California Oil Museum

The API Coastal Chapter sponsors the California Oil Museum each year. 

 We recently donated $5000 for the museum to pay for buses for local school field trips. Most local schools do not have funds to pay for transportation for field trips. So this is the only way classes can come and learn about the history of oil in Ventura County as well as other science related exhibits.

California Oil Museum

 From fossils to fill 'er up, the California Oil Museum tells the story of the black bonanza that created wealth, work, and prosperity for generations of Californians.  The Museum highlights the inner workings of the state's black gold industry through interactive displays, videos, working models, games, photographs, restored gas station memorabilia, and an authentic turn-of-the-century cable-tool drilling rig. Visitors can exercise their wits and luck as California wildcatters, see how the Indians used natural oil seeps, watch a miniature drilling rig bore into the earth, and explore the memorable brands of gas bought by early California car drivers. The Lundgren and Bennett Collections of gas station memorabilia are one of the largest displays of vintage gas pumps in California. In addition to the permanent petroleum exhibits, the Museum presents new exhibits of science, transportation, history, and art throughout the year. Lundgren Park is located on the Museum grounds and is available for picnics. For more information about the museum go to www.oilmuseum.net.

To donate to our education program or to sponsor a student tour to the museum contact Jeanne Orcutt at 805-933-0076 ext 291 or jorcutt@spcity.org