The San Mateo County Historical Association in Redwood City opened a $25.5 million expansion on Saturday featuring exhibits on carriages, cars and natural history.
For instance, the 2,700-square-foot HERO Natural History Gallery takes visitors to the Peninsula’s prehistoric landscapes and ecosystems, including Ice Age animals that once inhabited the region and discoveries that reveal a San Mateo County almost unimaginable today.
The 15,000-square-foot Taube Family Carriage House and Automobile Gallery provides a permanent home for a rare collection of horse-drawn carriages and automobiles, connecting two eras of transportation that profoundly changed life on the Peninsula.
Shawn DeLuna, Chairman of the San Mateo County Historical Association’s Board of Directors, served as master of ceremonies. Opening remarks were delivered by Redwood City Mayor Elmer Martinez Saballos; the office of San Mateo County Supervisor Noelia Corzo; Dianne Taube, Chairman and CEO of Taube Philanthropies; Ben Kopf, CEO of Towne Ford; Marjory Ruiz, a member of the Historical Association’s Board of Directors; and Stevan Luzaich, partner at Corey, Luzaich, de Ghetaldi & Riddle LLP.
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