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November 08, 2026

diptych with a portrait of the author to the left of the cover of her book, Questions 27 & 28

Parallel Stories – Karen Tei Yamashita, "Questions 27 & 28"

Sunday, November 8, 2026
2 – 3 pm

Adults Series

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A crowd of visitors, including cyclists, gathers on the sidewalk in front of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art at dusk.

Free 2nd Sunday for Tri-County Residents

For residents of Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo County

Sunday, November 8, 2026
11 am – 5 pm

Free 2nd Sunday

November 13, 2026

Painting of dark skinned person with long pink cornrows sitting cross-legged on couch. Superimposed on the image are the words “Fall Opening Party, Friday, Nov 13, 2026” in bright yellow lettering.

Fall Opening Party

Friday, November 13, 2026

Adults

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November 14, 2026

group of seated students drawing in a gallery of Asian art

Sketching in the Galleries

Saturday
November 14, 2026
11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Adults Free In the Galleries Kids & Family Series

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December 05, 2026

young people working with clay at a table led by an instructor

Winter Gift-Making Workshop – Clay Animals & Shadow Box Sculpture

Saturday, December 5, 2026
9 am – 3 pm

Art Workshops Kids & Family

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print of woman on a balcony with a cat in her lap

The Music of Cassatt's Paris: Opera, Art Song, and Cabaret of the Belle Époque

Saturday, December 5, 2026
3 – 4:30 pm

Adults Performance

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December 12, 2026

museum guest sketching in front of a statue in the Asian gallery

Sketching in the Galleries

Saturday
December 12, 2026
11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Adults Free In the Galleries Kids & Family Series

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crude painting of a landscape scene with trees

Winter Gift-Making Workshop – Paint & Print

Saturday, December 12, 2026
9 am – 3 pm

Art Workshops Kids & Family

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December 13, 2026

diptych with a portrait of the author in a black top to the left of the cover of her book, Kin

Parallel Stories – Divya Victor, "KIN: Essays on Reckless Devotion"

Sunday, December 13, 2026
2 – 3 pm

Adults Series

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People standing in Museum galleries, talking and looking at art.

1st Thursday

Thursday, December 13, 2026
5 – 8 pm

1st Thursday Free
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