Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

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Science Pub from Home: Buzzing abou... December 13 at Zoom

Natural History of Wine, Beer, and... January 8 at the Museum | Fleischmann Auditorium

Science Pub from Home: Fishes of So... January 10 at Zoom

Santa Barbara Wine + Food Festival® June 25 at the Museum

Visit Us Exhibitions Sea Center

Natural History of Wine, Beer, and Spirits: Marine Animal Care and Cutler’s Artisan Spirits Meet Lead Aquarist Nora Frank, M.S., and peek behind the scenes at her work caring for hundreds of live animals at the Sea Center

SBnature Blog A Brief Guide to the Wild Birds of the Museum