SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
2559 PUESTA DEL SOL, SANTA BARBARA, CA 931052936 sbnature.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE FOLLOWING THREE GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE THE FOUNDATION FOR ALL OF THE SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY'S ACTIVITIES: INSPIRING AN AWE FOR NATURE AND A THIRST FOR DISCOVERY; PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY; AND CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THESE PRINCIPLES WE STRIVE TO FOSTER A COMMUNITY THAT EXPLORES, UNDERSTANDS, AND PROTECTS THE NATURAL WORLD.

THE MUSEUM INSPIRES A THIRST FOR DISCOVERY AND A PASSION FOR THE NATURAL WORLD.

COLLECTIONS & RESEARCH:THIS PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES THE ACTIVITIES OF SIX RESEARCH DEPARTMENTS WITH A STAFF OF CURATORS AND ASSISTANTS. EACH DEPARTMENT IS CONTINUALLY INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING AND CONSERVING EXTENSIVE COLLECTIONS OF SPECIMENS, ARTIFACTS, BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS, ETC., THAT NUMBER OVER 3.5 MILLION ITEMS, AS WELL AS MAKING THESE RESOURCES ACCESSIBLE TO RESEARCHERS, EITHER DURING ACTUAL VISITS OR THROUGH WEB-BASED SERVICES. EXPENSES INCLUDE STAFF SALARIES, COLLECTION ACQUISITION, CONSERVATION, BIODIVERSITY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, PRODUCTION OF PUBLICATIONS, ECOLOGICAL FIELD SURVEYS, PUBLIC EXHIBIT DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.LIBRARY:THROUGHOUT 2019 THE LIBRARY HOSTED 9,012 GUESTS. SERIOUS RESEARCH VISITS TOTALED 167. RESEARCHERS STUDIED CAROLINE HAZARD CORRESPONDENCE, ANIMALS TRACKS, J.P. HARRINGTON PAPERS, RAVENS IN MYTHOLOGY, CHANNEL ISLANDS PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY SANTA CRUZ ISLAND PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS, LIFE OF DONACIANA SALAZAR, GEOLOGIC HISTORY OF SANTA BARBARA REGION, HUNTING GREAT APES IN THE CONGO (FROM FLEISCHMANN COLLECTION), CONCEPTS OF COSMOLOGY, MUSEOLOGY, ISLAND FOXES, CURRENT THREATS TO THE WORLD'S OCEANS, ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY, BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION, CHANNEL ISLANDS PREHISTORY, PHIL C. ORR PAPERS, INVASIVE SPECIES, ISLAND-SCRUB JAY, VARIOUS CALIFORNIA INDIAN TRIBES, AMERICAN EAGLES, ARGENTINE ANT INVASION IN CALIFORNIA, PLEISTOCENE MAMMALS, BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON DAVID BANKS ROGERS, LORENZO G. YATES PAPERS, NATIVE AMERICANS DEPICTED IN SCULPTURE, OLD MISSION WATER SYSTEM AND GRIST MILL, FISHES FROM THE 1936 FLEISCHMANN EXPEDITION TO WEST COAST OF MEXICO, HOUSE FINCHES, GRAY WOLVES, GRIZZLY BEARS, AND NUMEROUS TOPICS PERTAINING TO CHUMASH INDIANS BOTH HISTORIC AND PREHISTORIC PERIOD INCLUDING SOLSTICE, CHIEFDOMS, ROCK ART, BASKETRY, DWELLINGS, VILLAGES, LANGUAGE, MIDDEN SITES, TRADE, ETC.

