Old Soldier’s Home
This month experience the newly opened special exhibit detailing the history of the Old Soldiers’ Home including photographs and artifacts that help tell the story of veterans in this area.
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The Old Soldiers’ Home
This exhibition details the history of the Old Soldiers’ Home, the ways in which it has changed over the years, and the veterans and nearby residents who helped build this community.
Land Grants and Spanish Settlement
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.
Pacific Ocean Park
The theme of this workshop will be Pacific Ocean Park, in operation from 1958 to 1967.
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
Shirley Temple: Santa Monica’s Biggest Little Star
In this extensive Shirley Temple exhibition, it goes beyond her film career and into Shirley Temple’s extraordinary adult life and diplomatic career. It showcases new artifacts, original movie costumes and posters, dolls, personal clothing, photos, correspondence, memorabilia, and much more are on display.