The St. Francis Dam’s Death Toll

By Patricia A. Allen In this month’s Journal Flashback we’re sharing an article by Patricia Allen on the horrific toll of the St….

The Point Hueneme Lighthouse

By Powell Greenland In this month’s Journal Flashback we are sharing an article on the original Port Hueneme Lighthouse. The precariousness of the…

Legal Issues for Artists: Protecting Your Works from the Moment of Creation and Beyond

The Museum of Ventura County & the Ventura County Bar Association Present Legal Issues for Artists: Protecting Your Works from the Moment of…

MVC Insider Ep. 5 (Season 3) — The Prairie Dress

The prairie dress, you see it everywhere now, from the streets of bohemian Ojai, in your lifestyle magazine, on billboards… Why is that?…

MVC Insider Ep. 4 (Season 3) — Mapping Ventura County

The Research Library at the Museum of Ventura County is hard at work uncovering the names we’ve used to call our home, Ventura…

MVC Insider Ep. 3 (Season 3) — Lucy Hicks Anderson

Get to know your local trans icon and trailblazer Lucy Hicks Anderson! Lucy was the first trans women in history to fight for…

MVC Insider Ep. 2 (Season 3) — Prohibition

For this episode of MVC Insider, we take a dive into the prohibition era in Ventura County with history buff and Library volunteer…

The Conejo Gold Rush

By J.H. Russell In this edition of Journal Flashback, we present a little nugget on a very short-lived gold rush in the Conejo…

MVC Insider Ep. 1 (Season 3) — Erle Stanley Gardner

We are officially back with Season 3 of “MVC Insider”! Join us on Facebook Live for the next episode of MVC Insider this…

Margaret Garcia “In the Moment”

This interview took place in Margaret’s studio on October 13, 2021. Arte Para la Gente is a retrospective exhibition featuring the work of…

Arte Para la Gente: The Collected Works of Margaret Garcia Teaser

Arte Para la Gente is a retrospective exhibition featuring the work of pre-eminent Chicana artist, Margaret Garcia, as she provides viewers with the…

Help Keep Your Museum Free

This year we are participating in Giving Tuesday; a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity to transform communities around the…