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Museum of Ventura County update for Dec. 19 — Seasons greetings from your friends at the Museum of Ventura County!

by Community Contributor • December 19, 2018 • Comments Off

Major funding for these programs is made possible by the City of

San Buenaventura, the County of Ventura and private and community donors.

Seasons greetings from your friends at the Museum of Ventura County!

This is a friendly reminder that during the holidays the Museum of Ventura County and the Ag Museum in Santa Paula will be closed Dec. 24-25 and Dec. 31-Jan 1. When the museums are open there is plenty for you and your family to enjoy and experience, from the Thomas Fire Quilt Relief Project at the Ag Museum to the Night of the Nosferatu exhibit in Ventura featuring George Stuart Historical Figures that haven’t been seen in nearly forty-years!

If you were unable to attend the Museum’s screening of “The Perfect Firestorm” this past Sunday, Caps Media will be livestreaming the documentary on Channel 6 and the Caps Media website several times over the next two weeks. Sunday, December 23, 2018 at 8:00PM, Monday, December 24, 2018 at 10:00AM, Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at 1:00PM, Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 2:00PM, Thursday, December 27, 2018 at 4:00PM, Friday, December 28, 2018 at 9:00PM, and Saturday, December 29, 2018 at 5:00PM.

We wish you and your family a joyous holiday.

Upcoming Events

Speaking of VC Lecture Series feat. Betsy J. Green

Jan. 5, 2019 at 1 p.m. A year after the Thomas Fire, published author explores its impact in comparison to storied fires of the past. Speaking of Ventura County Series continues on Sat., Jan. 5, 2019 from 1 pm to 2:30 pm with author Betsy J. Green.

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Fire and Mud Poetry Reading: Accepting Submissions!

Jan. 12, 2019 at 3 p.m. If you are interested in sharing your poems about the devastating fires and floods that have impacted your community, please submit your work to Phil Taggart to be considered. Please note that this is not an open mic event.

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From the Ashes Up Documentary Screening

Jan. 20, 2019 at 3 p.m. The Museum of Ventura County is honored to host a screening of “From the Ashes Up”, a documentary on the Thomas Fire created by two local teens.

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At Table: The Business of Food and Community

EXTENDED TO FEB. 3, 2019! Each wave of immigration brings with it recipes passed down through generations, methods of preparation and styles of presentation that add a rich ethnic diversity to Ventura County’s local food traditions.

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Count Dracula in The Night of the Nosferatu

Not seen by the public in nearly 40 years, The Night of the Nosferatu exhibit features figures originally created for a staged performance by the artist in 1979.

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TWEET THIS: Interactive Pop-Up Exhibit For Children!

Selfie Opportunity: Compare yourself to the world’s tallest and smallest birds featuring life-sized paintings by Ventura Artist, MB Hanrahan.

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Good Earth: Tilling the Soil at the Ag Museum

Good Earth: Tilling the Soil looks back at soil preparation techniques from the late 1800’s to the mid-1900’s in Ventura County and explores the museum’s impressive collection of antique local plows, cultipackers, harrows, subsoilers & cultivators.

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Minga Opazo’s Outdoor Art Installation

Opazo draws inspiration from her native Chile and incorporates elements from her current coastal home of Ventura to create powerful outdoor installations.

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New Chumash Gallery Interactive Experience!

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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Journal of Ventura County Now Available

The Journal of Ventura County’s newest edition, “The Remarkable Life of Lorenzo Dow Chillson”, is now available for sale in the Museum’s store. The Journal was made possible by a generous donation from Charles J. Rennie, III of Rancho Palos Verdes.

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