Museum of History in Granite

The pyramid houses the official center point / home of the Museum of History in Granite at Center of the World Plaza in Felicity, California.

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 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.

  1. ^ Richey, Roland. "Museum of History in Granite". CaliforniaResortLife. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Mooallem, Jon (19 February 2014). "A Journey to the Center of the World". The New York Times Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)