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Special Events and Tours

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Upcoming Events

  • An Educating Conversation: Spain and the Independence of the United States
    An Educating Conversation: Spain and the Independence of the United States
    25 days to the event
    An Educating Conversation: Spain and the Independence of the United States
    Jan 29, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM PST
    Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library, 2201 Laguna St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, USA
    Featuring: Thomas E. Chávez Join a select group of those interested in an informative conversation with experts who will first share from a vast store of knowledge, then engage with those present in a lively give & take.
  • SBMAL Open House
    SBMAL Open House
    Multiple Dates
    34 days to the event
    SBMAL Open House
    Feb 07, 2026, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM PST
    Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library, 2201 Laguna St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, USA
    Join us at the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library on the first Saturday of the month for our free open house! Come see treasures from the SBMAL collection and get a tour of the archive-library. Free to attend. 9:30am-12:30pm. No RSVP required.

Hours
By appointment only on most Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays 
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Closed on federal holidays and other occasions.

Location
​Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library
2201 Laguna Street 
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Connect with Us
(805) 682-4713, ext. 131 
research@sbmal.org

Sister Organizations: Old Mission Santa Barbara     |     Saint Barbara Parish

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We would like to acknowledge that SBMAL is located on the traditional ancestral territory of the

Barbareño Chumash people, and where Franciscan friars have sought to proclaim the Gospel since 1786.

© 2016 by the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library. Federal Tax ID# 95-6220730.

The Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the John and Beverly Stauffer Foundation,

and many others, whose contributions have enabled us to remain open.

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