This history of the local waterfront includes the building of Stearn's Wharf, Santa Barbara breakwater and more. A historical timeline of Santa Barbara's waterfront and harbor area is complete with...

Bob Moog (1934-2005) was a pioneer in the field of electronic music, inventing the Moog synthesizer in 1964. His invention made synthesis accessible to musicians for the first time and in doing so...

Do you have pets at home? At the Companion Animal exhibits you can see animals like rabbits, guinea pigs, mice, lovebirds and parakeets up close, and learn about caring for them.

The Central Coast offshore oil industry is chronicled, including an intricate model oil platform display just like those found in the Santa Barbara Channel. Future plans include a working model of...

Kids can learn all about the natural world through fun interactive exhibits about insects, rocks and fossils.

See the beauty of the nightscape spread across the globe. Observe Earth like you've never seen it before. This exhibit space allows you to observe complex and detailed scientific information in an...

The story of California shore whaling from 1854 to 1971 (when the last whaling station closed at Richmond) features whaling implements, photographs, a diorama of the shore whaling camp at Goleta...

In the nearly 150 years since they were created, many of the Museum's Audubon prints have suffered damage that has made them un-displayable. Three years ago, we began a project to restore these rare...

Talk with keeper staff about these fascinating animals and help with their feeding at the Children's Zoo Meerkat and Prairie Dog Exhibit.

Enter an immersive operating theater and experience the drama of medical technology used to mend the body. The impact of these technologies has been swift and profound, changing the way people...

The Blackhawk Museum's automotive exhibition of International Automotive Treasures! presents and displays historically significant and artistically inspired automobiles from the very earliest to the...

Our exploration has reached far beyond where we can travel physically. With the Hubble Space Telescope and other instruments used to study deep space, we can study and understand places we'll likely...

See North and South American wildlife like deer, wild turkeys, squirrel monkeys, snowy owls and coati. During keeper talks you will hear stories and learn about current conservation issues and the...

Kids can explore a rope maze, enjoy simulated rock climbing, experiment with pulleys and more.

This exhibit features fifty of Tutankhamun's burial objects, including his royal diadem, the gold crown discovered encircling the head of his mummified body that he likely wore as king and one of the...

This exhibition features approximately 48 full-size and crib quilts dating from the 1880s to the 1940s. Quilts made by girls and women of various Amish communities in Pennsylvania and the Midwest are...

From the recent acquisition of Zig V, a major work by the great American sculptor David Smith to the fine Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie School Tree of Life window, the de Young's collection in American...

A walk through the de Young's collection of objects from Mesoamerica, Central and South America, as well as the West Coast of North America reveals the richness and complexity of art that links the...

Today, some species scarcely resemble their prehistoric ancestors, while others wear their relatedness like a nametag. Still other species died out in North American but flourished elsewhere and are...

This is a new, interactive tribute to the 40-year-plus worldwide cultural phenomenon. Visitors can explore the extraordinary world of 'Star Trek' via interactive exhibits, show-based simulators, and...

Tweens and teens are invited to explore social issues through art.

Blue screen technology puts kids in the center of the show. Displays and props are always changing, so there's new experiences to be had each time you visit.

'The Oceanic Collections' were charter collections of the de Young Museum, their nucleus being formed in 1894 at the California Midwinter Fair. Throughout the century, additional Oceanic works have...

The de Young houses one of the finest collections of American paintings in the United States. Strengthened by the acquisition of the Rockefeller Collection of American Art, the de Young's treasures...

Over the last two decades, George and Dorothy Saxe of Menlo Park and San Francisco have formed one of the premier collections of contemporary craft in the United States. The Saxe Collection...

Visitors can learn about the laws of motion through a variety of fun, interactive displays.

The de Young is home to over 400 masterworks of New Guinea art from the incomparable 'Jolika Collection' of Marcia and John Friede of New York. This large and encyclopedic collection of rare objects...

The de Young's collection features work from many areas of sub-Saharan Africa and showcases some of the oldest and most diverse traditions in art. This collection is growing rapidly, and the addition...

A remarkable range of geography, tradition and technique is represented in the Museums' 'Textiles Collection.' Highlights include fine fashionable costume from the 18th century to the present, one of...

Kids can pilot the Zimmer Plane to destinations around the world. It features navigational tools, an electronic controls panel and flight simulation.