Museum of Ventura County (formerly Ventura County Museum of History and Art

 
The Museum of Ventura County (formerly the Ventura County Museum of History & Art) is a privately funded nonprofit founded in 1913. Today it exhibits, educates, collects and preserves county art and history from early Native America to the 21st Century. In October 2007, ground was broken for an expansion to double its space and increase opportunities to serve the communities of Ventura County.

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Included in the collection of the Museum of Ventura Country are works by by Beatrice Wood, John Nava, Vivika and Otto Heino, Edward Borein, Jessie Arms and Cornelis Botke, Henry Chapman Ford, photographers Horace Bristol, John Lewis, Robert G. Smith, and Stephen Schafer, as well as other historic and contemporary artists. The 30,000 pieces in the Museum's care also include baskets and other local Chumash Indian objects, artifacts from the Mission and Rancho periods, clothing accessories and furniture from the 18th century to the present, and farm implements used in the extensive agricultural industry of the county.
Address: Museum of Ventura County, 100 East Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001-2607, United States
Phone: 1 (805) 653-0323, Fax: 1 (805) 653-5267
Hours:
11am-6pm; Closed: Mon
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November ), Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Tips: Open until 8 p.m. most First Fridays.
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Guides: Guided tour available as optional extra.
Facilities: Gift shop

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