Skip to content
Museum of Ventura County
  • Events
  • Donate
  • Visit
  • Contact Us
  • Membership
  • Subscribe
  • Home
    • Visit
    • About
    • Five-Year Strategic Plan
    • 2024-25 Years In Review
    • Mission & History
    • Board and Committees
    • Press and Video
    • Subscribe
  • Membership
  • Events
    • Events Calendar
    • Event Rentals – Event Pavilion & Plaza
  • Collections
    • Buy Collection Prints
    • Highlights from the Collection
    • George Stuart Historical Figures®
    • Collections Development Plan
    • NAGPRA Statement
  • Exhibits
    • On Display
    • Upcoming
    • Enfoque Resource List
  • Education
    • Online Learning
    • Onsite School Tours
    • Puzzles, Quizlets and Games
    • 2025 Museum of Ventura County Art Scholarships
    • Education Internships
  • Research Library
    • About
    • Search The Collections
    • Voices of Ventura County
    • MVC Then Blog
    • Family History Project
    • 2020 Protest Collecting
    • Digitized Photographs
    • Journal Flashback
    • Local History Research Directory
    • Library Internships
    • Collections Development Plan
  • Ag Museum
  • Support MVC
    • Fall Appeal 2025
    • Membership
    • Ways to Donate
    • Become a Sponsor
    • Planned Giving
    • Memorials
    • Tribute Donations

Our Mission and Vision

The Museum of Ventura County engages participants in meaningful experiences with history, art, culture, and each other by aspiring to spark curiosity and encourage compassion to build community and connection.

Museum of Ventura County is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Tax ID: 95-1942930.

Our Purpose

The Museum of Ventura County is an arts, history, and culture museum, the largest repository of history in Ventura County. We spark curiosity, foster compassion, and create connection through programs and exhibitions that are bold, inclusive, innovative, and fun. We use history and culture to address universal themes and inspire hope for the future. MVC is the guardian of our region’s identity.

Our Partners

Major funding for the programs at the Museum of Ventura County is made possible by City of Camarillo, City of Fillmore, City of Moorpark, City of Ojai, City of Oxnard, City of Port Hueneme, City of Santa Paula, City of Simi Valley, City of Thousand Oaks, City of Ventura, and the County of Ventura.

Museum of Ventura County
100 East Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001
Directions

Thursday—Sunday
11am to 5pm

Phone: 805.653.0323

Research Library at the Museum
100 East Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001
Directions

Appointment Only
Wednesday—Friday • 11am to 5pm

For library assistance call
805-653-0323 ext 320
or email library@venturamuseum.org

Agriculture Museum
926 Railroad Avenue
Santa Paula, CA 93060
Directions

Thursday—Sunday
11am to 5pm

Phone: 805.525.3100

Albinger Archaeological Museum
113 E. Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001
Directions

Saturday & Sunday
11am to 5pm

Phone: 805.658.4728

  • Visit
  • Contact
  • Donate
  • Volunteer
  • Membership
  • Research Library
  • Ag Museum
  • Exhibits
  • Financials
Connect with the Museum through social media:
Website Development by Willhouse.
Translate »
Closed on Thanksgiving

 The Museum of Ventura County and Agriculture Museum will be closed Thursday, November 27. We are grateful for the community that makes our work possible and wish you a day of gratitude and connection. Our regular hours resume on Friday.