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The Mobile Museum of Tolerance at the California State Capitol in Sacramento

The Simon Wiesenthal Center brought its Mobile Museum of Tolerance to the California State Capitol in Sacramento on January 27, 2025, and I photographed the day: the exhibit bus on the Capitol grounds, legislators and staff touring the interior, and portraits inside the Capitol itself.

Simon Wiesenthal Center Mobile Museum of Tolerance at the California State Capitol in Sacramento, event photography by Josh Edelson
The Mobile Museum of Tolerance parked at the California State Capitol, January 27, 2025. (Photo by Josh Edelson for the Simon Wiesenthal Center)
Simon Wiesenthal Center Mobile Museum of Tolerance at the California State Capitol in Sacramento, event photography by Josh Edelson
Inside the exhibit. (Photo by Josh Edelson for the Simon Wiesenthal Center)

Advocacy events at the Capitol move quickly. Visitors arrive between votes, tours last minutes, and the strongest frames are the unposed ones: a conversation on the bus, a handshake at the steps, a portrait in the rotunda light.

Simon Wiesenthal Center Mobile Museum of Tolerance at the California State Capitol in Sacramento, event photography by Josh Edelson
A conversation inside the Mobile Museum of Tolerance. (Photo by Josh Edelson for the Simon Wiesenthal Center)
Simon Wiesenthal Center Mobile Museum of Tolerance at the California State Capitol in Sacramento, event photography by Josh Edelson
A portrait inside the California State Capitol. (Photo by Josh Edelson for the Simon Wiesenthal Center)
Simon Wiesenthal Center Mobile Museum of Tolerance at the California State Capitol in Sacramento, event photography by Josh Edelson
Greetings at the bus steps. (Photo by Josh Edelson for the Simon Wiesenthal Center)
Simon Wiesenthal Center Mobile Museum of Tolerance at the California State Capitol in Sacramento, event photography by Josh Edelson
A moment inside the Capitol. (Photo by Josh Edelson for the Simon Wiesenthal Center)

Sacramento is a ninety-minute drive from the Bay Area, and Capitol events, advocacy days and association meetings there are work I take on regularly.

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