OAKLAND, Calif.—David Thomas Jr. and his wife, Sofia, traveled here from their home in Redwood City to view the photography of Ansel Adams, Carleton Watkins and Imogen Cunningham.
But they found so much more. And they say they’ll be back—with friends.
The Mills College at Northeastern Art Museum will never be confused with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art or Oakland Museum of California, but what Mills lacks in size, it makes up for with history, uniqueness and versatility. And quality.
Designed by noted California architect Walter Ratcliff Jr. and opened in 1925, the museum sits on the northern edge of the Mills College at Northeastern University campus. It is symmetrical and stunning—inside and out—made entirely of concrete with a flat tile roof, patterned glass ceiling and skylight that allows sun to shine into the 6,000 square feet of…
