Explore and Discover our Rich Maritime Heritage at SBMM
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Where: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara (online)When: Thursday, March 18, 2021 7:00pmCost: Free, but webinar registration is required at sbmm.org/santa-barbara-events/. Donations welcome.Sponsored by: Marie L Morrisroe Join Ethan McKinley, Superintendent and Juliana Matos, Biosecurity Manager of Channel… Read More
Where: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara (online)When: Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 7:00pmCost: Free, but registration is required. Donations welcome.Registration Required: https://sbmm.org/santa-barbara-events/Sponsored by: Marie L Morrisroe Prepare to be transported out… Read More
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
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
Take a deeper dive with The Women and the Waves 1 & 2 filmmaker, Heather Hudson, in Episode 4 of The Deeper Dive Series. 93 – Letters from Marge is a new film about surf… Read More
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
Our January 21 presentation “Arthur E. Beaumont: Art of the Sea” has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 15, 2021. In its place, on January 21 at 7pm, we are delighted to announce that SBMM’s Executive Director… Read More
Virtually locked by mountains at either end, Santa Barbara has long looked to the sea for food, trade, and supplies. Chumash tomols, Spanish supply ships, and Boston hide and tallow vessels provided for the community… Read More
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 sea. SBMM has been redefining its… Read More
Ernest Brooks II, one of America’s true pioneering underwater photographers, and Historical Diving Society USA (HDS) Advisory Board members, passed away from heart failure on November 17, 2020. He was 85. Known throughout the international… Read More