Eugene Foster Percy shares his earliest memories of riding in his grandmother’s car (sitting on the floorboards) and all the near misses as everyone got a literal crash course in how to operate a vehicle.

Local History

Happy Hour

with Doug Halter

August 17 @ 5-6pm

Join us on Zoom (or in-person,

for MVC members only!) for

the next installment featuring

Doug Halter.

Admission is free with registration.

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Summer Exhibits + Programming

Museum of Ventura County

The Museum of Ventura County and the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula are now officially open! Both museums are open Thursday—Sunday from 11am to 5pm.

Admission to both Museums is FREE through the end of the year.

Take a sneak peek at our current exhibits below!

Huelga!

Photographs fromthe Frontlines

by Jorge Corralejo

at the Museum of Ventura County

Huelga! is a photography exhibit that focuses on the 1970’s labor strikes and is featured alongside memorabilia from the collection of longtime local activist and civic leader, Jorge Corralejo.

Promotional support for this

exhibit generously provided by

Lazer Broadcasting

Crossing Borders

at the Museum of Ventura County

Crossing Borders features select works in the museum collection along with works by artists in the community who have immigrated to the US, sometimes as refugees in search of a safe haven, bringing their talent and creative ideas

with them.

The Weed Project: Outlaws of the Super Bloom & Crimes We Commit in the Garden

at the Museum of Ventura County

In the macro-style paintings of The Weed Project, Charlene Spiller draws a plumb line between art and science. She creates a new category of “bloom”, challenging

the viewer’s expectation of what constitutes beauty.

Made possible by Patti Channer

America’s

Revolution

George Stuart Historical Figures®

at the Museum of Ventura County

Through his intricately created Historical Figures, George Stuart captures the colorful personalities involved in America’s struggle for independence.

Funding provided by the

Fred W. Smith Gallery Fund

Rock Paper Scissors

at the Museum of Ventura County

Taken from the childhood game of the same name, this exhibition features works from the Museum’s collection that utilize these materials: rock, paper and scissors.

Made possible by the

Tom and Esther Wachtell Family Fund

PlayWell TEKnologies

LEGO Summer Camps

August 9-13th 2021

at the Museum of Ventura County

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The Play-Well LEGO® Summer Camps are designed to help develop and enhance problem-solving and critical thinking skills, expose children to the concepts and vocabulary of engineering, architecture and physics, and to provide an opportunity to have a great time with a terrific and versatile building system.

Summer Exhibits + Programming

Agriculture Museum

Tomols to Trains:

County Transportation

through the 1900s

at the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula

Tomols to Trains explores how transportation played a role in Ventura County history. Visit the communities that struggled with the changes brought about by new modes of transportation.

See how towns and cities changed, how suburbs grew and how our farms and other industries became part of regional, national, and international economies.

Made possible by the

Heritage Fund at VCCF

PlayWell TEKnologies

LEGO Summer Camps

August 9-13th 2021

at the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula

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Betsy Blanchard Chess

Book signing at Blanchard Library

Book signing with

Betsy Blanchard Chess in Santa Paula

Betsy Chess presents captivating vignettes of her family and relatives and their impact on Santa Paula and the Santa Clara Valley. Daughter of the Land sweeps readers through almost 200 years of a family’s history. It presents a unique view of a way of living that no longer exists, where pioneering methods of raising oranges and lemons gave rise to the great Limoneira Company.

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MVC Online Content

Watch past episodes of

Story Time at the Museum

Explore over a dozen virtual and 3D exhibits, including Nordic Myths & Legends, Huelga! Photographs from the Frontlines, California Cool, and more!

Become an MVC Member today, and connect yourself to an engaged community. Enjoy all the special benefits that make being a member of the Museum of Ventura County so worthwhile.