The Grace Hudson Museum in Ukiah is one of northern California's cultural treasures. Telling the story of nationally esteemed artist Grace Carpentner Hudson (1865-1937), and her anthropologist husband, Dr. John Hudson (1857-1935), the museum features permanent exhibits showcasing Grace's oil portraits of Pomo Indians and John's collection of Pomo basketry. The permanent exhibits also outline the legacy of this talented family whose interests and talents involved them in notable historical events of the 19th and early 20th century. Changing exhibits in the Museum's main gallery focus on Western Art, California Indian cultures, the history of the West, and the works of contemporary regional artists.

Grace Hudson documented the lives of Pomo Indian peoples and the natural world in which they lived with painstaking accuracy while simultaneously infusing her portraits with lifelike warmth and vitality. She chose her subject matter driven by the desire that "the world shall know them as I know them, and before they vanish." When Hudson was only twenty-eight years old her portraits of Pomo babies attracted the attention of the national art world. By the end of her life she had created more than 650 paintings of Pomo people, many of which remain collectors' items to this day.

The Museum store welcomes shoppers to browse its gift items ranging from books and T-shirts to baskets, jewelry, ceramics, and other products crafted by local artisans. Tours of the Sun House, the Hudsons' charming 1912 Craftsman-style redwood bungalow, adjacent to the Museum, are available from 12-3 Wednesday-Sunday. The Sun House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as California Historical Landmark No. 926, and is a founding member of the National Trust of Historic Preservation's Historic Artists Homes and Studios Program.