Museum of Ventura County — Children’s Garden Dedication + 562nd Air Force Band Performance + New Events

FREE ADMISSION

Boroughs Children’s Garden Celebration

Saturday, June 19 @ 11AM—2PM

Join us in the Boroughs Children’s Garden at the Museum of Ventura County on Saturday, June 19th from 11am—2pm to celebrate local artist MB Hanrahan’s new Chumash Village mural. Admission is free!

There will be hands-on activities for the entire family, and much more, including storytelling, a live drum performance, rock stacking demonstrations and hands-on participation, archaeological dig simulation, and a presentation of Chumash Traditions by Chumash Elder Julie Tumamait-Stensile. Plus, visitors will have the opportunity to meet artist MB Hanrahan!

The refreshed Boroughs Children’s Garden is full of hands-on activities, including the Garden of Sound, where numerous instruments from guitars to a piano are at the hands of visitors, an Archaeological dig site with sifting and digging tools, and plenty of other games for all to enjoy.

Bring the entire family out to the museum this weekend! For more information or a shareable link, click here.

The Howard and Evelyn Boroughs Children’s Garden

is made possible by the generous support of:

Howard and Evelyn Boroughs

The Charles D. and Mary A. Bauer Foundation

Barbara Meister

FREE LIVE PERFORMANCE

562nd Air Force Band

June 20, 2021 @ 2—4PM

The Museum of Ventura County is honored to co-present a concert of the 562nd Air Force Band on Sunday, June 20, 2021, from 2—4PM in the Museum’s Plaza at 100 E. Main St. in Ventura, CA. Admission to the performance is free. Admission to the museum is free throughout 2021.

Come out to the museum to support our country’s service members and explore the refreshed Boroughs Children’s Garden with the family.

UPCOMING

Zoom Events

Transformative Adaptation in the Time of COVID-19

June 23, 2021 @ 6:30PM

On Wednesday, June 23, 2021 from 6:30—7:30PM MVC will co-host a special Zoom presentation and discussion on Transformative Adaptation in the Time of COVID-19 by Nicholas Deitch of AIA West County and a Member of the Ventura General Plan Advisory Committee. This online event is free to attend with registration.

Local History Happy Hour

with Frank Barajas

July 13, 2021 @ 5PM

On Tuesday, July 13, 2021 from 5—6PM the next installment of Local History Happy Hour will feature Frank Barajas, author of Mexican Americans with Moxie: A Transgenerational History of El Movimiento Chicano in Ventura County, California, 1945-1975. Admission is free with registration.

OPENING RECEPTION

We invite you to the opening reception of Huelga! Photographs from the Frontlines by Jorge Corralejo on Saturday, July 3 from 2—4PM

Jorge Corralejo, a longtime local activist and civic leader, displays his collection of photography and personal memorabilia from his time with United Farm Workers, working alongside Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta from the Boston A & P strikes to the streets of Oxnard.

Huelga! Photographs from the Frontlines by Jorge Corralejo opens at the Museum of Ventura County on July 1, 2021.

For more information or a shareable link, click here.

Explore More Exclusive

MVC Online Content

Watch new episodes of

Story Time at the Museum and tune-in for

a new episode this

Sunday, June 20th @10am on Facebook or YouTube!

Explore upcoming indoor exhibits, including America’s Revolution, Huelga! Photographs from the Frontlines, Crossing Borders, and more!

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