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Since our founding in 1932, collecting and preserving the material and written history of the Santa Barbara area has been at the core of our institution’s purpose and that task is on-going to this day. Every year the Historical Museum adds to the ever-growing collections to better illuminate and share this rich history.
This exhibition highlights just some of the gifts we have added in recent years thanks to the generosity of our community.

Through May 2026

Free Admission
Open Wednesday-Sunday 12:00-5:00pm, Thursday 12:00-7:00pm

Santa Barbara Historical Museum
136 E De la Guerra Street, Santa Barbara 93101
www.sbhistorical.org
805-966-1601

Image
Our Lady of Atocha, c. 1800
Collection Santa Barbara Historical Museum

A talk by author Betsy J. Green

Join author Betsy J. Green for a presentation on her latest publication, Way Back When: Santa Barbara in 1926.

Time-travel back to the 1926 New Year’s Eve party at the Carrillo Hotel and reminisce about the best stories of the year in Santa Barbara. Discover the untold stories of people, animals, cars, movies, radios, and numerous lawbreakers thumbing their noses at Prohibition! Tsk, tsk!

Since our founding in 1932, collecting and preserving the material and written history of the Santa Barbara area has been at the core of our institution’s purpose and that task is on-going to this day. Every year the Historical Museum adds to the ever-growing collections to better illuminate and share this rich history.
This exhibition highlights just some of the gifts we have added in recent years thanks to the generosity of our community.

Through May 2026

Free Admission
Open Wednesday-Sunday 12:00-5:00pm, Thursday 12:00-7:00pm

Santa Barbara Historical Museum
136 E De la Guerra Street, Santa Barbara 93101
www.sbhistorical.org
805-966-1601

Image
Our Lady of Atocha, c. 1800
Collection Santa Barbara Historical Museum

Since our founding in 1932, collecting and preserving the material and written history of the Santa Barbara area has been at the core of our institution’s purpose and that task is on-going to this day. Every year the Historical Museum adds to the ever-growing collections to better illuminate and share this rich history.
This exhibition highlights just some of the gifts we have added in recent years thanks to the generosity of our community.

Through May 2026

Free Admission
Open Wednesday-Sunday 12:00-5:00pm, Thursday 12:00-7:00pm

Santa Barbara Historical Museum
136 E De la Guerra Street, Santa Barbara 93101
www.sbhistorical.org
805-966-1601

Image
Our Lady of Atocha, c. 1800
Collection Santa Barbara Historical Museum

Since our founding in 1932, collecting and preserving the material and written history of the Santa Barbara area has been at the core of our institution’s purpose and that task is on-going to this day. Every year the Historical Museum adds to the ever-growing collections to better illuminate and share this rich history.
This exhibition highlights just some of the gifts we have added in recent years thanks to the generosity of our community.

Through May 2026

Free Admission
Open Wednesday-Sunday 12:00-5:00pm, Thursday 12:00-7:00pm

Santa Barbara Historical Museum
136 E De la Guerra Street, Santa Barbara 93101
www.sbhistorical.org
805-966-1601

Image
Our Lady of Atocha, c. 1800
Collection Santa Barbara Historical Museum

Since our founding in 1932, collecting and preserving the material and written history of the Santa Barbara area has been at the core of our institution’s purpose and that task is on-going to this day. Every year the Historical Museum adds to the ever-growing collections to better illuminate and share this rich history.
This exhibition highlights just some of the gifts we have added in recent years thanks to the generosity of our community.

Through May 2026

Free Admission
Open Wednesday-Sunday 12:00-5:00pm, Thursday 12:00-7:00pm

Santa Barbara Historical Museum
136 E De la Guerra Street, Santa Barbara 93101
www.sbhistorical.org
805-966-1601

Image
Our Lady of Atocha, c. 1800
Collection Santa Barbara Historical Museum

Since our founding in 1932, collecting and preserving the material and written history of the Santa Barbara area has been at the core of our institution’s purpose and that task is on-going to this day. Every year the Historical Museum adds to the ever-growing collections to better illuminate and share this rich history.
This exhibition highlights just some of the gifts we have added in recent years thanks to the generosity of our community.

Through May 2026

Free Admission
Open Wednesday-Sunday 12:00-5:00pm, Thursday 12:00-7:00pm

Santa Barbara Historical Museum
136 E De la Guerra Street, Santa Barbara 93101
www.sbhistorical.org
805-966-1601

Image
Our Lady of Atocha, c. 1800
Collection Santa Barbara Historical Museum

Since our founding in 1932, collecting and preserving the material and written history of the Santa Barbara area has been at the core of our institution’s purpose and that task is on-going to this day. Every year the Historical Museum adds to the ever-growing collections to better illuminate and share this rich history.
This exhibition highlights just some of the gifts we have added in recent years thanks to the generosity of our community.

Through May 2026

Free Admission
Open Wednesday-Sunday 12:00-5:00pm, Thursday 12:00-7:00pm

Santa Barbara Historical Museum
136 E De la Guerra Street, Santa Barbara 93101
www.sbhistorical.org
805-966-1601

Image
Our Lady of Atocha, c. 1800
Collection Santa Barbara Historical Museum

Since our founding in 1932, collecting and preserving the material and written history of the Santa Barbara area has been at the core of our institution’s purpose and that task is on-going to this day. Every year the Historical Museum adds to the ever-growing collections to better illuminate and share this rich history.
This exhibition highlights just some of the gifts we have added in recent years thanks to the generosity of our community.

Through May 2026

Free Admission
Open Wednesday-Sunday 12:00-5:00pm, Thursday 12:00-7:00pm

Santa Barbara Historical Museum
136 E De la Guerra Street, Santa Barbara 93101
www.sbhistorical.org
805-966-1601

Image
Our Lady of Atocha, c. 1800
Collection Santa Barbara Historical Museum

Since our founding in 1932, collecting and preserving the material and written history of the Santa Barbara area has been at the core of our institution’s purpose and that task is on-going to this day. Every year the Historical Museum adds to the ever-growing collections to better illuminate and share this rich history.
This exhibition highlights just some of the gifts we have added in recent years thanks to the generosity of our community.

Through May 2026

Free Admission
Open Wednesday-Sunday 12:00-5:00pm, Thursday 12:00-7:00pm

Santa Barbara Historical Museum
136 E De la Guerra Street, Santa Barbara 93101
www.sbhistorical.org
805-966-1601

Image
Our Lady of Atocha, c. 1800
Collection Santa Barbara Historical Museum