Marin Blog
Marin Arts and Culture Collection
This is a special selection of blog posts that share a single topic of Art and Culture in Marin County.
Discover and participate in creative and cultural events throughout the Marin community, including art events and educational opportunities for all ages throughout the year!.
Art in Marin
Posted Friday, April 1, 2022 by MCVB Staff
By Whitney Butler
The job of an artist is to lead by inspiration—to see the invisible, to imagine the impossible. As part of its history, culture and community, Marin County nurtures this sentiment on several fronts.
Throughout...[Read More]
Insider’s Guide to the Mill Valley Film Festival
Posted Friday, March 11, 2022 by MCVB Staff
By Megan Eileen McDonough
Calling all movie buffs! This year’s Mill Valley Film Festival is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever before. Celebrating the best in independent and world cinema across multiple...[Read More]
Marin's Dynamic Arts and Culture Scene
Posted Wednesday, February 2, 2022 by MCVB Staff
By Joe Kukura
Northern California’s Marin County has a special place in the American art scene. The home of movie stars like Sean Penn and George Lucas and rock ’n’ rollers Sammy Hagar and Huey Lewis,...[Read More]
Learn Something New at Marin's Museums
Posted Monday, November 15, 2021 by MCVB Staff
By Joe Kukura
The wilder side of American museums is on permanent display just north of San Francisco in Marin County. Its museums are an eclectic collection of tributes to Northern California’s influence on American life...[Read More]
Marin County’s History of Mountain Biking
Posted Monday, October 25, 2021 by MCVB Staff
By Megan Eileen McDonough
Did you know that Marin County is the birthplace of mountain biking? It was right here in Marin that some of the first-ever mountain bikes (aka "klunkers") raced down Repack Road. It's...[Read More]
Marin's First People
Posted Monday, October 11, 2021 by MCVB Staff
For Marin’s earliest inhabitants, the Coast Miwok Indians, fall was an important season for acorn harvesting, a time to store food before the onset of winter.
Autumn is also a perfect time to learn about the...[Read More]
A Weekend in San Rafael: The Arts and Open Spaces
Posted Monday, June 28, 2021 by MCVB Staff
By Joe Kukura
The arts and the great outdoors come together for a unique combination in San Rafael—the largest, oldest, and most culturally diverse city in Marin County. While beautiful parks and wide-open spaces make up...[Read More]
Tales of Fateful Ships: Marin's Most Famous Shipwrecks
Posted Tuesday, January 12, 2021 by MCVB Staff
Over 400 years ago, in November 1595, a Spanish galleon, the San Agustín, was journeying along Marin's rocky coastline in stormy weather and sank off Point Reyes near Drake's Bay.
The ship was one of the...[Read More]
Explore This Frank Lloyd Wright Masterpiece in Marin
Posted Monday, October 12, 2020 by MCVB Staff
By John Egan
The Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael stands as a testament to arguably the most revered architect in American history.
As the last commissioned work by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the...[Read More]
Movies You Never Knew Were Filmed in Marin
Posted Monday, May 4, 2020 by MCVB Staff
By Megan Eileen McDonough
Calling all Star Wars fans! Did you know that Lucasfilm/SkywalkerSound, the company that produced Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, is actually headquartered in Marin County? In fact, there...[Read More]
