Ava Gardner Festival Features Heritage Tours

At each year’s Ava Gardner Festival, one of the most popular parts remains the heritage tour that gives fans an opportunity to visit places significant to Ava in her hometown.
On Saturday, October 9th, heritage tours will be scheduled throughout the day.  Visitors will be shown points of interest in Ava’s hometown and will end with [...]

Ava Gardner Festival Package Available!

The Ava Gardner Museum is offering a special Festival Package for Two for $99 that includes:  access to the Festival Gala, festival-long museum admission, heritage tour passes, and movie tickets to all films.  Purchasing the Festival Package is a savings of more than $30.  
The Ava Gardner Festival Gala, scheduled for Friday, October 8th, is an [...]

Celebrate John Huston’s Birthday at the Ava Gardner Museum

The first time they met, he chased her around his pool in San Fernando Valley. The second time they met, they became lifelong friends.
John Huston actually played a small part in Ava’s breakout role in The Killers, having adapted the Hemingway short story to the screenplay with Anthony Veiller.  But it was their work on [...]

Ava Gardner Festival Gala

The Ava Gardner Festival Gala, scheduled for Friday, October 8th, is an exclusive event with a guest list held to only 150 attendees.  The Museum will unveil its newest exhibit, Ava on the Small Screen, allowing attendees of the Gala to be the very first to see the new exhibit.  Items from Ava’s television projects [...]

2010 Ava Gardner Festival

Each year the Ava Gardner Museum celebrates Ava’s life and career by hosting the Ava Gardner Festival.  This annual event includes heritage tours, screenings of classic Ava Gardner films, and special exhibits.
This year’s festival will kickoff during the Ava Gardner Festival Gala on Friday evening, October 8th and will continue Saturday, October 9th from 9:00 am to [...]