Santa Monica History Museum
Santa Monica History Museum
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Quartier: Santa Monica
Santa Monica est une ville côtière qui a su devenir une destination touristique tout en conservant sa culture locale. Au bord de la plage, les cyclistes, les amateurs de rollers, les coureurs et les marcheurs se croisent sur la célèbre piste cyclable tout en admirant le soleil et le ciel bleu. Grâce à la grande roue Ferris du ponton de Santa Monica, qui fonctionne à l'énergie solaire, il est possible d'admirer l'océan d'en haut, alors que les montagnes russes permettent de faire le plein de sensations fortes. En direction des terres, Third Street Promenade grouille d'amateurs de shopping et d'artistes de rue : chaque recoin semble avoir ses propres musiciens et ses propres acrobates, ce qui donne à Santa Monica un côté plus urbain, en contraste avec le calme de la plage.
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4.5
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CKJakes
Los Angeles, Californie17 contributions
févr. 2024 • En famille
A small museum with a great permanent collection on display. Welcoming lobby adds to the sort of hidden gem quality of the place. Well worth the visit.
Écrit le 8 février 2024
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Traveltheorient
San Antonio, TX596 contributions
oct. 2023 • En famille
This museum I found rather serendipitously... It was a great surprise because it turned out to be a very interesting and amusing museum...
Écrit le 12 novembre 2023
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Thank you for visiting. Glad you found us.
Écrit le 28 novembre 2023
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707clayg
Lomita, Californie586 contributions
juill. 2019 • En couple
The museum is located in the libruary complex and the parking is very reasonable, it cost us $2.00 to park for over one hour visit to the museum. The museum entrance fee is also reasonable, the staff very friendly and helpful.
The rotating exibit now is about Route 66 and is really well done on local history and the road history as well. I have been to a lot of Route 66 museums along the road and this one has some of the best history of the route of any and has exibits of stuff I have not seen anywhere else. Well done!!
The other halls of the museum cover different piriods of Santa Monica history from before the Spanash to present, with nice exibits, good signage and presentation.
We visited on a Friday morning and were the only visitors in the museum the hour we visited.
If you are in the area and want to learn about the local history this is a must visit museum.
The rotating exibit now is about Route 66 and is really well done on local history and the road history as well. I have been to a lot of Route 66 museums along the road and this one has some of the best history of the route of any and has exibits of stuff I have not seen anywhere else. Well done!!
The other halls of the museum cover different piriods of Santa Monica history from before the Spanash to present, with nice exibits, good signage and presentation.
We visited on a Friday morning and were the only visitors in the museum the hour we visited.
If you are in the area and want to learn about the local history this is a must visit museum.
Écrit le 14 juillet 2019
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Michael W
Mesa, Arizona245 contributions
juin 2019 • En couple
I was visiting this museum as I had lent the museum some Route 66 collectibles for an exhibition. The museum is not large but they do make the best with the space available. The museum staff is friendly and accommodating.
Écrit le 2 juillet 2019
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Zachary B
3 contributions
janv. 2019 • En famille
The Santa Monica History Museum is such a gem! It is located in the heart of Santa Monica and wonderfully displays the rich history of Santa Monica. I learned so much from my visit there along with the information on the website. There are also seasonal exhibits which are fun to check out a few times a year. I recently went to their exhibit on aviation. It was a full room and there was a panel. There is so much to learn about this city and this museum does a great job of helping us all remember.
Écrit le 16 janvier 2019
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Ben R
2 contributions
avr. 2018
My friend and I visited the museum and were shocked as to how interesting we found it! John who is the museum manager was enthusiastic and gave us many interesting facts about Santa Monica. Would seriously recommend and thank you again to John!
Écrit le 13 avril 2018
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Corb2000
Yorkshire, UK658 contributions
juin 2017 • En couple
We were keen to understand the history of the Santa Monica area and this small museum attached to the library provided some interesting insights into how the city developed. It comprises several disparate elements, each covering an entirely different aspect of local history. While it did not provide a single cohesive narrative as we walked through, we were happy to spend a couple of hours there.
