Santa Barbara Museum Of Art

Shree S

Elegant museum, we got lucky with the special Van Gough exhibit going on Musée d'Orsey is my favorite museums and viewing some of the Van Gogh and Claude Monet paintings from Impressionism era made our day!! This is an elegant museum with collection of paintings, sculptures and artifacts The museum store is really nice too

Rico Salgado

Drove from San Diego for the sole purpose of seeing the few paintings from Van Gogh on display at the SBMA and was not disappointed. The facility is small but what it lacks in size it more than makes up for in content. The staff were friendly and the entire facility is just complimentary to the many exhibitions it houses. Highly recommend a visit if you are in town and want to add a cultural experience to your trip.

Dianne Crummy

Maybe it's the humanities major in me, but I really enjoyed the Santa Barbara Museum of Art more than the Mission... We came on Sunday afternoon towards the end of our trip. The admission fee for adults are usually $10, but if you have a student id you can get in for $6 :) yay for looking young enough to get college discounts still!! My favorite collections were definitely the Japanese and the Egyptian exhibits. I really admired the skill-based occupations of the time. In the world we live in, mass production takes away the meaning of art and what's special. So looking at the hand made artifacts really call out to a part in my soul (yeah I know, I sound super lame...) I really preferred the artifacts over the more contemporary photographs and painting. But that's all a preference thing, I have nothing against photographs and paints... I just enjoy the sculptures and artifacts at a higher level. My only complaint about this place is that I didn't have enough time to truly enjoy its' beauty. Towards the end of the trip, I felt like time was running out. If I come back to Santa Barbara, this will probably one of the places I check out on the first day so I can spend more time here :)

Ben Brooks

Old post office turned stunning art museum. Recently remodeled with a surprisingly diverse collection. 60-90 min to navigate. It’s easy to miss the compelling gift shop as it is accessible on State Street, but it isn’t connected to the museum lobby, so make sure to seek it out!