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New Exhibit at the California Oil Museum: The Many Facets of Rockhounding
 By Anonymous — Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
Calling all “rockhounds”! The California Oil Museum located in Santa Paula, California (1001 E. Main St., Santa Paula, 805-933-0076, $4 Adults, $3 Seniors, $1 Children) will premiere a new exhibit, The Many Facets of Rockhounding, on October 17 which will run through January 10, 2011 (every Wednesday through Sunday 10am-4pm). There will be an opening reception on October 17 from 1 to 3pm with a special presentation by Jim Brace-Thompson, President of the Ventura Gem and Mineral Society and devoted rockhound. Join us in discovering the effortless beauty and design of the natural world with colorful displays of rocks, fossils, meteorites, and much more! This exhibit is presented in association with the Ventura Gem and Mineral Society, a nonprofit, educational organization founded in 1944 with the mission of promoting popular interest in geology and the earth we live on, including rocks, minerals, fossils, and the lapidary arts (gem cutting and jewelry making). They are an organization entirely of volunteers, with approximately 80 members, including adults and children. Their members have donated countless pieces from their private collections to this display. You will not see them anywhere else! The Many Facets of Rockhounding invites visitors of all ages to witness Southern California as geologists and paleontologists see it. Come and be dazzled by art from nature in jasper, geodes, trilobites, and polished stone sculptures…just don’t be surprised if you leave us as a rockhound! What: “The Many Facets of Rockhounding” |
