Crocker Art Museum | 3,151 followers on LinkedIn. Bringing people together and connecting them in unexpected ways with art, ideas, each other, and the world around them. | Established in 1885, the Crocker Art Museum was the first public art museum founded west of the Mississippi and is now one of the leading museums in California. Our mission is to bring people together and connect them in unexpected ways with art, ideas, each other, and the world around them.