VENICE HERITAGE MUSEUM

GRAND OPENING

Saturday, March 9, 2024

From 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.

at Main Street Design Center

in Venice, California

Museum signage being installed by fabricator Alberto Bevacqua.  

Grand opening celebration for the Venice Heritage Museum (VHM) takes place on Saturday, March 9^th from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. at Main Street Design Center (228 Main Street, Venice, CA 90291). The entire event is free and open to the public. Opening of the inaugural exhibition titled,  This is some place, will be preceded by a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony. This all ages event is a community celebration that will include live entertainment, food vendors and beverage stands. Eventbrite tickets are highly recommended, link HERE.

The inaugural installation titled: This is some place, presents visitors with a sequence of activities, and exemplary moments spanning the last 119 years, demonstrating how Venetians have sought to make their home distinct from the world that surrounds and affects it.

VHM’s mission is to preserve, showcase, and nurture Venice’s diverse historical legacy. The museum will give Venetians, Angelenos, and visitors alike the opportunity to experience stories, collections, and archives from one of the country’s most culturally rich and innovative communities.

GRAND OPENING EVENT SCHEDULE

6:30 p.m. Doors

7:00 p.m. Speaking Ceremony

7:30 p.m. Ribbon Cutting

7:30 –9:30 p.m. Inaugural Exhibition Opens to Public for Community Celebration

Venice Heritage Museum online:

veniceheritagemuseum.org

facebook.com/veniceheritagemuseum

instagram.com/veniceheritage

twitter.com/veniceheritage

About the Venice Heritage Foundation

The Venice Heritage Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded for the specific purpose of building the city’s first-ever museum. Their multigenerational volunteer Board of Directors is composed of born and raised Venetians, historians, artists, educators, event planners, and other creative types who all share a passion for the preservation of Venice history, past and present.

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