Wells Fargo History Museum

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Concord stagecoach in Wells Fargo History Museum, San Francisco, CA

The Wells Fargo History Museum is a museum operated by Wells Fargo in its corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California that feature exhibits about the company's history. Some of the museums' displays include original stagecoaches, photographs, gold nuggets and mining artifacts, the Pony Express, telegraphs and historic bank artifacts. The museum was initially known as the Wells Fargo History Room when it opened in 1927 in San Francisco. In 1935 a museum was opened for public tours. The museum has been operating for nearly 60 years in its current location. [1] [2]

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Until 2020, when eleven of the museums were closed by Wells Fargo, it was a group of twelve museums operated in multiple cities in the United States. [3]

Museum closures

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Closed Wells Fargo History Museum in Charlotte, NC
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Closed Wells Fargo History Museum in Old Town San Diego, CA

In 2020 Wells Fargo announced it would be permanently closing all but one of its museums announcing that the "museums do not align with our go-forward strategy as a company." [4] and that "After evaluating our business and community strategies, we have decided to consolidate the program to focus on our San Francisco museum location and close the remaining 11 museum locations over the next 12 months." [5] The Wells Fargo History Museum in its corporate headquarters of San Francisco, California was the only museum to remain open.

Closed museum locations

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References

  1. Hudson, Caroline (September 2, 2020). "Wells Fargo to permanently shutter almost all of its museums". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  2. Mark Calvey (February 19, 2015). "Wells Fargo History Museum reopens after gold heist". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  3. Eisen, Ben. "WSJ News Exclusive | Wells Fargo Will Close Most of Its Corporate-History Museums". WSJ. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  4. Jett, Tyler. "Wells Fargo heritage museum in downtown Des Moines is history". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  5. Eisen, Ben (2020-09-01). "WSJ News Exclusive | Wells Fargo Will Close Most of Its Corporate-History Museums". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2021-05-12.
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