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  • Through September 7 Drawn from Nature: The Maximus Legacy Antique prints of nature art
  • Through September 7, 2025 Fashion Fatale Fashion Fatale: The Human Obsession with Feathers
  • Ongoing Chumash Basketry: Art & Life Appreciate the living art of Chumash basketry
  • Ongoing Gladwin Planetarium Sit down and enjoy a ride through the cosmos, whether it’s a full-dome movie or a truly interactive live presentation.
  • Ongoing Wet Deck at the Sea Center on Stearns Wharf
  • Ongoing Minerals Come marvel at astonishing crystals! Learn how the history of our dynamic planet contributes to the diversity of mineral
  • Ongoing Prehistoric Forest Discover Dinosaurs in the Wild!
  • Ongoing Shark Cove & Intertidal Wonders at the Sea Center on Stearns Wharf
  • Ongoing Dive In: Our Changing Channel at the Sea Center on Stearns Wharf
  • Ongoing Mammal Hall Explore the Santa Barbara Region's Mammal Diversity
  • Ongoing Palmer Observatory Features three telescopes and a telescope-viewing opening that rotates a full 360 degrees
  • Ongoing Museum Backyard & Nature Club House The Museum Backyard is a dedicated outdoor learning and nature play space.
  • Ongoing Santa Barbara Gallery Explore the ecology of Santa Barbara
  • Ongoing Bird Hall Dennis Power Bird Diversity Hall and Bird Habitat Hall
  • Ongoing Earth & Marine Sciences The most complete Pygmy Mammoth skeleton ever found and a Giant Squid!
  • Ongoing Across the Creek There’s more to explore on the south side of Mission Creek.
  • Ongoing Sukinanik'oy Garden of Chumash Plants See many of the plants important in Chumash culture, both past and present
  • Ongoing Blue Whale Skeleton Meet our iconic 74-foot long phenomenal Blue Whale specimen which we call Chad.
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