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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…

  Simie has been a Friends of Banning Museum Board Member and volunteer for 18 years! She has been a member of the museum for…

By Gloria Leinbach, Garden Gloves Committee Volunteer and Resident Rosarian Beautiful Howard Rose Garden In 2010, Friends of Banning Museum and The Garden Gloves volunteer…

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,…

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…

By Amy Grat, EXP CEO and Occasional Time Traveler In 1851, PHINEAS BANNING left Philadelphia on a 3,000-mile journey to make his fortune in the…

Since schools are not in session and we are severely limited at the Banning Museum we are cancelling all field trips for the remainder of…

Become a Banning Volunteer!   We Need You! The Banning Museum is seeking volunteers and will host two "Get to Know Us" receptions on Friday,…

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…

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…