you ready to be a garden detective.

We acknowledge and are mindful that CSU, Chico stands on lands that were originally occupied by the first people of this area, the Mechoopda, and we recognize their distinctive spiritual relationship with this land and the waters that run through campus. We are humbled that our campus resides upon sacred lands that once sustained the Mechoopda people for centuries.