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Museum of Ventura County — New MVC Then Blog + Munch this Thursday, Ivor Davis Book Talk and more!

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The latest edition of MVC Then is now available! Early Ventura County newspapers offered one of the few ways to connect pioneer communities with stories, opinions, and news of the day. The first newspapers in Ventura County were all closely identified with political parties and had unyielding editors who loved to rile up the community and often teetered on the edge of libel. Since the first Ventura newspaper was printed in 1871 there have been more than 80 in the county.
Photo: (R) Interior of the Free Press office during the 1896 visit of President William McKinley. PN3542, MVC Library & Archives collection.
Join us at the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula this Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 2 p.m. for a Gallery Talk with Artist Lino Martinez. Admission is free for members, $5 for nonmembers.
Lino Martinez will discuss his latest body of work focused on the realities faced by the Latinx farming communities of the United States today. “Farming Youth” focuses on the migratory realities of the farm workers whose labor sustains the United States’ agricultural economy, which relies on millions of people countrywide.
Farming Youth is on display June 15, 2019 to August 18, 2019.

Ivor Davis Book Talk & Signing

July 26 @ 6:30 p.m. Ivor Davis will be discussing his latest book, “Manson Exposed: A Reporter’s 50-Year Journey into Madness and Murder”. Tickets are available for pre-purchase now!

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Munch feat. Sandi Ellen Anderson

July 18 @ 11:30 a.m. Sandi Anderson will be performing in the Museum’s courtyard, and croissant sandwiches will be available for purchase from Desserts to Die For. Admission is FREE!

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Gallery Talk with Lino Martinez at the Ag

July 20 @ 2 p.m. Join us at the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula for a Gallery Talk with Artist Lino Martinez. Admission is free for members, $5 for nonmembers. Lino will be discussing his latest work currently on display in Farming Youth at the Ag.

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Focus on the Masters: Omar d’León

July 21 @ 3 p.m. Omar d’León is from Managua, Nicaragua and is regarded as one of the most renowned Nicaraguan painters and poets.

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MVC Museum Kids: Art Program!

July 23 @ 10:30 a.m. Join our Museum Educators at the Museum of Ventura County (100 E. Main St.) for an interactive, educational summer program! Children will draw and paint while learning about the elements of art and local history!

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AG Museum Kids: Art Program!

July 25 @ 1 p.m. Join our Museum Educators at the Agriculture Museum (926 Railroad Ave., Santa Paula) for an interactive, educational summer program! Children will draw and paint while learning about the elements of art and local history!

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Summer Concert Series at the Ag feat. SolTree

August 2 2019 @ 7 p.m. SolTree joins us at the Agriculture Museum for the Summer Concert Series! Doors open at 6:30 p.m., music begins at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 for Museum members and children under 18, $10 for nonmembers.

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Love, What’s It To Ya’: Bronze Sculptures by Lynn Creighton

Lynn Creighton is a sculptor creating bronze female figures of women experiencing the full vibratory rate of their inner core. They are metaphors for women awakening to the gift of their own energy and what it is meant to do.

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In the Fields of the North / En los Campos del Norte

This new exhibit at the Agriculture Museum features the photojournalist David Bacon’s evocative, powerful photographs alongside moving oral narratives from migrant farm workers.

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Actual Reality

Actual Reality, a new exhibit created by local artists Carlos Grasso and Peter Fox, examines the present day disconnect between virtual and actual reality.

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Farming Youth at the Ag

Farming Youth is a new pop-up exhibit at the Agriculture Museum featuring the artwork of Lino Martinez that focuses on the migratory realities of the farm workers whose labor sustains the United States’ agricultural economy.

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Music by the Masters

This exhibit will showcase the breadth and diversity of the Ojai and Ventura Music Festivals, both of which are celebrating their 73rd and 25th years, respectively.

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The Dragon Awakes: Qing Dynasty

This collection of figures represents key personalities from Chinese history. From the Manchus who crossed the Great Wall and formed the Qing Dynasty, to the Nationalists and Communists who came after them and founded modern China.

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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 City Hall

This exhibit, Patterns on the Land, showcases faithful reproductions of rare maps from the Museum’s Research Library and Archives collection, and is on display in the City of Ventura’s Planning office, Room 117 in Ventura’s City Hall.

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Chumash Gallery

We are making exciting changes to the museum’s time-honored Chumash Gallery. This exhibit has been an integral part of the 3rd and 4th grade curriculum throughout Ventura County schools for more than 40 years.

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Explore the Eternal Kiln Fire Legend: Chines Jn Porcelain is now open at the William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art at California Lutheran University! Jun porcelain, one of the Five Great Kilns of the Song Dynasty, is considered a treasure of Chinese ceramic art. Known for its astonishing glazes, it first appeared in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and prevailed in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Its origins are mysterious, since there are no known writings about the wares until 1504, though a line of pieces were produced exclusively for the palace court and show up in Imperial paintings. According to legend, every year Emperor Huizong selected only 36 treasures from the imperial kilns as royal articles, with all others destroyed and immediately buried.
Despite being highly valued, the porcelain fell out of use and its methods were seemingly lost. In the 1950s there was an extensive movement to rekindle Jun wares; major studies and excavations of kiln sites took place. Eventually, experts in Yuzhou City were able to resume production of the prized wares using a double-fire-barrier-bed kiln and wood firing techniques. Today, craftsmen still adhere to the traditional production and strict examination standards. All pieces considered to have any “imperfections” are destroyed on site to ensure only the highest quality carries the title, which also leads to extremely low yields even in modern times. The rare ceramic ware is now under government protection as a state-level intangible cultural heritage.
The works in this exhibit were generously loaned by the Song Royal Kiln in China. Curated by Yilin Li.
Major funding for these programs is made possible by the City of
San Buenaventura, the County of Ventura and private and community donors.
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
Museum of Ventura County | 100 E. Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001