The Old Soldiers’ Home: A Veterans’ Community by the Sea

View the exhibition on the history of the Old Soldiers' Home followed by activity of creating cards to be sent to veterans and active-duty service members to be received in time for Veteran’s Day.

This month's workshop is about Land Grants and how the Spanish and, later, Mexican governments encouraged the settlement of California through a land grant system.

POP - Pacific Ocean Park bookcover

The theme of this workshop will be Pacific Ocean Park, in operation from 1958 to 1967.

Santa Monica Celebrates 141st Anniversary in 2016! The Santa Monica History Museum is excited to announce it will hold a special celebration to honor the...

  The Santa Monica History Museum is excited to announce the next lecture in our free Discover the History lecture series will be  Saturday, June...

Discover the History Lecture Dates Announced!     We hope you can join us for one (or both!) of these exciting lectures in our Discover...

The theme for May is Asian/Pacific Heritage Month.

This month's theme is Women's History Month.

  The Santa Monica History Museum is excited to announce the next installment of our free Discover the History lecture series on Wednesday, March 9th,...