Old Soldier’s Home
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.
Hours: Thu 2pm – 5pm, Fri-Sun 11am – 5pm
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.
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 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 […]
This year we celebrate the Return of Passenger Rail to Santa Monica!
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! 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.
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, 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 […]