EXHIBITS & VISITOR SERVICES:THE MUSEUM HAS TWO SITES, ITS MISSION CREEK CAMPUS AND THE SEA CENTER LOCATED ON STEARNS WHARF.AT THE MISSION CREEK CAMPUS: GATE ATTENDANCE AT THE MISSION CANYON CAMPUS IN 2019 WAS 120,992. IN ADDITION, 24,793 CHILDREN AND ADULTS ATTENDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, 17,671 ATTENDED COMMUNITY RELATED EVENTS, 7,760 CAME AS VOLUNTEERS AND 744 CAME SPECIFICALLY FOR RESEARCH OR PROFESSIONAL SYMPOSIA, FOR A TOTAL ATTENDANCE AT THE MISSION CANYON CAMPUS OF 171,960.PREHISTORIC FORESTSUMMER 2019VISITORS TOOK A STROLL BACK IN TIME AND CAME FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE FOLLOWING DINOSAURS IN THIS OUTDOOR EXHIBITION: A TYRANNOSAURUS REX, THE FORMIDABLY ARMORED STEGOSAURUS, HIGH-CRESTED PARASAUROLOPHUS, AND TRICERATOPS AND ANKYLOSAURUS MAMAS WITH THEIR YOUNG. THESE HAND-CRAFTED MOVING ANIMATRONICS SPARKED THE IMAGINATIONS OF DINOSAUR-LOVERS OF ALL AGES AND INCLUDED EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETIVE MATERIALS.BUTTERFLIES ALIVE!SUMMER 2019VISITORS WALKED THROUGH A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN WHILE NEARLY 1,000 LIVE BUTTERFLIES FLUTTERED FREELY AROUND THEM. THE EXHIBIT FEATURED A DAZZLING VARIETY OF BUTTERFLIES, FROM LOCAL FAVORITES TO EXOTIC TROPICAL VARIETIES. VISITORS LEARNED ABOUT THE LIFE CYCLE AND BEHAVIOR OF THESE SPECTACULAR INVERTEBRATES WHILE OBSERVING THEM UP CLOSE.HOLIDAY PAVILIONFROM NOVEMBER 23, 2019 TO JANUARY 5, 2020THE SPRAGUE PAVILION WAS TRANSFORMED INTO THE HOLIDAY PAVILION - INSPIRED BY THE CHRISTMAS AND WINTER TRADITIONS FROM LATIN AMERICA AND MEXICO.FAIRY VILLAGESPRING 2019THE SPRAGUE PAVILION WAS FILLED WITH FAIRY HOMES, ULTRA-TINY HOUSES MADE WITH NATURAL MATERIALS. THE COMMUNITY CREATED AND CONTRIBUTED HOUSES MADE OF THINGS FOUND IN NATURE. THIS CREATIVE VILLAGE ALLOWED VISITORS TO IMAGINE WHAT IT IS LIKE TO LIVE IN THE HEART OF NATURE.0 TO 60: AN UNDERWATER ADVENTURE FROM THE EQUATOR TO ALASKA. A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBT BY RICHARD SALAS:AN EXHIBIT OF UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY DOCUMENTING 4,000 MILES OF UNDERWATER ADVENTURE. THE EXHIBIT IS SHOWING SIMULTANEOUSLY AT TWO VENUES: THE MISSION CREEK CAMPUS AND THE SEA CENTER.CURIOSITY LAB:THE CURIOSITY LAB ALLOWS VISITORS TO EXPLORE THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES IN A DYNAMIC LEARNING LAB. VISITORS CAN BECOME NATURAL ARTISTS, TAKE AN UP-CLOSE LOOK AT OBJECTS, ASK QUESTIONS, AND PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE NATURE EXCHANGE. THE MUSEUM BACKYARDTHE MUSEUM'S BACKYARD IS THE PLACE FOR NATURE EXPLORATION. GUESTS CAN BUILD AN OUTDOOR FORT; SEARCH FOR INVERTEBRATES IN THE MULCH PILE, EXPLORE A RECIRCULATING OUTDOOR WATERWAY, CREATE A MUDPIE, OBSERVE AUDUBON SOCIETY'S "EYES IN THE SKY" BIRDS OF PREY, AND LEARN AND PLAY IN OUR INVITING OAK WOODLAND CORRIDOR.NATURE CLUB HOUSE AND BASECAMP:THE NATURE CLUB HOUSE IS A SPACE WHERE GUESTS CAN GET HANDS-ON WITH LIVE ANIMALS, INSECTS AND SPECIMENS FOUND IN THE OAK WOODLAND.THE JOHN AND PEGGY MAXIMUS GALLERY LOCATED AT THE MISSION CANYON CAMPUS IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVATION AND DISPLAY OF