Explore and Discover our Rich Maritime Heritage at SBMM
Our Curator, Emily Falke, created this dessert recipe for our Surf the Big Wave fundraiser. Stay cool with this summery treat. Tropical Chill Serves 6Ingredients: 2 pints Haagan Daaz Pineapple Coconut Ice Cream 6 pieces dried mango 1/2 cup fresh pineapple chunks, halved 1/4 cup chopped pistachios 1/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts 6 tablespoons pure… Read More
Our Curator, Emily Falke, created this cocktail recipe for our Surf the Big Wave fundraiser using Real McCoy Rum. Toast to our 20th Anniversary! Hang Loose Real McCoy Rum Cocktail Makes 1 cocktail Ingredients: 3 ounces fresh pineapple juice 2 ounces fresh orange juice 1 ounce 5 year aged Real McCoy Rum 1 splash grenadine… Read More
We are not able to hold Leslie Compton’s presentation about Teddy Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet on May 21st. Instead, I called Leslie to have a conversation about her book, Dearest Minnie: A Sailor’s Story and ask her some questions. SBMM: What drew you to this story? Leslie: When I was 10, I inherited a box… Read More
It’s almost Mother’s Day. When Emily Falke, our Deputy Director & Curator, isn’t designing, installing, and hanging our captivating exhibits, she’s writing cookbooks and winning competitions (like the 2019 Strawberry Festival Recipe Contest). A mother and grandmother herself, you can taste Emily’s passion for gourmet cooking in her Mom’s Minestrone recipe. Use your pantry staples and let us… Read More
In light of The Mystery of the Marie lecture being canceled, Greg Gorga, our Executive Director, interviewed Teresa Newton-Terres over the phone, and we wanted to share their conversation: Can you give me a short synopsis of what happened here in Santa Barbara nearly 60 years ago? On June 7, 1960, seven men (including Teresa’s… Read More
Over the last two centuries, some 300 ships have met their fate among the rocks and reefs of the Santa Barbara Channel Islands. Stately four-masted steamships ferrying gold and lumber, nimble rumrunners dodging the Coast Guard, rustbucket harpooners hunting seal and otter — all done in by the tricky currents and erratic weather that churn… Read More
SBMM is very proud to announce that Don Barthelmess—President of the Museum’s Board of Directors and Santa Barbara City College’s Marine Diving Technology Professor Emeritus—has been elected by the Academy of Underwater Arts & Science (AUAS) to receive the 2020 NOGI Award for his contributions to Sports and Education. The NOGI award, considered one of… Read More
Nature Prints Demonstration by Dwight Hwang with Commentary by Emily Miller Where: SBMM, 113 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara When: Thursday, February 20, 2020, 7:00-8:30 pm Doors open to SBMM Members at 6:15pm and to Non-members at 6:45pm Cost: $10 (SBMM Members) ⬧ $20 (Non-members) RSVP & Register: online or (805) 456-8747 Sponsored by Marie Morrisroe… Read More
The History of the Point Conception Lighthouse Reading and Discussion with local author, Willard Thompson Where: SBMM 113 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara When: Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 1:00pm Free and Open to the Public. Children welcome. Register: online or (805) 456-8747 The countdown has begun…Just ten days until the 164th Anniversary of the Point… Read More
On January 9th, SBMM renamed its Collections Facility, the Kieding Collections Chandlery, in honor of one of its founders. Robert Kieding was the long-time owner of the Santa Barbara Chandlery (now West Marine) and one of the primary forces that led to the establishment of SBMM. During its opening years, he served as President and… Read More
Dave Denniston: A Celebration of Life Where: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara When: Saturday, February 1, 2020, 4:30-6:00 pm All welcome It is with heavy hearts that the Board of Directors, staff and volunteers of the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum received the news that long-time SBMM Docent and Volunteer Dave Denniston… Read More
Greg Gorga, Executive Director of the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum and Don Barthelmess, President of the Board of Directors, recently took a 5 day trip to Guadalupe Island in Mexico to cage dive with the great white sharks. What an amazing experience. See the video below. Diving with White Sharks SBMM 2019 from Don Barthelmess… Read More