Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center

Awesome place to visit for a couple of hours. It is worth the $10 admission price. Lower price, if you are a senior citizen, a child, or sign up to become a museum member.

If you bring your little ones, then make sure to take them to the Education room. They can use all their creativity there by drawing, coloring, and making their own cartoons!

Drop by their 100 seat movie theatre while you are there. There will be a schedule of all the shows. The shows are about Charles Schulz and his works. Cool stuff.

Many exhibits abound in the museum which are changing from time to time. Some of the regular permanent exhibits are the Snoopy Labyrinth, Nursery Wall, and Peanuts Tile Mural.

Unfortunately , the Research Center is only open to people who have made an appointment. Other than that, I really enjoyed spending some time here.

Next time, maybe I can get my wife to go ice skating with me on Snoopy's Home Ice which is the ice rink across the street from the museum. Had to settle for buying some souvenirs at Snoopy's Gallery and Gift Shop instead.

Seriously, though, drop by here if you are a Peanuts fan! Very educational, informative, and fun!

If you are a Snoopy fan then this is a must visit Museum. Let me take you on a tour. Before you walk in check out the maze. It's to the left of the entrance if you are facing the museum. Next take some pictures with the outdoor Snoopy and his Dog house. Soon you enter there is a penny machine to make a very inexpensive souvenir. To the right is the theater. On the left of the entrance of the theater is a listing of the movies. There are movies running all day long. It's worth the time to watch a movie. They are really short so you have time to see a couple integrated into your museum visit. To the left of the theater is the tiny gift shop with lots of Peanuts themed books, accessories, magnets, pens, compact mirror, pencils case, plush snoopy(s), and other great souvenirs. To the left of that is the front desk. Here is where you pay for your admission or show your NARM membership and get in free. Past the information podium you will enter the museums. The first floor has an outstanding rotating exhibit. Towards the back of the museum is a mosaic made with thousands of comic strips. It's a must study. To the left of that is an alcove with a short into movie. To the back left is rotating strips. Upstairs is the permanent exhibit on the front part. In the back is a small rotating exhibit. Upstairs is an activity center. You can color comics. Make a movie. And watch movies.

Enjoy the best museum ever.

An incredibly cute and nostalgic museum worth the visit! Plan for 1-1.5 hours here. I came on a weekend right before noon and didn't find it too crowded. It seems that the main exhibit changes with the seasons, which is nice. The current display is Back to School themed.

While there's plenty of cute Peanuts imagery to see and photo ops, it is mainly comic strips, so prepare for a lot of reading. It's probably more interesting to adults than the little kids. If you come at the right time, you can also catch full length Peanuts movies showing in the video room.

There's a very small gift shop in the Museum itself, but the larger one is across the street next to the ice rink, so don't miss out on that! Another great thing is that the souvenir penny machine takes card or cash, so you don't have to worry if you forget to bring coins.

If you're coming a long way like I did, there's also plenty to explore in Santa Rosa and the nearby cities/towns.

This is a wonderful museum to see how talented and gifted Charles M Schulz was. What influenced him, his life and life experiences, his military service, his hobbies, etc.

His comic strips and beloved characters have touched lives and what they continue to mean to all of us globally and internationally. Not just our generation, but future generations to come.

This museum was so cute and had some photos opps! You could spend hours in here if you go through and read all the comic strips on display. You can stage a photo at Lucy's iconic psychiatric advice stand. There's an education room where you can read comics, trace drawings, or create an origami doghouse with Snoopy on it. Overall, this museum isn't very big, but you will definitely have a great time in here reading, admiring, learning, and more!

How did I not know that the Peanuts Museum was right here in Santa Rosa?! A must-do if you're in the area!

What a wonderful museum. So well-crafted, with team members that are clearly so passionate about Peanuts.

An incredible tribute to Charles M Schulz' work, mostly focusing on Peanuts but also highlighting his life from childhood (in St. Paul, MN!!) and earlier comics, to his later years that centered around his nearby studio, ice rink, and passions.

Leave yourself ~2 hours to visit - we took an hour and a half to walk through the museum and exhibits, and half an hour in the gift store. But if you wanted to read each sign/comic, you'd need more!

Admission is $12 for adults, with discounts for seniors, students and children.

