Explore and Discover our Rich Maritime Heritage at SBMM
Credit: Rita Serotkin About the Mural How many times have you walked through the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum and past the Gail and Barry Berkus Children’s Gallery and only dimly been aware of the 16-foot… Read More
Credit: Rita Serotkin Back in 2019, The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum was offered an exciting opportunity—the chance to host Arthur Beaumont: Art of the Sea–an exhibit of paintings that capture the majesty of the oceans… Read More
Credit: Rita Serotkin On October 18, 1542, as Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo explored the California coast, he encountered heavy winds off Point Conception and was forced to turn back to San Miguel Island, where… Read More
Despite the Covid-19 restrictions, SBMM’s Education Programs have continued to encourage curiosity through exhibits, experiential learning, and community outreach by redefining and reimagining its activities with creativity, innovation, and technology. The newest of these efforts… Read More
The following article by Catherine French, an SBMM Volunteer, Founding Donor and freelance author, first appeared in the March/April 2000 issue of Currents, the Maritime Museum’s member newsletter. There have been minor edits for clarity…. Read More
One of the common questions visitors ask on seeing the Brooks models is “What scale is that?” Sometimes they ask because they had built models and were used to working in scales or ratios. They… Read More
(Log credit: John Hill, Docent. Article clipping reference: Morning Press, Volume L, Number 202, 26 May 1922) Every sailor remembers the boat they learned to sail in. For many it was in a fleet of… Read More
(Log credit: John Hill, Docent) After seeing the Brooks models visitors often ask which one is biggest, fastest, most complicated, most realistic and many other comparisons. So I thought, what if we had People’s Choice… Read More
Julia Williams Lighthouse Keeper 1865-1905 (Log credit: John Hill, Docent) Julia, who was born in New Brunswick, Canada, followed her husband Albert J. Williams to California in 1853 when their first child, Helen Francis, was… Read More
Discover and explore SBMM’s online Dwight Brooks Model Boat Collection by clicking here. (Log credit: John Hill, Docent) Most modeling projects begin with some knowledge of the subject boat, airplane, train, car, or other object… Read More