Programs & Events
We host a diversity of programmatic opportunities, open to the entire community.
Events:
Speaker Series | Special Events | Lecture Series
Upcoming Events & Programs
At the Table: Exploring Food, Family, and Our Shared Histories
Presented by two longtime friends, through storytelling, images, and guided reflection, we explore how traditions are passed down, evolve over time, and serve as a powerful bridge between generations and communities.
July 18, 2026 11am-1pm
Nina Fresco – First Around the World
Historian Nina Fresco, draws on more than a decade of research into Santa Monica’s past and explores the airport’s remarkable history and its lasting influence on the city.
August 15, 2026 2pm-3:30pm
Past Special Events
When the City Speaks
Book signing and Photo exhibit for “When the City Speaks”
Kuruvunga Village Springs Tour
Kuruvunga Village Springs Tour + Free Museum Admission Friday, June 6, 2025, Starting at 10AM rsvp@santamonicahistory.org The Santa Monica History Museum, in partnership with the…
Dia de los Muertos 2024
The Santa Monica History Museum hosts students from local high schools as we honor Dia de los Muertos. Students share altars honoring family and friends. The rich tradition of Dia de los Muertos is a rare opportunity to spend time with loved ones who have passed away as well as being a time to process their loss and remember. Dia de los Muertos is not a mournful commemoration but a joyous, colorful celebration of life and memory.
Past Speaker Series
Past Lecture Series
Throwback Thursday
Newspaperwomen
In the 1930s and 1940s L.A. was a newspaper town filled with fedora-sporting, fast-talking, men on a deadline. But two of the toughest and best…
African American Leisure Sites
Historian and heritage conservation consultant Alison Rose Jefferson, M.H.C., Ph.D., discusses her new book, Living the California Dream: African American Leisure Sites during the Jim…
Japanese American Internment
Imprisoned by the US Government during WWII Manzanar, Block 24, Barracks 2, Unit 4 As a US-born Japanese, Ted Tanaka was imprisoned with 120,000 others…
