Upcoming Events

Monday, April 12
Get closer than ever to delicate flowers in a favorite family: orchids. From casual orchid-lovers to professional researchers, all are welcome as Curator of Malacology Daniel...
6:30 PM–7:30 PM

Thursday, April 15
Presented by Associate Curator of Anthropology Brian Barbier, M.A.
The Chumash people produced shell beads for thousands of years in the Santa Barbara Channel region. Join us...
5:00 PM–6:00 PM

Saturday, May 1
Join Maximus Gallery Curator Linda Miller as she gives a sneak peek into our summer exhibit, A Medicine to the Mind, which traces the four-hundred-year-old history of illustra...
11:00 AM–12:15 PM

Monday, May 10
Explore how human presence impacts Mountain Lion behavior, movement, and survival. The Santa Cruz Puma Project has been studying Mountain Lions (or pumas) in the Santa Cruz Mo...
6:30 PM–7:30 PM

Thursday, May 20
Presented by Teen Programs Manager and Paleontologist Jenna Role, M.S.
Over hundreds of millions of years, dinosaurs developed a remarkable diversity of traits and lifestyles...
5:00 PM–6:00 PM

Thursday, June 10
Presented by Curator Emeritus of Malacology Paul Valentich-Scott
Marine bivalve mollusks (scallops, oysters, mussels, and clams) are the top consumed seafood around the globe...
5:00 PM–6:00 PM