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MVC Re-Closure + Exclusive Online Content + More

by Community Contributor • November 19, 2020 • Comments Off

Dear Community Member,

For the health and safety of the community, all Museum programs have been moved online. 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.

We will continue to offer a variety of diverse online programming, including Virtual Learning Modules, Zoom Conversations, family activities, and more! You are encouraged to explore below or visit our website.

Be safe, be well, and stay healthy. We look forward to welcoming you back at MVC when we reopen!

If you would like to become an MVC Member or renew your membership, please click below. Your support is appreciated.

Become an MVC Member

TODAY!

If you have questions about the status of your membership,

please contact Scott Gordon at sgordon@venturamuseum.org.

Step Inside and Explore

Virtual Exhibits

Explore the growing list of virtual exhibits the Museum of Ventura County has to offer, including California Cool, Legacy: Seven Decades of Ventura College Art, and more. Check out all available virtual exhibits here.

Huelga! Photographs from the Frontlines by Jorge Corralejo

Learn about local activist and photographer Jorge Corralejo’s time with United Farm Workers, working alongside Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta from the Boston A & P strikes to the streets of Oxnard.

George Stuart Historical Figures: Nordic Myths & Legends

Norse mythology consists of tales of various deities, beings, and heroes derived from numerous sources, including medieval manuscripts, archaeological representations, and folk tradition.

Albinger Archaeological Museum

Virtually “step into” the Albinger Archaeological Musuem and explore five different cultures spanning 3,500 years. Learn about the Chumash, Spanish, Mexican, Chinese, and American cultures who all at one time occupied this space.

Subscribe to the

MVC YouTube Channel

Check out the MVC YouTube Channel and explore 30+ videos, including An Evening of Song & Stories with Chris Hillman, past MVC Zoom Conversations, and more. YouTube subscribers will be notified every time a new video is posted.

Story Time at the

Museum

Join us on Facebook and YouTube every other Sunday at 11am from November 1, 2020 thru January 10, 2021 for “Story Time at the Museum,” where a community member, museum docent or staff member reads a children’s book or shares a children’s story.

MVC Insider

Viewers are invited into the museum for a unique glimpse behind the scenes in MVC Insider. Learn about the latest exhibits, interesting artifacts in the museum’s collection and more from the staff. Look for new episodes in the future on Facebook and YouTube.

The Hobson Family Legacy:

Ep. 1 — A Legacy Begins

Episode 1—A Legacy Begins: In 1873, William Dewey Hobson and Isabel Jane Winemiller played pivotal roles in the formation of Ventura County. They were two of Ventura’s first American settlers, and showed their love for the area through their involvement in its politics, commerce, and society.

Explore More Exclusive

MVC Online Content

Discover interactive lessons, educational resources and engaging activities to continue your learning journey from home with Virtual Learning Modules.

Submit your stories, videos, photos, and artifacts to record this historic time we are living through and participate in our Rapid Response Collecting initiative. Plus, start your own Family History Project, read local stories documenting life during COVID-19 and more.

Put your community history and art knowledge to the test and take our Quizlets or piece together the growing list of Digital Jigsaw Puzzles.

You can revisit the Ventura County of the past by exploring a steadily growing catalog of digitized photographs from the collection or reading the MVC Then Blog. Read about Ventura County’s first baseball game, newspaper wars in early-Ventura County and more.