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Admission from $15. Open Thursday-Sunday 10:00 am-5:00 pm.
Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center features structures oriented toward the west to honor the Chumash as guardians of the west gate, designed by renowned architect Johnpaul Jones. Visitors spend 60 to 90 minutes viewing exhibitions tracing 8,000 years of Chumash history through ancient artifacts and modern cultural traditions. The museum displays a California condor designated AC8, the last female in the wild in 1986, now part of a captive breeding program that saved the species from extinction. The cultural center hosts events including Second Thursday at the Museum gatherings with featured speakers. Visitors may leave and re-enter on the same day with a hand stamp. The museum operates Thursday through Sunday, and tickets are sold online through sychumashmuseum.org. Seniors 65 and older receive admission for $12, down from $15. The venue is located in Santa Ynez, California.
You can check current prices and choose your tickets on Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center’s own ticket page. You pay there, not here.
You choose your tickets and check current prices on Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center’s ticket page. You pay there, not here.
Prices from Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center’s own ticket page · read on . Fees, if any, are shown at checkout. The checkout shows today’s prices.
Hours: Thursday-Sunday 10:00 am-5:00 pm
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One reason to go, each in the venue’s own words, with the date we checked it.
Nov 12Event
Families join an evening event from 5–8 p.m. featuring a featured speaker from the Santa Ynez Chumash community at the museum.
Check event details and ticket requirements with the venue.
“Please join us from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, November 12 for our "Second Thursday at the Museum" event series”
“Toddler (0-2): Free”
Santa Ynez
Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed–Sat: 12:00 – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed
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