Upcoming Events

Thursday, February 9
Members are invited to go deeper into the background and legacy of the stunning photogravures in our special exhibition Storytelling: Native People through the Lens of Edward...
5:30 PM–7:30 PM

Saturday, February 11
The Palmer Observatory will open its doors and its roof to share a remarkable view of the wonders of the night sky through our state-of-the-art 20-inch telescope.Join Museum a...
7:00 PM–10:00 PM

Monday, February 13
How did the Indigenous coastal peoples of Scandinavia and the British Isles reach the islands and peninsulas of Atlantic Europe? Key investigators from a cross-disciplinary in...
6:30 PM–8:00 PM

Tuesday, February 14
This Valentine’s Day, give your family and yourself the ultimate gift of love: peace of mind. Have you created an advance care directive? This legal document describes t...
12:00 PM–1:00 PM

Thursday, February 23
Presented by Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature
Where There Once Was Water is a documentary centered on sustainable and healing...
6:30 PM–8:30 PM

Saturday, February 25
Support Museum acquisitions and fieldwork when you shop this selection of unique finds at great prices.
Collect arts and crafts from around the world, rough minerals ready fo...
10:00 AM–5:00 PM

Sunday, February 26
Support Museum acquisitions and fieldwork when you shop this selection of unique finds at great prices.
Collect arts and crafts from around the world, rough minerals ready fo...
10:00 AM–5:00 PM

Friday, March 10
Drawn by a Lady: Early Women Illustrators opens to the public in Maximus Gallery on March 10.
Although Victorian attitudes in nineteenth-century England about a woman’s...
10:00 AM–5:00 PM

Saturday, April 8
The Palmer Observatory will open its doors and its roof to share a remarkable view of the wonders of the night sky through our state-of-the-art 20-inch telescope.Join Museum a...
8:00 PM–10:00 PM