Creating Route 66:
Road, Legend, Community
2026
November – June 2027
To celebrate the centennial of Route 66, this exhibition will highlight the iconic highway’s construction in the landscape, in the popular imagination, and in local communities.
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Sponsorship Opportunities
Partner with the museum to bring these stories to life and share your brand’s affiliation with Route 66.
Will Rogers Highway Celebration, 1952: Ted Fach
Santa Monica History Museum Collection (36.2.228)
Santa Monica History Museum Collection (36.2.228)
Wigwam Motel: Santa Monica History Museum
Richfield Station: Santa Monica History Museum Collection
