Museum Events
Thursday, October 24
Has it been a while since you stretched your creative muscles? Leap back into art with inspiration from the antique hand-colored lithographs of Big Cats & Wild Dogs. Sc...
3:00 PM–4:00 PM
Thursday, October 24
This event in the Mammal and Bird Halls, Maximus Gallery, and Museum Library is for adult Members at the Naturalist level and above.
In collaboration with Renegade Wines, c...
In collaboration with Renegade Wines, c...
5:30 PM–7:00 PM
Monday, October 28
Gear up for Halloween by joining us to learn about some of the scariest things up in the night sky! Vampire stars, super voids, dark nebulae, and more will be featured in t...
2:00 PM–2:30 PM
Thursday, October 31
Has it been a while since you stretched your creative muscles? Leap back into art with inspiration from the antique hand-colored lithographs of Big Cats & Wild Dogs. Sc...
3:00 PM–4:00 PM
Friday, November 1
Exhibits on the south side of Mission Creek—including Prehistoric Forest and the Sukinanik'oy Garden of Chumash Plants—will be closed from the afternoon of Frid...
1:00 PM–5:00 PM
Friday, November 1
For about 380,000 years after the Big Bang, the universe was a scalding stew of particles and photons. This stew was too dense for light to travel far. As the universe cool...
7:30 PM–9:00 PM
Saturday, November 2
Exhibits on the south side of Mission Creek—including Prehistoric Forest and the Sukinanik'oy Garden of Chumash Plants—will be closed from the afternoon of Frid...
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday, November 2
Join us for beer, nature, and science! The Mission Creek Beer Festival will be a unique day under the oaks at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Local restaurants...
2:00 PM–5:00 PM
Sunday, November 3
Exhibits on the south side of Mission Creek—including Prehistoric Forest and the Sukinanik'oy Garden of Chumash Plants—will be closed from the afternoon of Frid...
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Thursday, November 7
Has it been a while since you stretched your creative muscles? Leap back into art with inspiration from the antique hand-colored lithographs of Big Cats & Wild Dogs. Sc...
3:00 PM–4:00 PM
