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  • SBMM Presents Aquean: Photographs, Paintings, and Prints

    Aquean is an evocative new exhibition exploring time, tides, and transformation through the multimedia works of artists David Ellis and Larry Vigon. Featuring photographs, paintings, prints, video, and mixed media, the show invites visitors to consider the sea as both subject and metaphor—revealing the delicate balance between permanence and loss along California’s coastlines, where what…

  • SBMM Welcomes Jennifer Sachs for Talk on Global Island Conservation Efforts

    SBMM is pleased to welcome Jennifer Sachs, Senior Development Officer at Island Conservation, for an engaging July Maritime Distinguished Speaker Series presentation titled “A Deep Dive into Island Conservation.” The program will explore how restoring island ecosystems helps protect biodiversity, strengthen climate resilience, and improve ocean health worldwide. The talk will take place on Thursday,…

  • SBMM Presents Play: Bronze Sculptures and Other Stuff by Susan Read Cronin

    Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Presents Play: Bronze Sculptures and Other Stuff by Susan Read Cronin  On View August 13 – November 29, 2026 A playful, story-rich exhibition exploring the breadth of human emotion through bronze, silhouettes, and poetry SBMM is delighted to present Play: Bronze Sculptures and Other Stuff by Susan (Susie) Read Cronin, on…

  • Members Only Exhibit Opening Play: Bronze Sculptures and Other Stuff by Susan (Susie) Read Cronin

    Play: Bronze Sculptures and Other Stuff by Susan (Susie) Read Cronin, members are invited to the exhibit opening August 13, 2026, 4:30 p.m. A playful and thought-provoking exhibition of bronze sculptures, silhouettes, and poetry. With humor, imagination, and emotional depth, Cronin’s work explores tenderness, mischief, longing, vulnerability, and wonder through small narrative scenes that feel…

  • August Maritime Distinguished Speaker Series Presents “Vision for a Wild Coast at Point Conception: Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve”

    Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Welcomes the Nature Conservancy’s Moses Katkowski and Elizabeth Hiroyasu for August Maritime Distinguished Speaker Series “Vision for a Wild Coast at Point Conception: Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve” explores conservation, restoration, science, and stewardship at one of California’s most significant coastal landscapes SBMM is pleased to present “Vision for a Wild…

  • Museum will be Closed Today for a Special Event

    The museum will be closed Wednesday, Sept 2, 2026 due to our Tiles on Deck - Mah Jongg at the Maritime Invitaional. SBMM is closed today and will reopen on the next regular business day. See you soon!

  • Tiles on Deck – Mah Jongg at the Maritime Museum

    3rd Annual Mah Jongg at the Maritime Museum Wednesday, September 2, 2026 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Santa Barbara Maritime Museum 113 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara Check-In – 11:00 a.m. Lunch – 11:30 a.m. Mah Jongg Played – 12:30-3:00 p.m. No quarters needed! Prizes will be awarded after each round of game play. Benefiting the…

  • Girls in Ocean Science Conference Middle School

    The Girls in Ocean Science Conference takes place annually in September with one session open to middle school (6th-8th grades) students and two sessions open to high school (9th-12th grades) students. This year, the middle school conference will take place on Saturday, September 26, 2026. The high school conference will take place on Sunday, September 27,…

  • Girls in Ocean Science Conference High School

    The Girls in Ocean Science Conference takes place annually in September with one session open to middle school (6th-8th grades) students and two sessions open to high school (9th-12th grades) students. This year, the middle school conference will take place on Saturday, September 26, 2026. The high school conference will take place on Sunday, September 27,…

  • San Ignacio Lagoon Grey Whale Charters Premium Tent Camp

    Take a Once-in-a-Lifetime Adventure Join Us for the San Ignacio Lagoon Whale Trip Premium Tent Camp, February 26 - March 1, 2027 San Ignacio Lagoon, is nestled halfway down the Baja, Mexico coast. A magical place, the lagoon is one of the rare places on Earth where you can experience the thrill of petting whales…