Current Exhibitions
SANTA BARBARA

California Calling: Works from Santa Barbara Collections, 1948 - 2008: PartII

September 12, 2009—December 20, 2009
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Noble Tombs at Mawangdui: Art and Life in the Changsha Kingdom (3rd Century BCE – 1st Century CE)

September 19, 2009—December 13, 2009
SANTA BARBARA

California Conversations on 1st Thursday

Exhibition Type: Conversation Series
October 1, 2009—December 3, 2009
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In the Master's Workshop: 16th-Century Italian Drawings from Santa Barbara Collections

October 24, 2009—January 31, 2010
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Diana Thater: Butterflies and Other People

Featuring: Diana Thater
October 24, 2009—January 31, 2010

Upcoming Exhibitions (7)

SANTA BARBARA

Film Screening: Lady Dai of Mawangdui

Exhibition Type: Access Programs
November 22, 2009—November 22, 2009
Opening: Sunday, November 22, 2009 , 2:30PM to 3:30PM

Mary Craig Auditorium. Seating is limited. First come, first seated.

Please note: the content of the documentary includes an autopsy of the mummy that may be disturbing to some viewers. 


Past Exhibitions (54)

Date Exhibition Title Location
November 15, 2009—November 15, 2009
 Artisans of Ancient China Santa Barbara
November 14, 2009—November 15, 2009
 Master Artisan Series: James Haggerty Santa Barbara
September 27, 2009—November 15, 2009
 Lecture Series: Noble Tombs at Mawangdui: Art and Life in the Changsha Kingdom, China (3rd Century BCE - 1st Century CE) Santa Barbara
July 18, 2009—November 15, 2009
 California Calling: Works from Santa Barbara Collections, 1948 - 2008: Part I Santa Barbara
October 4, 2009—October 25, 2009
 October Events Santa Barbara
October 18, 2009—October 18, 2009
 Rethinking Early China in Light of the Mawangdui Finds Santa Barbara
July 4, 2009—October 11, 2009
 Corot in California Santa Barbara
October 4, 2009—October 4, 2009
 Roaming in the Celestial Realm: Immortality and the Imagination in Han Dynasty China Santa Barbara
September 27, 2009—September 27, 2009
 Mawangdui and Its Place in the History of Chinese Funerary Customs Santa Barbara
September 19, 2009—September 27, 2009
 September Events Santa Barbara
August 22, 2009—August 22, 2009
 Nights Atelier: A Feast for the Eyes Santa Barbara
August 20, 2009—August 20, 2009
 Nights: 5: Five Works from the Permanent Collection Explored through the Five Senses Santa Barbara
May 2, 2009—August 16, 2009
 Brett Weston: Out of the Shadow Santa Barbara
July 9, 2009—August 13, 2009
 Music Academy of the West Concert Series Santa Barbara
July 18, 2009—July 19, 2009
 Master Artisan Series: Fine Crafts of Michael and Christine Adcock Santa Barbara
June 27, 2009—June 27, 2009
 Nights Atelier: Finding Form: Nature and the Nude Santa Barbara
June 25, 2009—June 25, 2009
 Nights Art. Music. Martinis. Santa Barbara
June 25, 2009—June 25, 2009
 Nights: Inspired by Brett Weston: Out of the Shadow Santa Barbara
March 14, 2009—June 21, 2009
 Yinka Shonibare, MBE: A Flying Machine for Every Man, Woman and Child and Other Astonishing Works Santa Barbara
March 14, 2009—June 21, 2009
 Yinka Shonibare, MBE: A Flying Machine for Every Man, Woman and Child and Other Astonishing Works Santa Barbara
March 7, 2009—June 21, 2009
 Re:New Building the Contemporary Collection Santa Barbara
May 27, 2009—May 27, 2009
 Lecture: Slave to Fashion: Yinka Shonibare and Printed Textile History Santa Barbara
May 20, 2009—May 20, 2009
 Lecture: The Poetics of Cloth: African Textiles / Recent Art Santa Barbara
May 13, 2009—May 13, 2009
 Lecture: Renegade Insider: Cloth and Cultural Identity in the Art of Yinka Shonibare Santa Barbara
May 5, 2009—May 12, 2009
 Free Film Series: Empire and Order Santa Barbara
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