The first floor has an introductory video about Charles' life, and a room devoted to Peanuts and the cast "at school" with tidbits about Charles' school experience. So many fun comics to read, helpful plaques that brought themes and topics to life, and a true walk down memory lane for any Snoopy and Peanuts fan!

The amount of thoughtful pieces of art and photo ops throughout the museum was truly impressive. By far the best I've ever seen in a museum! We had so much fun with the "psychiatric help" photo op and the "Peanuts yearbook" photo op.

On the second floor, you'll find exhibits like Schulz' studio, Snoopy in Orbit, Charles' life and work, and more. But one of the best spaces is the art room!

Here you can color in Peanuts coloring book pages, trace favorite Peanuts moments onto comic strips, and do other crafts that seem to be rotating - when we were there, it was an origami Snoopy dog house! Adults and kids alike all creating and crafting in this room was a sight to behold.

They have a nice little space outside with a few fun art installations (like the kite in the tree!).

Be sure to cross over to see the ice rink where Charles spent a lot of his time and the gift shop.

10/10 took my daughter and nephews and we all equally loved it. Had so much fun. We will definitely be back

The visit is defiantly a thing to do in Sonoma and its kid friendly.the pictures are speak for itself

A small museum chronicling the history of Charles M Schultz and the birth of the peanuts. Along with some of the older comic strips there are also a few good areas where you can take pictures with some of the peanuts gang. It's a good museum to come to if you are in the area.

This museum was really cool. I didn't even know there was a whole ice rink dedicated to Charles Schulz, which he helped construct. Great gift shop as well.

I had the absolute pleasure of visiting the Charles M Schulz Museum with my fiancé and dad yesterday. This was not the first time I've visited. My family came here frequently when I was a child, but this was the first time I'd visited as an adult.

Many things were much as I remembered, and I felt a sense of nostalgia as we wandered through the Museum, remembering simpler times when my sisters and I went ice skating at Snoopy's Home Ice, chased each other through the Snoopy Labyrinth, and enjoyed hot chocolate and fries at the Warm Puppy Cafe. This Museum was home to many happy childhood memories, making returning as an adult feel even more special.

We picked a busy, rainy day to visit, and the Museum was packed. Snoopy's Home Ice had a line extending past the door and wrapped around the building. We stuck our heads in, hoping to grab some food, but it was too busy to grab a table or chair, so we ate elsewhere. It was nice to see so many people and families enjoying themselves.

The Museum has many cool things on permanent exhibition, like the gigantic Peanuts Tile Mural by Yoshiteru Otani (made of 3,588 Peanuts comic strip images printed on tile, it creates a larger image of Lucy and Charlie Brown running towards a football- Peanuts fans know what happens next)! The nursery wall from when Schulz and his family lived in Colorado Springs in the 1950s was super cool. It was interesting to see how his style progressed, and the look of some characters (like Snoopy) evolved over the years. This was particularly evident when looking at the nursery wall. My favorite part, by far, was Schulz's re-created studio. I loved seeing his collection of books, memorabilia, and desk where he drew comics daily. We also very much enjoyed the Snoopy in Orbit exhibit. It had some entertaining interactive elements and seemed popular with other visitors. The Museum is super kid and family-friendly and features interactive elements and photo opportunities for visitors. Adults can have just as much fun as younger visitors by delving into the history of Peanuts and Schulz.

I'm prone to sensory overload and found myself unable to focus and process most of the information I read as it was so loud and busy. However, what I did learn left me impressed by Charles Schulz as a human being. Growing up during the Great Depression, serving in WWII, and facing a lot of rejection professionally when he first started as a cartoonist were challenges he overcame. Despite all that, he went on to create comics and characters that stood the test of time and are beloved by people worldwide. Seeing his work displayed and reading about his life and work ethic was inspiring! I hope to return when it's less busy and take the time to read all of the museum wall plaques and object labels.

Entry was a reasonable $12 per person. The Museum offers free parking and has a large lot. They've made accessibility a priority, which was great to see. If you reserve in advance, ASL interpretation is provided for public programs, lectures, and docent-led tours. All the videos displayed had closed captions, and wheelchairs can also be checked out from the Museum. They have noise-cancelling headphones and sensory kits available upon request. I wish I had known when I visited, as that would have improved my experience. For guests or families who have members with ASD, they have free Sensory-Friendly Family Days when the Museum is closed to the general public and open for free to families who need a quieter experience (if you're interested in that, check their calendar of events on their website for dates).