An image of the new museum building at 123 N. 10th St. Courtesy photo.
SANTA PAULA — The Santa Paula Art Museum recently announced some very big news. The Museum will be expanding its footprint to include an existing building adjacent to the current museum site. Once renovated, the new building will provide much needed space for the Museum’s growing collections and educational programs.
The addition of the new building is the most recent in a long list of kindnesses shown to the Santa Paula Art Museum by the Lee Cole Family. In 2012, Lee Cole and his children made a significant contribution to the Museum in honor of his late wife and their mother, Jeanette Cole. Jeanette was a beloved docent and supporter of the Museum. Since then, the Museum has proudly held the additional title of the Jeanette Cole Art Center. “With the Cole family’s gift of a new building, the staff and board of the Santa Paula Art Museum are excited to create an inspirational space that will allow us to serve the community in an even bigger way,” says Museum Executive Director Jennifer Heighton.
The Santa Paula Art Museum, Jeanette Cole Art Center is located at 117 North Tenth Street in beautiful downtown Santa Paula. The Museum’s regular hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Sundays from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Regular admission is $4.00 for adults, $3.00 for seniors, and free for museum members and students. For more information, please contact the Museum at (805) 525-5554 or info@santapaulaartmuseum.org.