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Museum of Ventura County — Upcoming Events, Día de los Muertos Festivities and more!

by Community Contributor • October 24, 2019 • Comments Off

Día de los Muertos at the

Museum of Ventura County!

Join us for a special Día de los Muertos evening celebration at Museum of Ventura County on

Friday, November 1, 2019 6—9 p.m.

(in conjunction with First Friday)

In collaboration with the Consulate of Mexico in Oxnard, the Museum of Ventura County will host a fun-filled evening of live folkloric dancing, photo opportunities, art, and more! Admission is free for Museum members, $5 for nonmembers.

The evening will feature Folkloric dancing group Grupo Mi Linda Yucatán, artwork by Nicolle Pellegrino, Catrina photo opportunities, “La Catrina” film on continuous play in the Museum’s lobby, Pan dulce, and mire! Small bites by La Parilla Mexican Restaurant, specializing in the food of the Yucatán, will also be available.

Altars created by local artist and students, the Latino Advisory Committee and Grupo Mi Linda Yucatán” will be on display. We hope to see you at the Museum for Día de los Muertos!

Día de los Muertos at the Agriculture Museum!

Día de los Muertos returns to the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula on

Sunday, November 3, 2019 11—3 p.m.

Visitors will experience performances by the traditional Aztec dance group Danza Mexica Cuauhtemoc, as well as music by Mariachi Inlakech and local harpist and artist Xavier Montes. Families can visit the agriculture inspired Dia de los Muertos altar installation and participate in traditional Day of the Dead crafts such as making Papel Picado cut paper designs and create tissue paper flowers, plus so much more.

Traditional pan dulce & mazapán y tamarindos will be served and shaved ice delights will be available from the Kona Ice Truck. Admission is free to the public. We hope to see you and the entire family in Santa Paula at the Ag Museum for this wonderful event! Día de los Muertos at The Agriculture Museum was generously sponsored by EJ Harrison & Sons.

Are you a member of the Museum of Ventura County? Explore, discover and celebrate at the Museum everyday for free!

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!

The Albinger Archaeological Museum is open

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.

85th Anniversary Toastmasters Club 24

October 27, 2019 @ 11:30 a.m. Please join us for brunch to celebrate the 85th Anniversary of the Ventura Toastmasters Club 24. The event features guest speakers, brunch and champagne in the lovely Museum. Purchase your tickets today!

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Free Figure Drawing at the Museum

November 12, 2019 @ 6 p.m. It’s never too early to plan for the next Free Figure Drawing session! Join the Museum’s Artist in Resident, Ryan Carr, every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Pavilion.

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David G. Garcia, Ph.D. Lecture & Book Signing

November 16, 2019 @ 3 p.m. David G. Garcia, Ph.D. will discuss and sign copies of his book, “Strategies of Segregation: Race, Residence, and the Struggle for Educational Equality”.

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Lupe Anguiano and Biographer Debora Wright

December 8, 2019 @ 2 p.m. Join us at the Museum of Ventura County for a discussion between Lupe Anguiano and biographer Debora Wright. Admission is Free for Museum members, $5 for nonmembers.

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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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Unbridled with the Compton Cowboys at the Ag

The latest exhibit to ride into the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula is Compton Cowboys, a photo series documenting the work and mentorship of modern-day urban cowboys counseling at-risk youth in South Central Los Angeles.

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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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Buenaventura Art Association Collegiate Student Competition

The Buenaventura Art Association’s Collegiate Student Competition is on display October 12—November 9, 2019 in the Museum’s Pavilion.

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Chumash Gallery

The vibrant exhibition space provides a more immersive environment for young visitors with the addition of large colorful graphics, more artifacts and interactive stations that provide hands-on experiences.

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Woven Earth — Opens November 12 @ MVC!

Woven Earth opens November 12, 2019! 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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COLIN FRASER GRAY: MUSEUM FOR ONE is currently on display at the Vita Art Center until November 16, 2019. Join us at the Vita Art Center for a free community opening on Friday, November 1, 2019!

Interested in a departure from traditional museum architecture and infrastructure, Colin Fraser Gray explores alternative ways of exhibiting the contents of the human imagination. By creating ‘Museum for One’ he adds to the possibility of exhibition architecture and suggests a redistribution of curatorial power.

Colin Fraser Gray’s eye on world events, ear for social nuance, and wry sense of humor have shaped his artistic path. His drawings, sculpture and public art are quirky, sometimes controversial, and always authentic, provoking strong reactions. It is a catalyst for critical thought and debate and creates a prism through which we view our world’s mysteries. In his words: “ I get fully absorbed in a sea of connections; things seen, things said, memories, clues from life, blackness, light, line, desire.” He is widely exhibited in solo and group shows, both in the US and UK. He has received grants from Arts Council of Great Britain, University of California, and Pollock/Krasner, to name a few, and has been awarded several high profile public art commissions.