Good points:
+ A quiet, tranquil space away from the bustle of central Santa Monica
+ Friendly and helpful staff
+ Interesting exhibits
+ Two accessible toilets close to the exhibition space
Not so good points:
- Rather disjointed with multiple themed areas rather than a single historical narrative or timeline (I thought that the KCRW radio exhibits were overly dominant and out of place, this element would have worked better as a separate side room rather than occupying so much of the main space)
- In contrast to the dominance of the KCRW exhibits, the Native American / 'pre history' section was confined to a fairly small side room and could usefully include far more on local flora, fauna, geography and geology as context for the subsequent development of the City
- I would have liked to have seen more exhibits covering the City's airport and aircraft industry
- Little of interest for children
Good points:
+ A quiet, tranquil space away from the bustle of central Santa Monica
+ Friendly and helpful staff
+ Interesting exhibits
+ Two accessible toilets close to the exhibition space
Not so good points:
- Rather disjointed with multiple themed areas rather than a single historical narrative or timeline (I thought that the KCRW radio exhibits were overly dominant and out of place, this element would have worked better as a separate side room rather than occupying so much of the main space)
- In contrast to the dominance of the KCRW exhibits, the Native American / 'pre history' section was confined to a fairly small side room and could usefully include far more on local flora, fauna, geography and geology as context for the subsequent development of the City
- I would have liked to have seen more exhibits covering the City's airport and aircraft industry
- Little of interest for children
Écrit le 10 juillet 2017
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fujikuman0827
Santa Monica, Californie1 contribution
févr. 2017 • En famille
We can learn the history and other faces of Santa Monica in this museum. I hadn't known about Santa Monica's history at all before visiting here, but now I have a clear image about how this city has developed and attracted a lot of people from all over the world until today. When you come to Santa Monica, I recommend you to visit here first. It is worth of viewing and then you could enjoy Santa Monica much more!
Écrit le 24 février 2017
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Cynthia C
Connecticut36 contributions
janv. 2017 • En solo
This is a visit where you'll learn a lot about Santa Monica. It's connected to the public library which is also an incredible place to park yourself with a newspaper or magazine and people watch or just relax.
Écrit le 9 février 2017
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Dale C
Monroe, CT51 contributions
oct. 2016 • Voyage d'affaires
We stopped into the Santa Monica History Museum soon after opening for the day last week. Frankly, I hadn't really noticed it when looking for ways to spend a morning - my daughter's boyfriend suggested stopping by because it sounded interesting. Not being from the area, I had no preconceptions about what it might hold.
The museum is a relatively small place next to the library. Street parking was easy to find if you want to go but it's cheaper to park in the adjacent parking facility.
The staff is really friendly - although on the day we went the person who greeted us seemed sort of surprised to see us come in. It wasn't very busy but I think that is to be expected for most small historical museums and societies. The space is small but set up nicely. There is plenty of room to move about from gallery to gallery. The permanent exhibits do a very nice job of showcasing early Santa Monica and were interesting to spend some time over. Something that was surprising was a mention of the early segregated beach facilities that existed. Many local museums tend to overlook such things - it was nice to see that this period of time wasn't neglected.
This month they had an informative exhibit on the history of the Soldier's Home (now the VA facility). There were a lot of old photographs and displays that were really interesting to look at.
I have to admit that one of our favorite exhibits was the one of the Douglas manufacturing plant - specifically a letter written by a young woman working there during the WWII years. For those who don't take the time to read such things you are missing out. It was a pretty funny, open and honest letter that made us laugh at her descriptions of some people she was working with.
For those doing research, there looks to be a pretty decent library of local history works as well and a bright and open work space.
This is a small museum, yes, and doesn't take up a lot of your time, but it's a nice way to spend an hour.
The museum is a relatively small place next to the library. Street parking was easy to find if you want to go but it's cheaper to park in the adjacent parking facility.
The staff is really friendly - although on the day we went the person who greeted us seemed sort of surprised to see us come in. It wasn't very busy but I think that is to be expected for most small historical museums and societies. The space is small but set up nicely. There is plenty of room to move about from gallery to gallery. The permanent exhibits do a very nice job of showcasing early Santa Monica and were interesting to spend some time over. Something that was surprising was a mention of the early segregated beach facilities that existed. Many local museums tend to overlook such things - it was nice to see that this period of time wasn't neglected.
This month they had an informative exhibit on the history of the Soldier's Home (now the VA facility). There were a lot of old photographs and displays that were really interesting to look at.
I have to admit that one of our favorite exhibits was the one of the Douglas manufacturing plant - specifically a letter written by a young woman working there during the WWII years. For those who don't take the time to read such things you are missing out. It was a pretty funny, open and honest letter that made us laugh at her descriptions of some people she was working with.
For those doing research, there looks to be a pretty decent library of local history works as well and a bright and open work space.
This is a small museum, yes, and doesn't take up a lot of your time, but it's a nice way to spend an hour.
Écrit le 23 octobre 2016
Cet avis est l'opinion subjective d'un membre de Tripadvisor et non l'avis de Tripadvisor LLC. Les avis sont soumis à des vérifications de la part de Tripadvisor.
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