Museum Events
Thursday, November 6
With an uncanny memory, sharp eye for patterns, and inexhaustible ability to traverse harsh terrain, field geologist and cartographer Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr. mapped more tha...
2:00 PM–3:00 PM
Friday, November 7
SPHEREx—launched on March 11, 2025—is the newest addition to NASA’s elite space telescope fleet. In its two-year baseline mission, it will survey the enti...
7:30 PM–9:00 PM
Saturday, November 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 Muse...
7:00 PM–10:00 PM
Tuesday, November 25
Presented by the Santa Barbara Audubon Society and the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
This informative and beautifully illustrated free presentation will survey th...
This informative and beautifully illustrated free presentation will survey th...
7:00 PM–8:30 PM
Thursday, November 27
The Museum and Sea Center are closed on Thanksgiving.
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Monday, December 1
The Chumash village of Saticoy was located in what is now the eastern part of the City of San Buenaventura (or Ventura). Developed in 1916 for row crops by the Vanoni famil...
7:00 PM–8:30 PM
Friday, December 5
Santa Barbara’s astronomy club—the Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit (SBAU)—is treating astronomy lovers to an evening that ranges across the sights and sou...
7:30 PM–9:00 PM
Friday, December 12
The Museum will close at 4:00 PM on Friday, December 12, to reopen at 4:30 PM for the special event Howls & Owls: The Case of the Missing Morsels. Join us for this fami...
4:00 PM–4:30 PM
Friday, December 12
What’s eating our exhibits? You’re invited to help us solve a curious mystery of natural history. Bring your family to enjoy the Museum's celebration of night,...
4:30 PM–6:30 PM
Saturday, December 13
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 Muse...
7:00 PM–10:00 PM
