Join us on Saturday, August 19 from 5 pm – 8 pm for a rockin’ good time celebrating the birthday of the Father of the Los Angeles Port, Phineas Banning…. Read More
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Keeping History Alive Series Returns with “Los Angeles in the Civil War”
1863 was considered the turning point of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in January, and the Union Army won the Battle of Gettysburg in July. Join… Read More
2023 WISTERIA REGALE
Join us for the Friends of Banning Museum annual fundraiser, Wisteria Regale to be held on March 25 from 5 pm – 9 pm. The theme for this year’s event… Read More
FBM Launches Campaign to Restore Historic Fence
Friends of Banning Museum recently initiated a campaign to restore the beautiful original wood fence around the side moat and at the front sides of the house. It is rotting…. Read More
Victorian Christmas – Saturday, December 3, 2022 – Rain or Shine!
Victorian Christmas Returns Rain or Shine! Join us for the holiday event of the season, Victorian Christmas! On Saturday, December 3 from 12 pm – 4 pm, the Banning Museum… Read More
Phineas Banning Birthday Celebration – August 20, 2022
RESERVATIONS FOR THIS EVENT ARE NOW CLOSED It’s Back! The Phineas Banning Birthday Celebration will be held onsite at the Banning Museum for the first time in two years!… Read More
Friends of Banning Museum to hold Wisteria Garden Party
RESERVATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT. Join us for the first-ever, Wisteria Garden Party when we will honor our Wisteria Scholarship winners in the beautiful Howard Rose Garden at… Read More
2022 Tea & Tunes Postponed
Due to the ongoing pandemic, our annual in-person Tea & Tunes Luncheon will not be held in 2022. We are very disappointed and look forward to a time when we… Read More
Victorian Christmas is Back!
Join us on Saturday, December 4 from 12 pm – 4pm for our annual Victorian Christmas Celebration. Although it may look a little different than in years past, visitors of… Read More
“Sew Many Pieces” Crazy Quilt Exhibit Now Open!
“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