The Museum offers a wide variety of educational and interpretive programs to this broad audience. Two of the fort‘s original adobe buildings still exist and are open to the public - El Cuartel and the Cañedo Adobe.Īs one of the leading art museums on the West Coast, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art serves a diverse audience of approximately 150,000 people annually. Located in downtown Santa Barbara, El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park (El Presidio SHP) is a 5 1/2-acre park that preserves the site of the last Spanish fortress, or presidio, founded in Alta (Upper) California in 1782. You can find out what will be on display during your visit, here.
Two rooms are devoted to changing art and historical exhibits on various aspects of local history and California’s Hispanic heritage. We have furnished several rooms to reflect the daily life of the de la Guerra family in the mid-19th century. Your museum visit includes displays about the history of the de la Guerra family and the architectural history of the house. Learn more about our history, exhibits + programs, and plans for the future here.Ĭompleted in 1964, the Santa Barbara Historical Museum has emerged as an essential landmark for the preservation and celebration of Santa Barbara’s regional history. As Santa Barbara’s newest hands-on destination for families and curious minds of all ages, MOXI is a place where you can explore and discover new things about the world around you, ask questions, seek answers and have a blast doing so.
MOXI's mission is to ignite learning through interactive experiences in science and creativity. Moxi (The Wolf of Exploration + Innovation) The art galleries, world-class museums, and historic theaters spanning historical times to the most contemporary create an extraordinary arts scene for Downtown Santa Barbara.įollow SBMM on Facebook for daily news and entertainment and check out the website at to register for upcoming programs, watch all previous lectures or find hands-on activities for children and adults at SBMM At Home, from coloring pages and maritime art projects to learning to tie knots, discovering what early sailors ate, and exploring their own neighborhoods. Our legendary history and culture provide the backdrop, while our natural environment provides the setting for a vibrant arts scene with a multitude of cultural offerings designed to engage, educate, and entertain. There are good reasons why Santa Barbara has drawn aspiring artists for generations.
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