On this Memorial Day, we remember the military installations in Santa Barbara County during the World War II years and the veterans who were stationed and trained there.

The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (SBMNH) will be participating in the 2026 SoCal Museums Free-For-All, which celebrates free arts and culture in Southern California, on Sunday, Feb. 22. On ...

Santa Barbara County is reviewing historical that showed racial limitations on property purchases or rentals. They are on ...

Below is a press release by the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History regarding their re-accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Santa Barbara Museum of Natural ...

Created by student filmmakers Jonathan Coronado, Ryan Grant, Jade Ipina, and Catherine Scanlon, quwa’ recounts the little-known history of the now-destroyed Chumash island, called quwa’ by the Chumash ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, CA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to ...