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
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UPDATE: Re-opening Information
The Friends of Banning Museum and the City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation and Parks are working to prepare the Banning Museum for re-opening. At this time, we are… 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 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
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
Volunteer Spotlight: Berta Baca
Berta has been a Banning Museum volunteer for 5 years. According to Berta “When I used to work as an elementary school teacher, I brought my class here (to the… Read More
Cooking with Katharine Stewart Banning
Katharine Stewart Banning was the wife of Banning son, Joseph Brent Banning. Joseph and Katharine married in April of 1888 and set up house and home in the Banning residence… Read More
Volunteer Spotlight: Simie Seaman
Simie has been a Friends of Banning Museum Board Member and volunteer for 18 years! She has been a member of the museum for 34 years. You’ve probably seen… Read More
The Howard Rose Garden: Planted with Banning Transportation in Mind
By Gloria Leinbach, Garden Gloves Committee Volunteer and Resident Rosarian In 2010, Friends of Banning Museum and The Garden Gloves volunteer group recreated a “Victorian Rose Garden” adjacent to an… Read More