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Current and recent exhibits of Historical Figures.
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Conquest of the Americas From the news of Columbus’ first discovery, Europeans commenced a frantic onslaught on the American Continent in search of gold and natural resources. All of the new-found wealth brought only devastation the native people and constant conflict among competing Western powers. The end result was mixed at best. When Christopher Columbus was financed by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand, they expected gold and coversos. The conquestadors, Hernan Cortes and that Francisco Pizarro were luckier at finding gold, but extended the spread of diseases from the Aztec nation of Mocteczuma II to the Peruvian Indians of Inca Atahualpa. The Church was well-represented by the compassionate de las Casas and explorers Fathers Eusebio Kino and Junipero Serra. 05/22/2012 - 08/05/2012 Admission for Museum is $4 adults, $3 seniors, $1 children 6-17.
Members and children under 6 free. | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm |  |
The Dragon Awakes! Likely the oldest organized culture on earth, the ancient imperial history of China came to an end due to the combined interference of European powers and the ineptitude and senility of its last dynastic rulers, the Qing. In spite of their nomadic heritage, the Qing built much of today's Forbidden City. After the nationalistic Boxer Rebellion failed, the young Pu Yi and the Qing were too ineffectual to maintain rule. It is remarkable how China’s power and vitality have been reborn once again through the bloody “Glorious Revolution" of Mao Zedong and the isolation of Chiang Kai Shek. Perhaps the Peoples Republic of China is now on its way to building a new imperial future. 08/07/2012 - 11/18/2012 Admission for Museum is $4 adults, $3 seniors, $1 children 6-17.
Members and children under 6 free. | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | |
"Let 'Um Eat Cake" The greatest Bourbon ruler, Louis XIV, was the personification of royal grandeur, whereas his descendents became the symbols of all that was corrupt and parasitical in the monarchy. King Louis XVI and his queen Marie Antoinette paid with their heads, as did thousands of French aristocracy! The rule of the Ancien Regime ended in the tumultuous French Revolution of Maximilien Robespierre and the guillotine. Napoleon Bonaparte led the young French Republic to a French Empire only to be defeated, opening the door to the Bourbon restoration of Louis XVIII and Charles X. 11/20/2012 - 02/24/2013 Admission for Museum is $4 adults, $3 seniors, $1 children 6-17.
Members and children under 6 free. | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | |
Choices George Stuart discusses the origins of selected Historical Figures, why he chose them and the challenges of capturing their essence. 03/07/2013 - 05/12/2013 Admission $10 from www.carnevaleventura.org, and $15 at the door.
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Fact or Fiction? Stuart Critiques Hollywood What can we learn about history from the movies and television? How much of their cinematographic splendor is based on fact and how much is embellished make-believe? Fact or Fiction? Stuart Critiques Hollywood features historical personalities who have become the focus of the moving pictures, including Marie Antoinette, Henry VIII, the Borgia family, and China’s Last Emperor Pu-Yi. In his accompanying monologues artist and historian George Stuart will critique Hollywood’s attempts to portray history and share how he avoids the pitfalls of historical inaccuracy when creating his one-quarter life-size Historical Figures®. 05/14/2013 - 08/14/2013 Admission $10 from www.carnevaleventura.org, and $15 at the door. | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | |
Masters of Miniature Selected Historical Figures from the Museum's Collection are mostly from the French Bourbon dynasty.
09/01/2005 - $8 Adults, $4 Students | Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, noon-4 p.m.
The museum will close for the summer on Saturday, June 26, and will reopen in the fall. |  |
Revolution and Rebellion: Wars, Words and Figures A selection of 35 Historical Figures from G. S. Stuart's Founders & Patriots, Lincoln Era and Royal EnglandGroups support an 1823 authorzed copy of the Declaration of Indepencence and artifacts from the Revolutionary and Civil War periods. The exhibit is now closed. - | Monday to Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sundays: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Plains Indians of North America Nine figures of Native American from tribes of the 1800s, including Sioux, Comanche, Crow, Lakota. From the collection of artist George Stuart. 04/01/2009 - | Wednesday: Guided Tours
Thursday & Friday 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday Noon - 4 p.m. |  |
Figures from Mr. Stuart's private collection. The Ojai venue serves as George Stuart's studio, gallery and residence. Gallery is closed for repairs. Please visit the three venues currently exhibiting Historical Figures in Ventura and Ojai. - | Closed for repairs. |  |
"Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War" This traveling exhibition includes five Historical Figures from the Museum of Ventura Collection.It explores Lincoln’s struggle to resolve the basic questions that divided Americans at the most perilous moment in the nation’s history. Was the United States truly one nation, or was it a confederacy of sovereign and separate states? How could a country founded on “all men are created equal” tolerate slavery? In a national crisis, would civil liberties be secure? Lincoln’s decisions about these intertwined crises of war reinvented the Constitution and promise of American life. This exhibition develops a more complete understanding of Abraham Lincoln as president and the Civil War as the nation’s gravest Constitutional crisis.
Mr. Stuart will present a monolog about Lincoln on November 8. 10/11/2012 - 11/30/2012 No admission charge for exhibit or monolog. | Closed for repairs. | |
Tiny Perspectives: A History of Miniatures Selected Historical Figures from the Lincoln Era. This exhibit is now closed. - | Wednesday thru Sunday 12:00 noon-5:00 p.m. |  |
Ben Franklin in Europe Selected Historical Figures who were associated with Benjamin Franklin and the American Revolutionary Cause. The Figures supplimented a traveling Smithsonian exhibit on Franklin. The exhibits are now closed. - All events are free to the public. | Monday - Thursday: 9am - 8pm
Saturday: 9am - 5:30pm
Sunday: 1pm - 5pm |  |
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