ANTIQUE PRINTS PRESENTS THREE ORIGINAL EXHIBITS A YEAR WHICH HIGHLIGHT THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCES.MAXIMUS GALLERYKACHO-E: IMPRESSIONS OF NATURAL HISTORY IN JAPANESE PRINTSOCTOBER 2019 - JANUARY 2020KACHO-E FEATURED JAPANESE ILLUSTRATED BOOKS BY ARTISTS LIKE HOKUSAI (WHO CREATED THE ICONIC THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF MOUNT FUJI AND THE GREAT WAVE OFF KANAGAWA), A CAREFULLY ARRANGED SELECTION OF CHRYSANTHEMUM PRINTS, AND A WHOLE MENAGERIE OF SPIRITED ANIMALS THAT SEEM PREPARED TO LEAP, SWIM, FLY, AND SLITHER OFF THE PAGE. THESE REMARKABLE PRINTS BELONG TO KACHO-E, A SUBSET OF THE GENRE OF UKIYO-E PRINTS (USUALLY DEPICTING LANDSCAPES, PORTRAITS, AND SCENES OF DAILY LIFE). KACHO-E CONCENTRATES ON STUDIES OF BIRDS AND FLOWERS, AS WELL AS OTHER SCENES FROM NATURE. WHILE THE WESTERN APPROACH TO NATURAL HISTORY WAS BASED ON DESCRIPTION AND CLASSIFICATION, THE JAPANESE VIEW WAS CONCERNED WITH HOW ALL THINGS FIT TOGETHER, AND RELATED TO EXPERIENCE, PERCEPTION, AND AESTHETICS. MASTERS OF KACHO-E WERE GUIDED BY BOTH EXPRESSION AND EMOTION. THEY SUCCEEDED IN CAPTURING THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING OVERWHELMED BY THE SATURATED COLOR OF A BLOSSOM OR CHARMED BY THE CLEVER PERSONALITY OF A BIRD IN THE WILD. AS A COMPLEMENT TO THE EXHIBIT OF ANTIQUE PRINTS, A SPECIAL DISPLAY IN THE MAXIMUS FOYER SHOWCASED WORK BY BILL LOGAN, WHOSE EXUBERANT INK PAINTINGS (WHICH HE DESCRIBES AS MARK-MAKING) OF OWLS, CATS, AND BLOOMS LOOK AS IF THEY MIGHT HAVE TUMBLED ONTO HIS PAPER IN THE MANNER OF EARLY JAPANESE BRUSHWORK.STRANGE SCIENCE-JUNE SEPTEMBER 2019ORIGINAL PRINTS BASED ON A FAMOUS 18TH-CENTURY CABINET OF CURIOSITIES LINED THE GALLERY WALLS AND INCLUDED COLORFUL ENGRAVINGS OF SNAKES, LIZARDS, FROGS, SHELLS, INSECTS, BIRDS AND PLANTS.ALBERTUS SEBA WAS A WEALTHY DUTCH APOTHECARY WHO COMPILED A VAST COLLECTION OF NATURAL SPECIMENS IN AN ATTEMPT TO PRODUCE AN OVERALL PICTURE OF THE WORLD. THESE FASCINATING, QUIRKY, AND BIZARRE COMPOSITIONS SOMETIMES APPEALED MORE TO CURIOSITY THAN SCIENCE.UNUSUAL EXAMPLES OF THE TAXIDERMIST'S ART WERE FEATURED AS THE EXHIBIT DISCUSSED THE ROLE OF PRESERVING SPECIMENS IN MUSEUM COLLECTIONS.GREAT NATURALISTS-FEBRUARY 2019 - MAY 2019THE EXHIBIT PROFILED THE LIVES OF GREAT NATURALISTS WHO COLLECTED, DESCRIBED, AND CLASSIFIED LIVING THINGS THROUGH THEIR OWN OBSERVATIONS AND DISCOVERIES IN NATURE. THESE NATURALISTS WERE IMPORTANT FIGURES IN THE EARLY YEARS OF NATURAL HISTORY AS IT CHANGED FROM A MAINLY AMATEUR PURSUIT IN THE 1600S TO TODAY'S SPECIALIZED SCIENTIFIC PROFESSION. MODERN NATURAL SCIENCE WAS BUILT ON THE WORK OF THOSE WHO WENT BEFORE, AND THE GREAT NATURALISTS' PORTRAITS WERE SHOWN WITH ORIGINAL ENGRAVINGS AND LITHOGRAPHS FROM THE MUSEUM'S EXTENSIVE ART COLLECTION. SOME OF THE NATURALISTS WERE GIFTED ARTISTS WHILE OTHERS COMMISSIONED ILLUSTRATIONS FOR PUBLICATION. SOME NAMES WILL BE FAMILIAR-LINNAEUS, DARWIN, ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT, AND MARIA SYBILLA MERIAN. OTHERS, LIKE RUMPHIUS, THE COMTE DU BUFFON, ALCIDE AND CHARLES DORBIGNY, AND JOHN RAY WERE FAMOUS IN THEIR TIME BUT ARE LESS WELL KNOWN TODAY. OF LOCAL INTEREST ARE