Participating student scientists will spend the day conducting research in labs and at sea aboard a local vessel. Young women who love science or are just beginning to show an interest will come away empowered to explore the field further.  Sponsored by Steinmetz Family Foundation SBMM Members $20 (Register HERE) | Non-Members $30 (Register HERE)…

Saturday | October 1, 2022 | 9am – 3pm | Junior High Students Sunday | October 2, 2022 | 8:30am – 3pm | High School Students* The Girls in Ocean Science (GiOS) Conference will connect influential, female ocean experts with the next generation of ocean ambassadors. Our hope is to encourage and empower young women…

Saturday | October 1, 2022 | 9am – 3pm | Junior High Students Sunday | October 2, 2022 | 9am – 3pm | High School Students* The Girls in Ocean Science (GiOS) Conference will connect influential, female ocean experts with the next generation of ocean ambassadors. Our hope is to encourage and empower young women…

Ready the dock lines!  Christine Healy Captain of the Mystic Whaler Christine Healy, Captain of the Mystic Whaler The sailing bug bit Christine as a teenager in Annapolis, MD, where she learned the basics of sailing racing with her brother aboard his 26-foot sloop, Wolpertinger. She paid attention, quickly becoming a useful crew member. At…

Kevin A. Short, the artist whose show The Peaceful Sea is  currently on display in the SBMM gallery and Munger Theater, will teach a class on the  museum's patio on Sunday, October 23, from 1-4pm. This class is open to all levels and Kevin  will be teaching on an individual level at each participant’s easel…

As told by Chumash Elder Puchuk Ya’ia’c (Alan Salazar) Here’s a chance to learn local history that you may not have known before! The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) presents “Chumash Maritime History—Past, Present, & Future,” as told by Chumash Elder Puchuk Ya’ia’c (Alan Salazar), on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at 7:00pm in the museum.…

With local author Mike Ritter & publisher John Ogden The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) will host the U.S. launch of another surfing story, Mike Ritter and Jack McCoy’s recently released book, GRAJAGAN -  Surfing in the Tiger’s Lair: 1872-1984, with a book signing event on Friday, November 18 from 6-8pm. This event, which is…

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM), in cooperation with the Sea Glass and Ocean Arts Festival, will host the last Sea Glass Pop-Up of 2022 on Sunday, December 11, on the museum’s patio overlooking the Harbor--just in time for holiday gift-giving. This event is free and open to the public from 10 am-4 pm.  The…

Do you enjoy meeting and talking with people from Santa Barbara, all of California, across the U.S., and around the world? Do you want to share your love and knowledge of our harbor and coast with visitors? Do you have at least three hours a week to volunteer? If you answered yes to all three questions,…

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) presents “Paddling into a Natural Balance” with Carpinteria-based freelance writer and photographer Chuck Graham on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 7:00.  As part of his presentation, Chuck will recount his many adventures hiking and kayaking the Santa Barbara Channel and the Channel Islands National Park and National Marine Sanctuary and…