“Sew Many Pieces: American Crazy Quilts in the Late 1800s” The Banning Museum is pleased to announce our new exhibition “Sew Many Pieces.” Crazy quilting was a leisure activity amongst… Read More
Category: Education
An Imaginary Conversation with Phineas Banning by Patrick Hannifin
Patrick Hannifin is one of our 2021 Wisteria Scholarship Award Winners. In this creative essay, he imagines a conversation with Phineas Banning. Patrick graduated from Banning High School and is… Read More
Virtual Banning Heritage Week Now Available
We are pleased to announce that Banning Heritage Week is now available virtually with two options for participation. The first option is the Virtual Banning Heritage Week Video available on… Read More
Virtual Field Trips Ready for Teachers and Students
Through funding from Marathon, Valero, and also from generous supporters, Friends of Banning Museum is proud to announce our first-ever virtual field trip for third and fourth grade students. To… Read More
Virtual Tour Now Available!
We are extremely excited to announce that through a generous grant from The Port of Los Angeles, Friends of Banning Museum was able to work with a local digital marketing… Read More
Alchemy and Art: An Exploration into Wet Plate Photography – Saturday, January 11, 2020
Keeping History Alive Lecture Series presented by Friends of Banning Museum Historic Barn – 10:00 am Learning wet plate photography can seem like an incredible hurdle. The equipment is expensive,… Read More
Iron Highway That Unified Our Country – November 16 – 2019
Please join us as we recognize the 150th Anniversary of the “Golden Spike” at Promontory Point, Utah and learn how the Transcontinental Railroad transformed Los Angeles and our Nation. The… Read More
“California Confederates: The Curious Tale of the Schooner J. M. Chapman and the Knights of the Golden Circle” – Saturday, June 22, 2019
Saturday, June 22, 2019 10:00 am Banning Stagecoach Barn In 1863, a group of California secessionists conspire to outfit a small schooner as a privateer, steal gold and silver shipments… Read More
Educational Program Reservations 2019-2020
We are proud to again offer these Educational Programs for the 2019-2020 school year: Living History School Program (4th Grade) Banning Heritage Week (4th Grade) Evolution of a Town… Read More
Museum Closed Intermittently During Banning Heritage Week Program
Tours will NOT be offered Tuesday, April 9 through Thursday, April 11 due to the Banning Heritage Week educational program. See side calendar for more information. Thank you for understanding!