TWO NATURALISTS WHO LIVED IN SANTA BARBARA AND BUILT SIZABLE NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS. LORENZO GORDIN YATES WAS A FOUNDER OF THE SANTA BARBARA SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY ORGANIZED IN 1876. HE WAS A SPECIALIST IN BOTANY, CONCHOLOGY, MINERALOGY, AND PALEONTOLOGY. TODAY, HIS COLLECTIONS RESIDE AT THE UCSB CHEADLE CENTER FOR BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, AND THE SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. MUSEUM'S FOUNDER, WILLIAM LEON DAWSON WAS DRAWN TO THE STUDY OF BIRDS AS HIS LIFE'S WORK. HE ESTABLISHED THE MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE OOLOGY, THE STUDY OF BIRD'S EGGS, IN 1916. INITIALLY HOUSED IN TWO SMALL BUILDINGS ON DAWSON'S PROPERTY, THE COLLECTIONS WERE MOVED TO THE MUSEUM'S PRESENT LOCATION IN 1923 AND HE BECAME ITS FIRST DIRECTOR. DAWSON PUBLISHED THE BIRDS OF CALIFORNIA THE SAME YEAR, COMPLETE IN FOUR VOLUMES. AT THE SEA CENTER:GATE ATTENDANCE AT THE SEA CENTER IN 2019 WAS 93,361. IN ADDITION, 6,485 CHILDREN AND ADULTS ATTENDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, 650 ATTENDED COMMUNITY RELATED EVENTS, AND 5,030 CAME AS VOLUNTEERS, FOR A TOTAL ATTENDANCE AT THE SEA CENTER CAMPUS OF 105,526. JELLIES & FRIENDS ENTER THE MESMERIZING WORLD OF JELLIES AND WATCH THESE ELEGANT ANIMALS AS THEY UNDULATE, PULSE, AND MOVE GRACEFULLY THROUGH THE WATER. WITHOUT BONES OR HEARTS, THEY MAY SEEM OTHERWORLDLY BUT THESE FASCINATING CREATURES HAVE BEEN ON EARTH FOR HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF YEARS. EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY AND WONDER OF OUR LOCAL JELLIES - MADE MOSTLY OF WATER, THEY ARE 100% CAPTIVATING. SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD AN EXHIBIT AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND AVAILABILITY OF SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD IN LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND MARKETS BY EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THEIR SEAFOOD CHOICES ON THE HEALTH OF THE PLANET. BY INCREASING COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE AND LOCAL SEAFOOD, WE DO OUR PART TO ENSURE THAT ALL THE TASTY SEAFOOD DISHES WE ENJOY TODAY ARE AVAILABLE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.WHITE ABALONE CAPTIVE BREEDING PROGRAMTHE WHITE ABALONE CAPTIVE BREEDING PROGRAM (WACBP) HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND DURING 2019. THIS YEAR, THE HUSBANDRY TEAM WAS ABLE TO INTRODUCE LARVAE FROM AN APRIL 2019 BODEGA MARINE LAB SPAWNING ATTEMPT. A NEW EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTING THIS PROGRAM WAS INSTALLED AT THE SEA CENTER. THIS CONTINUES OUR EFFORTS TO COMMUNICATE OUR EFFORTS WITHIN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY TOWARD CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE NATURAL WORLD.SHARK COVEVISITORS CAN COME FACE TO FACE WITH SURPRISINGLY DOCILE MARINE PREDATORS - COASTAL SHARKS AND RAYS, SEE BABY SHARKS STILL IN THEIR TRANSLUCENT EGG CASES, EXPLORE INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS THAT HIGHLIGHT A SHARK'S WORLD AND ENJOY THE EVER-POPULAR SHARK TOUCH POOL.

