Pacific Ocean Park
The theme of this workshop will be Pacific Ocean Park, in operation from 1958 to 1967.
Events
City of Santa Monica Anniversary
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 141st anniversary of the city of Santa Monica from 10:00am to 5:00pm on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at the Santa Monica History Museum. The celebration will include free sweet treats for museum visitors, museum admission for 50 cents, and all visitors will be entered in a drawing for a 1975 Santa Monica centennial coin! The original lots in Santa Monica were auctioned off to the public in July of 1875 – 141 years ago! Museum […]
2016 Gala – Tracking History: Celebrating the Return of Passenger Rail to Santa Monica
This year we celebrate the Return of Passenger Rail to Santa Monica!
Discover the History Lecture on 6/25
The Santa Monica History Museum is excited to announce the next lecture in our free Discover the History lecture series will be Saturday, June 25th, 2016 at 2:00pm at the Santa Monica History Museum at 1350 7th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401. This lecture will be a rousing afternoon of conversation and a trip down memory lane with Hollywood regular Francine York moderated by Lyle Gregory. Francine York will cover Shirley Temple’s Storybook Theater and other delightful tales. We hope you will join us for this opportunity to hear personal stories, ask questions, and peek behind the curtain of these iconic […]
Discover the History Lecture Dates Announced
Discover the History Lecture Dates Announced! We hope you can join us for one (or both!) of these exciting lectures in our Discover the History series! These lectures are offered as free events, but seating is limited. RSVP to reserve your spot. You can RSVP to Kathryn Evans at kevans@santamonicahistory.org or (310) 395-2290.
Asian/Pacific Heritage Month
The theme for May is Asian/Pacific Heritage Month.
Women’s History Month
This month’s theme is Women’s History Month.
Discover the History: Women’s History Month 3.9.16
The Santa Monica History Museum is excited to announce the next installment of our free Discover the History lecture series on Wednesday, March 9th, 2016 at 6:00pm at the Santa Monica History Museum at 1350 7th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401. This lecture will be a commemoration of Women’s History Month. We are excited to have Santa Monica Chief of Police Jacqueline A. Seabrooks as our special guest speaker. Chief Seabrooks will discuss her journey to becoming the first African American, female Chief of Police for the City of Santa Monica. In fact, Chief Seabrooks was the first […]
African American History Month
This month’s theme is African American History Month
Santa Monica’s Historical Rail Lines
Click to enlargeThis event is free of charge and includes free access to our exhibitions. RSVP by phone or email: (310) 395-2290 rsvp@santamonicahistory.org Santa Monica’s Historic Rail Lines DATE: January 16, 2016 TIME: 7:30pm Join us at our FREE Discover the History lecture series for an exciting panel presentation on Santa Monica’s historic rail lines. Can you imagine taking a train from downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica Pier, Venice beach and back again? It used to be possible! Our speakers will cover the history of rail lines in Santa Monica including the new Expo line scheduled to open in […]
