b'OPENING OF THE ESTHER ANDBRIDGE BUILDER THOMAS WACHTELL FAMILY GALLERYLuncheon 2022When Esther and Tom Wachtell moved to Ventura County in the 1990s, they quickly discovered Honoring the Museum of Ventura County. Esther in particular was impressed with the breadth and depth The Extended Families ofIsabel Winemiller and William Dewey Hobson of the collection, and in the ensuing three decades has worked to ensure that the collection is protectedandsharedwiththecommunity.Inrecognitionofthefamilystransformative In 1854, William Dewey Hobson and his wifeendowment gift in 2022, the Museum officially opened the Wachtell Family Gallery with Finding IsabelWinemillerHobsonmovedtowhatthe Light, the first of an ongoing series of exhibits of work from MVCs permanent collection.would become the city of San Buenaventura, andchangedthefutureofVenturaCounty forever.Almosttwocenturieslater,in July2022,theMuseumcelebratedthe accomplishmentsofsevengenerationsof the Hobson family. At a special gathering at the home of Julia Campbell Namba in Hobson Heights, 200 Museum supporters gathered to dine, dance, and appreciate the achievements of this incredible family.MVC 2022-2023 IN REVIEW 9'