Queen of the Cattle Trail

Queen of the Cattle Trail

Come view our Brand new permanent Chuckwagin exhibit in the Parks-Janeway Carriage House! Come stop by the Parks-Janeway Carriage House to celebrate the new installation! The “Queen of the Cattle Trail exhibit, an 1870 chuck wagon, was donated by museum board president Tina Hansen McEnroe, 

Breaking Boundaries: Full Circle Back to the Santa Ynez Valley

Breaking Boundaries: Full Circle Back to the Santa Ynez Valley

Learn about Channing Peake’s work, how ranch life inspired it, and its important tie with local, Santa Ynez Valley history. Including his AQHA Foundation Sire Driftwood and his get Poker Chip Peake. The Exhibition runs through May 31, 2025

Tales from Mattei’s Tavern

Tales from Mattei’s Tavern

Meet Felix Mattei as he speaks to guests of his immigration to California and how he helped to create the landscape of the Santa Ynez Valley experience. This new exhibit and reinstallation of the Mattei’s Sidebar Buggy starts the ongoing story of the Santa Ynez 

Museum Exhibits

Museum Exhibits

The Museum has a number of fascinating and ongoing exhibits that spotlight the various valley community histories as well as the permanent, wheeled vehicle exhibit in the Parks-Janeway Carriage House. Interspersed throughout the year are curated exhibits specific to the valley and it’s people and