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Residents urge neighborhood councils to press for reopening of Carnegie Art Museum
Summary
Members of Save Oxnard's Art asked the ENCO general membership to request that the city reopen the Carnegie Art Museum, which has been closed since 2019; they requested a future agenda slot and the city manager signaled a council update next Tuesday.
Speakers representing Save Oxnard's Art told neighborhood council members on March 4 that Oxnard’s Carnegie Art Museum, closed in 2019, should be reopened and brought back into active use for school field trips and community programming.
Cesar Perez, speaking on behalf of the citizen group, described the Carnegie building (built 1906) and its importance to local students and residents. “We have a treasure of a building located in the center of our city which houses a fine art collection... and it is closed,” Perez said, urging the group to be put on a future agenda for fuller discussion and support.
Marilena Saniel Dana later reiterated that request and said the group would welcome a future meeting to present goals and a mission statement to the council membership. The chair and staff asked the speakers to provide contact information to Samantha for scheduling and follow‑up.
City Manager Alexander Wyn told neighborhood council members that the Carnegie update will come before the city council at a special meeting next Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. and encouraged attendees to review a public update posted to the city website ahead of that meeting.
What comes next: Save Oxnard's Art will provide contact details to the executive secretary; city council will consider a Carnegie update at a special council meeting next Tuesday evening. Neighborhood councils were encouraged to attend and share the publicly posted report before the council discussion.
