Museum of Ventura County will be closed until further notice…

by Community Contributor • March 13, 2020 • Comments Off

Based on the Ventura County health emergency, the directives of the governor of California, and the importance we place on the health and safety of our community, the Museum of Ventura County, the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula, the Research Library & Archives, and the Albinger Archaeology Museum will be closed until further notice.

This closure includes all exhibits, school tours, and events that are scheduled through March 31. Updates will be made on our website, and via email communications to those on our email list. We will also be regularly updating our social media feeds on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Be safe, be well, and stay healthy.

We look forward to welcoming you at MVC when we reopen.

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Huelga! Photographs

from the Frontline

Special Opening Reception this Saturday, March 14, 2020 @ 2—4PM!

Join us at the Museum of Ventura County this Saturday, March 14, 2020 from 2—4PM for the opening reception of Huelga! Photographs from the Frontlines by Jorge Corralejo. Admission is free for museum members, $5 for nonmembers.

Jorge Corralejo, a longtime local activist and civic leader, displays his collection of photography and archives of work at both the Museum of Ventura County and the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula for this special two-location exhibit. A photography exhibit from the 1970’s labor strikes featured along with memorabilia from the collection of longtime local activist and civic leader, Jorge Corralejo. We learn about 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 is on display at the Museum of Ventura County from March 14—June 7, 2020 and at the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paul from March 20—June 7, 2020.

Postponed: Civil Rights Activist

Dolores Huerta

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Due to rapidly evolving coronavirus concerns, the program with Dolores Huerta scheduled for March 19, 2020 at the Museum is postponed. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Ms. Huerta has agreed to appear at the Museum at a future date, yet to be determined (ideally this spring or early summer). Those individuals wishing to hold on to their tickets are encouraged to do so. Anyone wishing to receive a refund may request one by emailing Scott Gordon at sgordon@venturamuseum.org.

Postponed: Agriculture Career

Exploration Day

Friday, March 13, 2020

Due to school cancelations around health and safety concerns, the Museum of Ventura County is postponing this year’s 5th Annual Agriculture Career Exploration Day. We apologize for any inconvenience and will plan to reschedule this event in conjunction with Ventura County Ag Week in spring of 2021.

Call for Volunteers!

The Museum Has Plenty of Volunteering Opportunities

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!

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!

Huelga! Photographs from the Frontline – Opening Reception

Saturday, March 14 @ 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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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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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!

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.

Nordic Myths and Legends: George Stuart Historical Figures

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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Ojai Studio Artists: Mending the Divide

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

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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Patterns on the Land at the Ag

CLOSING SOON! 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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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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Huelga! Photographs from the Frontlines by Jorge Corralejo

OPENS MARCH 14 at MVC! 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.

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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.