The Museum of the San Fernando Valley - Northridge, California

adriana Garcia

Me apareció interesante pero no fue del todo mi agrado.

Atilio and Lesly

Bien

Julio Sepulveda

Recomendable

charisma barriger

i was personally guided by Jackie through the museum, she was very knowledgeable and sweet. it seems like the people involved with this museum care a lot about the valley’s culture and history. the actual building is tiny but there are also cultural exhibits and statues outside! the property itself is cool too with a giant pink cacti couch out front. museum is to the right of the entrance, a little hard to find.

Peter Villa

It’s a great place, it’s free and plenty of parking, the staff is very friendly and lots of history about the San Fernando Valley. Worth the visit. ( and if you feel charitable a small donation is appreciated but not obligatory ).

Gary Standke

In its new location since 12/2021 it is one mainly empty room. A couple of exhibits of one sign about some old residents. All the stuff from the prior location is gone. A couple of outside displays of a masonry Canoga Park house which collapsed in the earthquake and 2 metal dinosaur sculptures. If you wants to see a museum of the SFV go to the Valley Relics Museum.

Getting here is a challenge. The main entrance on Nordoff is closed. A tiny entrance on Wilbur was only partially open so I parked at the North Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce just to the south and took the path north to the museum building.

Michael Teoli

The first thing you should know about The Museum of The San Fernando Valley is that hey are only open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 1-5pm. The second thing you should know about The Museum of The San Fernando Valley is that there is nearly zero signage from the street. Trust the address and park anywhere in the (free) lot. There is only very missable sign that can only be seen if you catch it as you’re drink bing in the driveway. As you enter the commercial building filled with other businesses, go to the second floor (elevator is available for those who need it) and find your way to suite 204.

There you’ll find it! This museum is very small, but it has a big heart. The caretaker I spoke with was VERY enthusiastic, informative and appreciative that we were there. It wasn’t empty as there were at least three other parties. The docent did a great job of making sure everyone received attention. Maybe even a hint too much as I was happy to explore on my own. She was great though.

There is a room that had wonderful art that I believe is a lot sting exhibit. Then there are some other things to see. I especially liked the Vincent Price head cast! In the back there is an exhibit in mid century modern houses and they’re working on an exhibit about the dwarf sports teams that used to be a part of SFV culture. Maybe my favorite things were the “Now-and-then” photos and the menus of old defunct sfv restaurants.

I might have given this museum a lesser rating but I make it a rule to never give a free museum less than 4 stars. The people who work here are hard working volunteers who do their best to preserve history as best they can. I hope that we’ll see this grow. I wonder if there could be a collaboration with the much larger Valley Relics Museum. Where Valley Relics has an infinitely more impressive collection of artifacts, I wonder if The Museum of San Fernando Valley’s historical expertise could help tell the story of those artifacts.

At any rate... this is a free museum with free parking! Check it out! Maybe organize s trip to several small museums in the area on one day!

Danielle Wolfson

There was a great family winter faire. We went to! Wonderful day! Great place to learn about San Fernando valleys history.