Opening Reception – July 14thGrand Opening & Movie Night – July 15th Joe De Yong (1894-1975) was a preeminent western artist, whose inspirational life story should be shouted from rooftops. But Joe wasn’t like that, preferring to draw attention to others rather than himself. His …
Meet Felix Mattei as he speaks to guests of his immigration to California and how he helped to create the landscape of the Santa Ynez Valley experience. This new exhibit and reinstallation of the Mattei’s Sidebar Buggy starts the ongoing story of the Santa Ynez …
Opening Reception April 8th, 4-6 p.m. The Western saddle was not only a tool of the cowboy and vaquero but a status symbol. A tooled saddle, a new hat and fancy boots with a decorated shaft were important to the hardy cowboys after a long …
The Museum has a number of fascinating and ongoing exhibits that spotlight the various valley community histories as well as the permanent, wheeled vehicle exhibit in the Parks-Janeway Carriage House. Interspersed throughout the year are curated exhibits specific to the valley and it’s people and …