New in Summer 2010 — Each day at 11:30am a docent will meet with visitors in the Great Hall and lead a 30-40 minute tour of the Museum, highlighting information about Schulz’s life and work. The Daily Summer Tour lasts approximately 30-40 minutes, plus another recommended 45-60 minutes for visitors to stroll through the Museum's galleries and experience our exhibitions on their own. Visitors may have their hand stamped for re-entry on same day. Please allow additional time to enjoy the Snoopy’s Home Ice Arena and Snoopy’s Gift & Gallery Shop after your Schulz Museum visit.

Daily Summer Tours are available seven days a week at 11:30am throughout the summer (except the Fourth of July).

The Basic Schulz Museum Tour is built around the Charles M. Schulz Museum's mission to preserve, display, and interpret the art of Charles M. Schulz. The Peanuts Cartoon Strip Collection is the heart and soul of the Schulz Museum. Numbering over 7,000 drawings for daily and Sunday pages, the Museum’s collection represents a wide breadth of Schulz’s thematic work from 1950 to 2000.  Also included in this collection are several hundred preliminary sketches for Peanuts and nearly 400 Tribute Art pieces from cartoonists around the world, including get-well cards, retirement messages, and expressions of sympathy and cartoons published on May 27, 2000 to commemorate the life of Charles M. Schulz. The Museum also houses four permanent and temporary galleries with rotating exhibitions throughout the year.

Basic Schulz Museum Tours are available seven days a week; please call for availability. Please note that we are closed on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve Day, and Christmas Day.

Join us for A Day in the Life of Charles M. Schulz as we re-live a typical day Schulz's life, or Sparky to his family and friends, and enjoy the sights and sounds of his beloved Ice Arena and the neighborhood he called home for over 30 years. Our tour begins at the Warm Puppy Cafe where your volunteer docent will provide an orientation to the day's activities, including a history of the Redwood Empire Ice Arena (a.k.a. Snoopy's Home Ice), a timeline of Sparky's Santa Rosa complex, and details of his regular daily routine.

Following Sparky's typical breakfast of English muffin, grape jelly, and a cup of tea at the Warm Puppy Café, your group will stroll around the grounds of the Ice Arena towards the center of Schulz's workday: his art and business studio. Hear in his own words the importance of his daily routine as you immerse yourself in the creative environment of his meticulously recreated Studio in the Schulz Museum. Your tour will then visit the Museum's Main Gallery to learn about the genius of Sparky's simple lines and marvel at the timelessness of the original strips on view.

Enjoy an extra special visit to the Museum by booking a Group Tour with the Museum Director, who will guide you through the Museum’s permanent exhibits as well as the three changing galleries. As an added bonus, tour guests will be treated to a “Behind the Scenes” look at the workings of the Schulz Museum and learn about the roles of the Collections Manager, Curator, and Archivist.