Mission

The Fresno Metropolitan Museum opened its doors to the community on April 8, 1984. Since that time, the Museum has educated, enriched and entertained more than two million people with its programs in art, history and science. Striking a fine balance between its signature exhibitions and traveling exhibitions, the Met serves an extremely diverse family audience. In August 2005, the Met began an extensive interior renovation; the first of its kind since the Museum's opening. The renovation, slated for completion in 2008, has closed the doors of the historic Fresno Bee Building, yet allowed the Met the unique opportunity to broaden its impact on the community through new outreach programs, offsite exhibitions, and the temporary relocation of the Reeves ASK Science Center.