A member of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the William S. Hart Museum is less than an hour's drive from most areas of Los Angeles.

The William S. Hart Park and Museum is the former retirement home of the famed silent film actor and director who produced a series of hit Western movies in the early 1900's. His beautiful Spanish Colonial Revival Style Mansion – now the Museum – exhibits an impressive collection of Western artwork by noted artists Charles M. Russell, Frederic Remington, and Joe de Yong, as well as mementos from early Hollywood, personal furnishings and effects, and artifacts representing multiple Native American cultures.

The Museum also includes an historic 1910 Ranch House that exhibits Hart's tack and saddle collection, personal furnishings, and additional Hollywood mementos.

Both the Mansion and the Ranch House are located in scenic William S. Hart Park, where guests may enjoy visiting a live collection of farm animals, a herd of American bison, a vast picnic area, a series of hiking trails, and a charming Western-themed Gift Store.

For more information, please call (661) 254-4584 or email information@hartmuseum.org.

Upcoming Events

The 19th annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival is once again coming to numerous venues throughout Santa Clarita. Saddle up and step back to a simpler time of chaps, saddles and old-time saloons. This year's festival will include a mix of new attractions and returning favorites, including dutch oven peach cobbler, trick ropers, authentic gear and a show stopping musical talent lineup.

Evening at Hart Mansion – R. W. Hampton
Saturday, April 21, 2012
William S. Hart Museum: 8 pm
$80 / Ticket

With 13 albums, 2 Wrangler Awards, 3 #1 records in Europe and the Western Music Association's newest Hall of Fame inductee, R. W. Hampton returns to the historic William S. Hart Mansion for a rare, intimate, acoustic concert. Sit in William Hart's western memorabilia living room and enjoy the passion of Cowboy music at its best, by the best, in the best setting in the west.

Tickets go on sale Tuesday, January 3, 2012 and can be purchased on line at cowboyfestival.org or by calling their box office Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at: (661) 250-3735.

An Evening of Music with Dave Stamey
William S. Hart Museum: 8 pm
Tickets: $80

Named Entertainer of the Year three times by the Western Music Association, Dave Stamey is one of the best Western songwriters alive today. A real cowboy's cowboy, he is back to perform his International award winning Western music in a unique, up close and personal concert. Tour Cowboy Star Bill hart's historic residence and then relax in his living room among his Remington's and Russell's as Dave takes you on a special memory filled musical journey. Hear the West the way it should be sung. www.friendsofhartpark.org

Come be a part of this amazing historic home. When you become a Hart Volunteer, you join a dedicated and passionate team of individuals who work together to engage guests with the Hart collections and keep William S. Hart's legacy alive. Hart Volunteers assist in the following ways:

Museum Tours
Volunteers guide the public through the home itself on walking tours, helping visitors explore William S. Hart, his legacy, his home, and the Museum's collections. These tours engage guests with Mr. Hart's life and times as well as Western art, history, nature, Native American culture, animals, and Spanish Colonial Revival Style architecture.

Educational Outreach Program
The Hart Museum partners with Santa Clarita Valley elementary schools to connect 3rd and 4th grade students with local history. Bringing interactive and hands-on education programs into the classrooms, outreaches complement the school's curricula and provide the students a chance to learn more about local history with artifact replicas and interactive activities. Volunteers assist the staff with the outreach programs and work directly with the students and the hands-on objects / activities.

Gift Store
The Friends of Hart Park Gift Store, the Trading Post, offers a variety of Western and Native American items for sale including jewelry, clothing, and accessories, as well as Hart's films, Western books, and other novelties. Volunteers in the Gift Store facilitate sales of the shop's merchandise and engage with visitors about William S. Hart, the Park and Museum, and public programs.

Special Events
Volunteers also assist with special programs, projects, and events as needed and / or desired.

You do not need any special experience or background to become a Hart Volunteer – just an interest in the Hart material and an enthusiasm for working with our amazing visitors. So consider joining the volunteer team at the William S. Hart Museum! You can help us connect our guests with nature, history, and Hollywood.

Call Rachel Barnes, Education and Volunteer Coordinator, at (661) 254-4584 for more information!

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Members of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation:

• The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
• Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits
• William S. Hart Ranch and Museum