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Curator's Log

CURATOR’S LOG: What Is a Curator & What Do They Do?

April 12, 2021

A Conversation with Curator Emily Waingrow Falke by Rita Serotkin In this Curator’s Log entry, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s Curator Emily Falke answers your questions about what a Curator is and what she does as… Read More

Filed Under: Curator's Log Tagged With: collections, exhibits, sbmm

The Ranger - Classic Fishing Yacht

Curator’s Tour of the Classic Yacht: Ranger

February 17, 2021

By Rita Serotkin You’ve probably seen her at her berth in front of the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum and leading the annual Parade of Lights. Or perhaps you’ve seen her plying the waters of the… Read More

Filed Under: Boats & Ships, Curator's Log

Curator’s Log: Maritime on the Move – Developing an Education Program

February 2, 2021

by Rita SerotkinAs you may know, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s (SBMM) Education Programs encourage curiosity through exhibits, experiential learning, and community outreach with special emphasis on California’s maritime history and human interactions with the… Read More

Filed Under: Curator's Log Tagged With: education, maritime on the move

Curator’s Log: Patti Jacquemain & SBMM’s Children’s Gallery Mosaic Mural

January 13, 2021

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

Filed Under: Curator's Log, Exhibits

Curator’s Log: Arthur Beaumont: Art of the Sea │ A Curator’s View

January 11, 2021

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

Filed Under: Curator's Log, History

Curator’s Log: First Order Fresnel Lens from the Point Conception Lighthouse

November 9, 2020

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

Filed Under: Curator's Log, Exhibits, History, Marine Life

Curator’s Log: Love Letters to the Sea

November 4, 2020

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

Filed Under: Curator's Log

Curator’s Log: Our 2 Echo Periscope

October 7, 2020

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

Filed Under: Curator's Log, Exhibits, History, News

Curator’s Log: A Matter of Scale

September 23, 2020

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

Filed Under: Boats & Ships, Curator's Log, News

Curator’s Log: Sea Mew – The Little Boat With A Long History

September 10, 2020

(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

Filed Under: Boats & Ships, Curator's Log, News

Curator’s Log: And the Award Goes To…

August 27, 2020

(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

Filed Under: Boats & Ships, Curator's Log, News

Curator’s Log: Santa Barbara Lighthouse, Julia Williams

August 14, 2020

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

Filed Under: Curator's Log, News

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  • SBMM at Home
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