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Finding the Light:
Works from MVC’s
Permanent Collection
Now Open
at the Museum of Ventura County
Finding the Light explores how artists use light not only to influence shape and color, but also to impart deep meaning. The exhibit, featuring works by renowned and diverse regional artists including Guy Webster, Andrea Vargas, Henry Chapman Ford, and Susan Petty, is the first exhibit installed in the new Esther and Thomas Wachtell Family Gallery.
This gallery has been created through a generous endowment from the Esther and Thomas Wachtell Family Fund and is designed to showcase the Museum of Ventura County’s permanent collection.
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Finding the Light is supported through the gifts
of the Bonita McFarland Fund and Suzanne Chadwick.
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Behind the Curtain
George Stuart Historical Figures®
Closing Soon!
Last Chance February 5, 2023
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| The Behind the Curtain: An Insider’s Look at The George Stuart Historical Figures® exhibit offers visitors the opportunity to investigate each of George Stuart’s figures closely so that they can decide if they’re works of art, historical objects, or something else entirely. The current set of Figures, featuring Abraham Lincoln, Queen Elizabeth I and many others will be rotated out for new Figures soon. Learn more about the exhibit here. |
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Funding provided by the
Fred W. Smith Gallery Fund
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Reading by California Poet Laureate
Lee Herrick
Sunday, February 12, 2023
11AM—12:30PM
@ The Agriculture Museum
Free Admission
Join us at the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula on Sunday, February 12, 2023 from 11am—12:30pm for a special poetry reading and Q&A with the newly appointed California Poet Laureate, Lee Herrick. A former Fresno Poet Laureate (2015-17), Lee Herrick is the author of three books of poems: Scar and Flower, Gardening Secrets of the Dead, and This Many Miles from Desire. |
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Squatters, Scandals, and Surfing: History of Rincon
Saturday, February 25, 2023
3PM—4:30PM
@ Museum of Ventura County
Free Admission
Join us at the Museum of Ventura County on Saturday, February 25, 2023 from 3—4:30PM for a discussion with authors Stephen Bates and Vincent Burns. Their book, Rincon Point, uncovers the history of this famous and storied surf spot. Admission is free. Copies of Images of America: Rincon Point by Stephen Bates and Vincent Burns will be available for purchase. |
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Alan Salazar
and Mona Lewis
Book Launch
“Coyote Rescues Hawk:
A Chumash Story”
Saturday, March 4, 2023
2PM—4PM
@ Museum of Ventura County
Children’s Garden
Free Admission
Join us at the Museum of Ventura County on Saturday, March 4 from 2—4pm in the Children’s Garden for a special book launch and reading by Alan Salazar and Mona Lewis. Books will be available for purchase. Admission is free! |
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The Museum of Ventura County and the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula are open Thursday—Sunday from 11am to 5pm. Admission to both Museums is now FREE.
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All That Glitters
Is Not Gold
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A surprising history of the 1920s and Prohibition in Ventura County. As population and wealth boomed, creativity flourished – but so did a tide of repression and exclusion. This exhibit tells the local story of the jazz age through our collections and archives.
This exhibit made possible in part by the generous support of:
The John Hammer Family,
The Heritage Fund at VCCF,
The DeArkland Family, and
Chrisman Estate Co.
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Chromatic:
The Museum in Six Colors
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MVC’s permanent collection, amassed over 100 years, ranges from everyday items belonging to real people who lived and worked in the county, to rarities and precious works of art. Each object has a story to tell, and this exhibit opens the door to those stories.
This exhibit made possible in part by the generous support of:
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and Pierpont Racquet Club
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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’s 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.
Learn more here.
Made possible by the
Heritage Fund at VCCF
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Farm to Market
at the Agriculture Museum
in Santa Paula
An interactive exhibit promoting healthy lifestyles through role-play, the Ag Market is an immersive environment where children and families identify healthy food choices in a market-like atmosphere.
Learn more about what the
Agriculture Museum has to offer here.
Special thanks to
Santa Paula’s Mayor Carlos Juarez for volunteering his time and
talent in building our
fun-filled indoor market
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Watch our latest video series, Behind the Curtain: George Stuart Historical Figures®. A new episode drops every Tuesday @ 12pm through January 31, 2023.
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Explore over a dozen virtual and 3D exhibits, including Nordic Myths & Legends, Huelga! Photographs from the Frontlines, California Cool, and more!
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Engage with us on social media, where you’ll find our latest news and incredible artifacts, reels, and art from our collections!
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Museum of Ventura County Business Club members are community leaders who are committed to the region’s history, art, and stories.
MVC thanks our current
for their support:
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For more information about the MVC Business Club, please contact:
Tricia Murdoch
Director of Development
(805) 653-0323 Ext. 305
tmurdoch@venturamuseum.org
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Major funding for these programs is made possible by the City of
San Buenaventura, the County of Ventura and private and community donors.
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Museum of Ventura County • 100 East Main St. Ventura, CA 93001 • 805.653.0323
Agriculture Museum • 926 Railroad Ave. Santa Paula, CA 93060 • 805.525.3100
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