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Ojai Valley Museum

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130 W Ojai Ave

Ojai, CA 93023

+1 (805) 640-1390

http://www.ojaivalleymuseum.org

The Ojai Valley Museum highlights the history, art, and culture of the valley through museum exhibitions, programs, and events. Housed in a National Register Building (originally the St. Thomas Aquinas Church) the museum includes semi-permanent history exhibits, a Sespe Wilderness diorama, highlights from the permanent art collection, and a Chumash Interpretive Garden. Three major original exhibitions are mounted each year, showcasing a wide variety of subjects. The museum gift shop features items locally produced prints, cards, housewares, jewelry, toys, books, and more. A cart with free maps, magazines, and other Ojai information is available daily outside. Museum admission is $5 per adult, $1 per child 6-18. Make the Ojai Valley Museum your first stop when visiting the Ojai Valley.

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4.523 reviews

Sutton C.

7/11/2025

Small yet mighty!! This place has so so so much history and provides many a nuance that I didn't even begin to know about before visiting. You can see what attracted people to Ojai and how it was...

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Victoria S.

2/16/2025

Cute little museum, $5 donation, there's artwork from local artists on display, an exhibit on maps & topography, taxidermy of local animals & exhibit on the history of Ojai.

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Andrew G.

11/2/2024

The place is cute but only takes a few minutes to see everything. It was nice to see some history from the area but it wasn't super immersive.

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Addison L.

10/10/2024

This was such a beautiful museum!!! I loved the taxidermy here and the art hall was so cool! I liked the history of the chumash and other native stuff that was here before us. The staff was also...

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Mikey C.

8/21/2022

What I learned here today: just a couple generations ago, retirement was dreaded. It represented an ending and a separation from much of mainstream American life. Many seniors lived in poverty....

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