The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is an accredited museum, a process that was completed in 2021 through the American Alliance of Museums. Done every 10 years, accreditation is based on core standards for museums and is centered on self-study and peer review, which takes 8-16 months to complete. Of the 33,000 museums across the nation, less than 1,100 are accredited.
Learn more about SBMM’s accreditation by contacting SBMM Executive Director Greg Gorga at ggorga@sbmm.org or (805) 456-8742.