The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) presents “Cargo in Question: Two Films about Labor, Shipping, and Globalization in the 21st Century” taking place on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. As part of this special event, Mae Miller-Likhethe, PhD and Charmaine Chua, PhD, both assistant professors of Global Studies at UC Santa Barbara, will…

The Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival will once again return this year to the City of New London from Saturday, September 9 through Sunday, September 10. This premier event ‘Celebrating the Sea, Uniting Our Shores’ will feature: special opening ceremonies, free ship tours, boat rides, children and family activities, demonstrations, food and beverage and artisan vendors,…

In partnership with the Maritime Museum of San Diego and Old Spanish Days Fiesta, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is pleased to announce the arrival of the galleon replica San Salvador into port for the 2023 Santa Barbara Old Spanish Days Fiesta. San Salvador is a full-scale sixteenth century replica of the flagship used by…