OUR MISSION:
To preserve, showcase, and nurture Venice’s diverse historical legacy.
The Venice Heritage Museum is an opportunity for Venetians, Angelenos, and visitors alike to experience stories, collections, and archives from one of our country's most culturally rich and innovative communities—Venice, California.
The Venice Heritage Museum is an opportunity for Venetians, Angelenos, and visitors alike to experience stories, collections, and archives from one of our country's most culturally rich and innovative communities—Venice, California.
OUR VISION:
The Venice Heritage Museum will be a space for discovery — a cultural hub for Venetians, Angelenos, and visitors alike to experience stories, collections, and archives from one of our country’s most culturally rich and innovative communities.
In the face of constant change, the Museum will be an inclusive hub to celebrate all the diverse cultures and facets of Venice history. Venice’s accepting and progressive legacy will be on display, with exhibits highlighting both well-known and more obscure stories and archives, showcasing their relevance in today’s world.
Ultimately, the Museum’s public campus will serve to enrich the lives of current and future generations of patrons through exhibitions, events, and educational activities, improving the present with the past.
In the face of constant change, the Museum will be an inclusive hub to celebrate all the diverse cultures and facets of Venice history. Venice’s accepting and progressive legacy will be on display, with exhibits highlighting both well-known and more obscure stories and archives, showcasing their relevance in today’s world.
Ultimately, the Museum’s public campus will serve to enrich the lives of current and future generations of patrons through exhibitions, events, and educational activities, improving the present with the past.
OUR VALUES:
Living Heritage
Living Heritage
- Rotating exhibits will showcase our vast in-house and community archives, representing Venice’s creative and socioeconomically diverse history
- Hosting conversations, talks, and gatherings to celebrate time and place
- Collecting stories as local history evolves and grows, developing a hub for the future as well as the past
- Providing a permanent platform for Venice’s diverse communities, highlighting both well-known and untold stories
- Providing a place of discovery for the many facets of Venice’s cultural heritage
- Representing historical legacies through the words, images, and ephemera of community members themselves
- Improving the lives of locals, Angelenos, and visitors by deepening and enriching their understanding of our city’s history
- Serving as a common ground where all attendees can meet and gather to celebrate Venice’s unique culture through innovative exhibits and events, leveraging features such as our Community Corner stage and walking tours
- Educating and empowering young people to take pride in their hometown, their family histories, and the stories of cultural innovators who have lived and worked in Venice
- Nurturing youth to write the next chapter of Venice history by becoming cultural stewards and storytellers in their own right