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: News
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 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
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
Wisteria Festival of Times Gone By
Did You Know The Banning Museum’s Howard Rose Garden was once the site of one of the most popular events in Southern California for over 60 years. The Wisteria Festival… Read More
Fashioning the Fan Exhibit – August 2018 – January 2019
FASHIONING THE FAN – Harlyne and Kenneth T. Norris Visitor Center August 11, 2018 – January 27, 2019 The Victorian Era ushered in some of the World’s grandest national and… Read More
Volunteer Awards Dinner 2018
On Monday, June 4, we celebrated the wonderful volunteers who make this Museum what it is. We would not be where we are today without the service of so many… Read More