Dig Into History!
Celebrating 3,500 years of cultural diversity in Ventura.
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Thank you to everyone who joined us this past weekend to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Albigner Archaeology Museum and 3,500 years of cultural diversity in Ventura! Visitors were treated to Chumash storytelling by Julie Tumamait-Stensile, simulated excavations, activities supported by the Ventura Chinese-American Association, and so much more. Local archaeologist John Foster, who participated in the excavation of the Albinger site in the 1970s, interpreted the story of how the site was excavated and what the artifacts and ruins revealed about the ancient and more recent cultures of Ventura.
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The Albinger Archaeological Museum is open to the public every Friday—Sunday from 11 AM—4 PM and is located across the street from the Museum of Ventura County. Admission is always free. We hope to see you at the Museum soon!
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Museum Survey
We Need Your Help!
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Will you please help us by sharing your thoughts about how the Museum of Ventura County, and museums broadly, engage you? Please take our survey today. Why this survey? We at the Museum of Ventura County care deeply about making the history, culture, and art we share with you, our community, and visitors, meaningful.
But we need your help. To learn more about how visitors like you engage with us, we are participating in a national survey of museum-goers, sponsored by the American Alliance of Museums . This survey will provide us with data to help us more effectively share our work with the communities we serve. The survey takes about 9 minutes to complete, and as a thank you for participating, there will be weekly drawings until Sunday, March 15, 2020, awarding one of the following four prizes:
- $30 Value — Credit voucher to the Gift Shop (either location – Museum of Ventura County, downtown Ventura OR Agriculture Museum, Santa Paula)
- $45 Value — MVC Swag Bag (2 mugs, 4 FREE passes, 4-pack notecards from our Research Library Image Archives, MVC Logo Lapel Pin)
- $50 Value — Autographed copy of local legend Chris Hillman’s CD “Bidin’ My Time” produced by Tom Petty
- $60 Value — FREE Individual/Family Museum Membership, OR, if you’re already a Member, an upgrade to our Associate Level Membership (includes North American Reciprocal Museums membership)
Note: All responses to this survey will be kept confidential. Your response will not be used for any future solicitation. If you have any problems with the survey itself, please contact the survey administrator, Susie Wilkening, at susie@wilkeningconsulting.com . Thank you in advance for your time and thoughts!
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Are you a member of the Museum of Ventura County? Explore, discover and celebrate at the Museum everyday for free!
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Become a member today and enjoy benefits that include free or discounted admission to events, lectures, and classes, advanced notice of all events and exhibits, invitation to annual Member events, and more!
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“On the Basis of Sex” Film Screening
Saturday, February 1, 2020 @ 6:30-9:30PM Join the Ventura County League of Women Voters and Ventura Film Society for a Special Screening of On the Basis of Sex at the Museum of Ventura County. Admission is $8-$12.
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Free First Sunday: Basket Weaving
Sunday, February 2, 2020 @ 12—2PM Before you settle down to watch the big game, join us at the Museum of Ventura County for a children’s basket weaving activity led by our Museum educators. Admission is free all day!
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Camerata Pacifica: Mozart, Beethoven & Brahms
Sunday, February 2, 2020 @ 3-4:30 PM Camerata Pacifica’s mission is to affect positively how people experience live performances of classical music.
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Author Talk, Musical Performance and Crafts
Sunday, February 9, 2020 @ 1—3PM Author Toni Jannotta joins us for an author talk on her book, “My Little Heart, Ruthie”, followed by a musical performance and a book making craft for visitors to participate in!
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La Conchita: A Different Kind of Paradise Author Talk
February 22, 2020 @ 3—4PM Dr. Bonnie G. Kelm, Ph.D will be discussing her book “La Conchita: A Different Kind of Paradise”. Admission is free for museum members, $5 for nonmembers.
