Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Livestream presentation of the Phineas Banning Virtual Birthday Celebration on August 26. We were so excited to share with you our… Read More
Category: Events
2021 Wisteria Scholarship Recipients Revealed
This year, in an effort to help more Banning High School seniors who may have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Friends of Banning Museum doubled the usual number… Read More
Virtual Tea & Tunes and Hat Contest
For the past 15 years, the Annual Tea and Tunes event at the Banning Museum was an elegant affair consisting of live music and afternoon tea, with guests dressing in… Read More
Virtual Victorian Christmas
Normally this time of year, we welcome thousands of visitors to enjoy our annual Victorian Christmas. Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 crisis, we were unable to hold this very special… 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
Victorian Christmas – December 7, 2019
RAIN OR SHINE! Join us on Saturday, December 7 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. as we kick off the holiday season in grand style at the Banning Museum’s Annual… 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
Victorian Mourning Lecture- October 26, 2019
Come join us as we explore social practices, superstitions, mourning attire, jewelry, and rituals practiced by Americans during the Victorian era. There will be a question and answer session after… 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
“Shipwrecks of the California Coast” lecture by author Michael White on January 12, 2019
Saturday, January 12, 2019 11:00 am Banning Stagecoach Barn Please join us as we kick off our 2019 Keeping History Alive Lecture Series with a special presentation given by Mr…. Read More