EDUCATION:THE MUSEUM'S RICH ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SERVED OVER 50,000 INDIVIDUALS IN 2019 AND ARE ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF CURRENT EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE, ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO INQUIRY-BASED SCIENCE EDUCATION WITH PROGRAMMING FOR EVERY MAJOR AGE GROUP, INCLUDING PRE-SCHOOLERS, K-12 STUDENTS, TEENAGERS, ADULTS, AND SENIORS. THE MUSEUM PARTICIPATES IN THE "NO CHILD LEFT INSIDE" MOVEMENT AND IS A REGIONAL LEADER OF THE NATIONAL CHILDREN AND NATURE NETWORK. THE MUSEUM ALSO RUNS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TEEN PROGRAM, QUASARS TO SEA STARS, WHICH OFFERS FOUR YEARS OF EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCES FOR 14 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. ANOTHER 51 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE SUMMER VOLUNTEENS AND C.I.T. PROGRAM. THE VOLUNTEENS COLLABORATED WITH JUNIOR AND SENIOR QUASARS TO DELIVER THE SUMMER TOUR "DINO-SOAR-THE EVOLUTION OF FLIGHT". CONDUCTING 64 TOURS AND INTERACTIONS WITH OVER 524 GUESTS DURING SUMMER 2019.THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROVIDED LIFELONG LEARNING FOR OVER 6,100 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH THE MUSEUM'S MANY FESTIVALS LIKE DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, LECTURES, BIRDING CLASSES, ONSITE EXHIBIT THEMED PROGRAMMING, ART BLENDED SCIENCE WORKSHOPS, AND FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS LIKE SCIENCE PUBS, AND WORLD OCEANS DAY.COMMUNITY EDUCATION'S ANNUAL FESTIVALS AGAIN DREW RECORD BREAKING NUMBERS TO THE SEA CENTER AND MUSEUM CAMPUSES. OVER 1,900 VISITORS ATTENDED THE ONE-DAY UNDERWATER PARKS DAY FESTIVAL FREE OF CHARGE. ALSO, WITH FREE ADMISSION, WORLD OCEANS DAY FESTIVAL BROUGHT 2,336 VISITORS TO THE SEA CENTER TO CELEBRATE LOCAL RESEARCH EFFORTS TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON THE OCEAN AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BROUGHT BACK AN OLD MUSEUM EVENT, DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, RE-IDENTIFYING IT AS A COMMUNITY CULTURAL EVENT, WITH BILINGUAL ACTIVITIES, CRAFTS, AND EXPLANATION OF THE CULTURAL IMPORTANCE OF THE HOLIDAY, OVER THE THREE-DAY FESTIVAL WITH MORE THAN 650 ATTENDING. THE 4TH ANNUAL SUPAK'A: SHARING CHUMASH CULTURE, CELEBRATED FOUR LOCAL CHUMASH TRIBES SHARING THEIR CULTURE WITH OVER 850 GUESTS. THE SCIENCE PUB PROGRAM HAS BECOME SO POPULAR DARGAN'S OPENED BOTH SIDES OF THEIR RESTAURANT SO OVER 200 GUESTS CAN ATTEND PRESENTATIONS MONTHLY. IN 2019, IT REACHED AROUND 1,500 GUESTS AND FEATURED MANY LOCAL RESEARCHERS.THE MUSEUM CONTINUED ITS SPECIMEN LOAN PROGRAM, THE NATURE COLLECTION LENDING LIBRARY. