Events
Calendar of Events
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1 event, 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… | 2 events, -  Early closure today due to private event after hours. Last ticket sold at 3:30 p.m. We will be open at 10:00 a.m. the following business day. Sorry for any inconvenience. | |||||
2 events, -  Aquean Artist’s Gallery Walkthrough and Book Signing at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Saturday, May 16, 12:30PM-2:30PM SBMM announces an artist walkthrough for Aquean, an evocative new exhibition exploring time, tides, and transformation. Artists David Ellis and Larry Vigon will take visitors though the exhibit’s multimedia experience which consists of paintings, photographs, videos and other… | ||||||
2 events, -  Bone to Reef: UC Santa Barbara Bioengineer Dr. Marley Dewey Shares Breakthrough Path for Coral Recovery at SBMM SBMM is proud to present the May installment of its Maritime Distinguished Speaker Series, “How Our Skeletons Can Save Our Reefs,” featuring Dr. Marley Dewey, assistant professor of bioengineering at UC Santa Barbara. The lecture will take… | 3 events, Come visit Ernie Merlan, Founder and Executive Director of Muralism, as he creates a mural for SBMM at the I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival May 23 - 25, 2026 recurring daily 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Mission, bringing decades of creative leadership to this special project. Madonnari, or street painters,… -  Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Celebrates World Boating Day with Sail to Shelter: Port, Starboard & Sails: A Hands-On Boating Adventure Families invited to build boats from reclaimed materials and explore boating basics at the harbor SBMM in collaboration with Sail to Shelter, is pleased to celebrate World Boating Day on Saturday, May 23, 2026,… | |||||