Established 1941 Director Larry J. Feinberg Phone +1 805-963-4364 | Type Art museum Founded 1941 | |
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Location 1130 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA
United States Address 1130 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA Hours Open today · 11AM–5PMTuesday11AM–5PMWednesday11AM–5PMThursday11AM–8PMFriday11AM–5PMSaturday11AM–5PMSunday11AM–5PMMondayClosedSuggest an edit Similar Mission Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Historical, Santa Barbara Presidio, Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara Museum Profiles | ||
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The Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) is an art museum located in downtown Santa Barbara, California.
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- Wild west to gilded age american treasures from the santa barbara museum of art
- History
- Permanent Collection
- Exhibitions
- Curatorial
- References
Founded in 1941, it is home to both permanent and special collections, the former of which includes Asian, American, and European art that spans 4,000 years from ancient to modern.
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History
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art opened to the public on June 5, 1941, in a building that was at one time the Santa Barbara Post Office (1914–1932). Chicago architect David Adler simplified the building's façade and created the Museum's galleries. The newly renovated Park Wing Entrance and Luria Activities Center opened in June 2006.
Over its history the Museum has expanded with the addition of the Stanley R. McCormick Gallery in 1942 and the Sterling and Preston Morton Galleries in 1963. Significant expansions came when the Alice Keck Park Wing opened to the public in 1985 and the Jean and Austin H. Peck, Jr. Wing in 1998. The Ridley-Tree Education Center at McCormick House, a center for art education activities, was established in 1991.
Today, the Museum's 60,000 square feet include exhibition galleries, a Museum Store, Café, a 154-seat auditorium, a library containing 50,000 books and 55,000 slides, a Family Resource Center dedicated to participatory interactive programming and an 11,500-square-foot off-site facility, the Ridley-Tree Education Center at McCormick House.
Permanent Collection
SBMA's permanent collection includes more than 27,000 works of art, including paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, photographs, ceramics, glass, jades, bronzes, lacquer and textiles. These works represent the arts of Asia, Europe and the Americas spanning over 5,000 years of human history. Particular strengths of the permanent collection include:
Exhibitions
SBMA presents shows of art and artists of the past, such as Degas, Leonardo, Picasso, Rothko, and Van Gogh, and of artists of recent years.
Curatorial
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art maintains a diverse curatorial staff, including, Assistant Director and Chief Curator Eik Kahng, Karen Sinsheimer, SBMA's Curator of Photography, and contemporary curator Julie Joyce.