Special Museum Hours for New Exhibits Installation
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The Museum of Ventura County in Downtown Ventura will be closed to the public February 25—February 28, 2020. The Research Library and Archives will be open regular hours Wednesday through Friday 11AM—5PM. The Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula will be open regularly scheduled hours Wednesdays-Sundays from 10AM—4PM.
The Museum’s Martha K. and Martin V. Smith Pavilion reopens on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 6PM for the opening reception of “Mending the Divide”, featuring works by the Ojai Studio Artists. On Sunday, March 1, 2020 from 11AM—1PM, join us for the dedication of the Tortilla Flats Mural Project. The Museum’s other galleries will re-open on March 6, 2020 at 6PM for the opening reception to “Legacy: Seven Decade of Ventura College Art” and “Nordic Myths & Legends: George Stuart Historical Figures®.”
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Legacy: Seven Decades of Ventura College Art
Opens March 6, 2020 at the Museum of Ventura County!
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Legacy: Seven Decades of Ventura College Art presents a survey of the history, instructors, and artists who came out of the Ventura College art department and is on display at the Museum of Ventura County March 6, 2020—April 26, 2020.
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Call for Volunteers!
The Museum Has Plenty of Volunteering Opportunities
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The Museum of Ventura County has many opportunities to participate as a volunteer — First Free Sundays, exhibit opening receptions, special events, children’s arts & crafts activities, assisting on educational tours, and more! Become a docent or visitor service specialist, and contribute to yourcommunity and your museum by volunteering at any of these activities.
Contact the Museum’s Volunteer Coordinator Liisa Pynnonen at (805) 653-0323 or lpynnonen@venturamuseum.org and begin your volunteer journey at the Museum of Ventura County today!
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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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Tortilla Flats Legacy Mural
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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Soroptimist Community Walk & Speaker Forum
Saturday, March 7, 2020 Join us at the Museum of Ventura County for A Community Walk and Speaker Forum. Help us put an end to the suffering with education, advocacy and involvement. Registration is required.
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VC Women’s Day Festival
Sunday, March 8, 2020 @ 1—4PM It’s International Women’s Day but we’re taking the celebration local. All are invited to celebrate our feminine history & shape our future. Join us for a day of music, performances, film, workshops, and more!
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Oxnard Film Society Screening of “Dolores”
Monday, March 9, 2020 @ 3:30—6:30PM The Museum of Ventura County is excited to co-sponsor with the Oxnard Film Society for two special screenings of “Dolores” at the Plaza Cinemas 14 in Downtown Oxnard.
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Channel Islands Bike Club Meeting
Wednesday, March 11, 2020 @ 6:30—8:15PM Join Channel Island Bike members and other cycling enthusiasts for an informative meeting concerning cycling for transportation, health, fun, comraderie, and so many other reasons!
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“Huelga! Photographs from the Frontline” Opening Reception
Saturday, March 14, 2020 from 2—4PM Join us at the Museum of Ventura County (100 E. Main St., Ventura) for the opening reception of “Huelga! Photographs from the Frontlines by Jorge Corralejo”. Admission is free for museum members, $5 for nonmembers.
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Free First Sunday (AG)
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 12—2PM Participate in hands-on activities in the garden and hear from Joey Algiers, the Restoration Ecologist for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. FFS is made possible by the generous support of Mimi Allin.
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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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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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Visit the Museum’s event calendar below and plan your next trip to the Museum of Ventura County! Learn about the art, history and culture of Ventura County through our various lectures, film screenings, special exhibit openings, Free First Sunday activities, and more!
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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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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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Patterns on the Land at the Ag
After a successful showing at City Hall, Patterns on the Land returns to exhibit at the Agriculture Museum with additional maps and uncovered history to share!
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Ojai Studio Artists: Mending the Divide
OPENS FEBRUARY 29! “Ojai Studio Artists: Mending the Divide” features work from the Ojai Studio Artists and is on display at the Museum of Ventura County from February 29, 2020 – April 11, 2020 in the Martin V. and Martha K. Smith Pavilion.
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Legacy: Seven Decades of Ventura College Art
OPENS MARCH 6! Legacy: Seven Decades of Ventura College Art presents a survey of the history, instructors, and artists who came out of the Ventura College art department and is on display at the Museum of Ventura County through April 26, 2020.
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venturamuseum.org
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Nordic Myths and Legends: George Stuart Historical Figures
OPENS MARCH 6! On display at the Museum of Ventura County from March 6, 2020—June 15, 2020, Nordic Myths and Legends captures the harsh and brutal aspects of Nordic mythic traditional sagas.
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Huelga! Photographs from the Frontlines by Jorge Corralejo
OPENS MARCH 14! Jorge Corralejo, a longtime local activities and civic leader, displays his history of work at both the Museum of Ventura County and the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula for this special two-location exhibit beginning March 2020.
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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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