In The News

To keep our visitors, volunteers and staff safe from the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we have been instructed by the City of Los Angeles,…

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…

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…

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…

Thank you to all of our dear volunteers for their dedication to the Banning Museum! Our volunteers recorded over 5,000 hours this past year and we…

Jessica Salazar is a relatively new volunteer. According to Jessica: “I’ve only been volunteering for a few months. I decided to volunteer at the Banning…

Laura Mohberg has been volunteering at the Banning Museum for seven years. Here’s how she ended up as a volunteer. “Several years ago there was…

CONGRATULATIONS to our 2020 Wisteria Scholarship winners! Although we were not able to celebrate each of these remarkable students in person at the Wisteria Regale,…

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 name is Anna Collins. I retired as a registered nurse in 2010. Prior to retiring, I worked as a Home Care Nurse and then…

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…