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Museum Tours
Tues - Thurs : 12:30, 1:30, 2:30
Sat - Sun : 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30
The Banning Museum is under construction, however tours will be held at regular tour times during the month of August.
For further information please call the museum at (310) 548-7777.
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DID YOU KNOW?
In Rembrandt's painting, The Night Watch, an ancestor of Phineas Banning, Captain Frans Banning Cocq, is featured prominently in the foreground.
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Summer Days at the Banning Museum
3rd Grade School Program
4th Grade School Program
Banning Heritage Week
Educational Program reservations for the 2010-2011 school year will begin on September 13, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Please call (310) 548-7777 to make a reservation.
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Summer Days at the Banning Museum
Offered to elementary school students this two-hour program consists of a tour of the Banning Residence, a snack and an art project based on the theme of the Museum's Summer Exhibition
3rd Grade School Program : "Evolution of a Town"
This 2 and 1/2 hours program addresses the California State Standards for the Historical and Social Sciences Analysis Skills for third grade. Developed for students whose curriculum includes local history, "Evolution of a Town" focuses on the changes that occur in a city's development with an emphasis on Phineas Banning as the founder of Wilmington.
The students learn about the past and the present and relate to the future by rotating into four different activities:
A House Tour See how an American family of European decent lived during the mid 1800's
Photographic Analysis Play a game and use tools to analyze a photograph
Garden Tour A guided tour of the grounds Learn about the plants in the park
Build a Brig Build and take home a wooden model of a Brig
4th Grade School Program
Our traditional school program for fourth graders focuses on California State history.
Activities led by a docent teach what one early California pioneer accomplished for his adopted state.
Learn what life was like for a child during this time period. Four activities are completed in the two hours of the field trip:
Tour the Banning Estate and see what life was like during the Rancho Days
School Marm teaches an 1880's school lesson in the one-room school house
A Game, similar to bingo, reinforces the information the students learn during the field trip
The Barn Learn about a working ranch and play traditional games
Banning Heritage Week
Banning Heritage Week is a fun, hands-on, learning experience for 4th graders.
The students participate in five activities throughout the day:
A puzzle relay race based on Phineas Banning's accomplishments
A tour of the house demonstrates the luxuries and difficulties of this time period
Chores The students perform chores that were typical during the 1800's
School Marm teaches an 1880's school lesson in the one-room school house
Art Project "Decoupage" a frame to take home. Based on an artifact in the Girls' Room
This 2-hour long program is very active and informative. We send a pre-packet to all visiting teachers.
Some of the material can be used for post-field trip activities.
** If you are interested in any of these programs, please call the museum at 310 548-7777 for scheduling.
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