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CMHS Speaker Series—When Back Surgery Is Not The Answer
Thursday, February 27, 2020 @ 6—7PM Chronic pain is a silent monster that haunts nearly 1 in 5 Americans. Always lurking, waiting to strike, it can stand in the way of even the most basic daily activities.
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Tortilla Flats Legacy Mural Dedication
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 11AM—1PM This exciting new public art project features the lives of Tortilla Flats residents displaced when the 101 Freeways was built through the west of Ventura.
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Agriculture Career Exploration Day (AG)
March 13 2020 @ 11AM—2PM This portion of Ag Career Exploration Day is open only to registered schools. Please contact the Museum’s education department to pre-register your class or with any questions by emailing education@venturamuseum.org
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Jr. Livestock Nutrition Seminar (AG)
Friday, January 31, 2020 @ 4—6PM CALLING ALL students interested in learning more about livestock feed management and selection — You are invited to join us at the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula for the Jr. Livestock Nutrition Seminar.
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VC Master Gardeners: Grow Your Town Tomatoes (AG)
Thursday, February 20, 2020 @ 12—2PM Join in on the fun at the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula with a new gardening topic each month presented by Ventura County’s top Master Gardeners. Advanced registration advised.
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VC Master Gardeners: Creating a Shade Garden (AG)
Thursday, March 19, 2020 @ 12—2PM Join in on the fun at the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula with a new gardening topic each month presented by Ventura County’s top Master Gardeners. Advanced registration advised.
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Friday-Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.!
The Albinger Archaeological Museum is located next to Mission San Buenaventura and was once the home to 5 different cultures spanning 3,500 years of history. Learn about the Chumash Indians, Chinese immigrants and others who resided on the site by viewing displays, and archaeological digs uncovered in 1974.
Displays of stone bowls, shell beads, arrowheads, bone whistles, crucifixes, bottles, buttons and pottery inside the exhibit building are complimented outside by excavations of the foundations of the lost mission church, Native American barracks, a tomol (plank canoe reproduction), a well and the oldest standing structure in Ventura County – the mission water filtration building.
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California Cool: Mid-century Modernism on the Central Coast
Step back in time to a cooler and more sophisticated era of design. This new exhibit explores the popular design movement in interior & graphic design, architecture, and urban development from 1945 to 1965.
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Good Earth: Tilling the Soil at the Ag
The exhibit displays tilling equipment hand-picked from the Museum of Ventura County’s farm implements collection, on display in the Ag Museum’s beautiful native gardens. Good Earth: Tilling the Soil has been extended to April 5, 2020!
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Woven Earth
Woven Earth is now open! Displaying a wide range of hand-woven baskets from the Museum’s extensive collection, this new exhibit focuses on California’s native communities and the traditions involved in making these baskets.
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Virgencitas at the Ag
Virgencitas showcases a select group of artistic interpretations of Mary in a variety of mediums from artists in and around Ventura County. Those artists include Xavier Montes, Ray Cirerol, Syliva Raz, Gayel Childress, Heriberto Luna and more.
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Throwing Shade at the Ag
Throwing Shade provides a simple, focused examination of the coast live oak tree and its woodland community of plants and animals. Discover how the oak survives wildfire, drought (hot and dry periods), and how it reproduces.
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The Journal of
Ventura County
Roll Over The Ranchos
The Museum of Ventura County is pleased to announce that copies of the Journal of Ventura County’s newest edition, Volume 61 containing “Roll Over the Ranchos” and “The Wet Winter of 1884”, are now available for sale in the Museum’s store!
Originally published in 1955, these stories have been updated with additional photographs and both “A Roll Over the Ranchos” and “The Wet Winter of 1884” have been enhanced with updated footnotes, including biographical information and additional footnotes to help the reader place the geographic references and the people in that long ago time. The Journal is made possible by the generosity of Jim Holden, Linda Hadlen, Grace Brandt, and Mary Stewart.
The journal is available for purchase for $10 in the museum store and the e-book version is available for purchase exclusively through Amazon.
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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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