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM OVER 850 SPECIMENS WERE CHECKED OUT BY TEACHERS, FAMILIES AND OTHER NONPROFITS.THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON RECONNECTING VISITORS TO NATURE BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ONE OF OUR GREATEST ASSETS, OUR BEAUTIFUL OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT, AND IS PART OF A GROWING NATIONAL EFFORT TO GET CHILDREN BACK INTO NATURE. THE MUSEUM BACKYARD IS AN ENHANCED WOODLAND AREA DESIGNED TO ENTICE CHILDREN TO EXPLORE AND PLAY. SPACE ELEMENTS INCLUDE A BOULDER-HOPPING AREA, A FORT-BUILDING ZONE, A PERFORMANCE STAGE AREA AND A REALISTIC "CREEK" FOR WATER PLAY. ALL ELEMENTS USE LOCAL MATERIALS AND WERE DESIGNED TO BE AS NATURAL IN APPEARANCE (UNCONSTRUCTED) AS POSSIBLE. THE MUSEUM OFFERS A NUMBER OF NATURE-BASED PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES, SCHOOL GROUPS, CAMPERS, AND EDUCATORS IN ITS BACKYARD.THE MUSEUM HAS A PLANETARIUM AND AN OBSERVATORY WHICH ARE USED IN SCHOOL AND PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS INCORPORATING THE CONCEPTS AND GUIDELINES FROM THE NGSS. MONTHLY STAR VIEWING EVENTS ARE HELD FREE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES AND CAMPSTHE MUSEUM OFFERS AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES AND CAMPS FOR CHILDREN WITH OVER 890 CAMP ENROLLMENTS. THIS YEAR'S THEMES FOCUSED ON INCORPORATING NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS AND STEAM (SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY-ENGINEERING-ART-MATH) PRINCIPLES INTO THE CURRICULA. THE THEMES FOR CAMPS INCLUDED WIZARDING, BUGS AND INSECTS, ASTRONOMY, PALEONTOLOGY AND GEOLOGY, AS WELL AS STEAM RELATED THEMES, I.E., ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, SPA SCIENCE, HUMAN BODY AND BIOMIMICRY.THE MUSEUM ALSO PARTICIPATED IN SCIENCE NIGHTS AT 23 LOCAL SCHOOLS WITH 300-400 STUDENTS AT EACH EVENT.THE MUSEUM'S SCHOOL AND TEACHER SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES GRADE SPECIFIC, STANDARDS ALIGNED FIELD TRIP PROGRAMS. IN 2019, THE STS DEPARTMENT HOSTED OVER 14,500 STUDENTS AT OUR TWO CAMPUSES, (NEARLY 700 CLASS GROUPS).PROGRAMMING FOR ALLTHE MUSEUM'S ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAMMING INCLUDED PROVIDING CARPINTERIA MIDDLE SCHOOL'S SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS A 'CAREER TOUR' THROUGHOUT THE MUSEUM, A SPECIALTY PLANETARIUM SHOW FOR YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES; CURATED PROGRAMMING IN THE BUTTERFLY PAVILION AND CLUB HOUSE WITH THE BRAILLE INSTITUTE PARTICIPANTS IN JUNE, FOLLOWED BY AN 'AWARENESS DAY' FOR THE BRAILLE INSTITUTE IN SEPTEMBER. THE CURIOSITY LAB ADDED A NEW TACTILE ROCK IDENTIFICATION ACTIVITY IN DECEMBER.

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