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Museum Tours
Tues - Thurs : 12:30, 1:30, 2:30
Sat - Sun : 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30
The Banning Museum is under construction, however tours will be held at regular tour times during the month of August.
For further information please call the museum at (310) 548-7777.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Katharine Banning, Phineas' niece and daughter- in law, was a co-founder of the Children's Hospital in Los Angeles, California.
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Porcelain dolls like those displayed in the nursery were a luxury during the 19th century. There were no doll factories in the United States until very late in the century, so dolls were either homemade or imported from Europe.
The doll displayed in the Girls' Room is a 19th century Spanish doll with papier-mache head and cloth body. She has wonderful accessories including a metal mesh purse, lorgnette (eyeglasses), earrings and bracelet.
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