“Oh, happy day!” exclaimed Joan Hartmann, S.B. County 3rd District Supervisor to a large crowd of tribal members, supporters, and press at the new Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center ...

Credit: Courtesy. SANTA YNEZ, CA – February 13, 2025 — The Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum recently made a cultural return of four culturally significant artifacts to the Santa Ynez Band of ...

The Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum has returned four culturally significant artifacts to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. The items involved in the cultural return were: two baskets; a ...

The Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center is open to the public Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. More information and tickets are available at the museum's website.

During a gathering Monday, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians revealed plans for the new museum and cultural center, which will be built on land adjacent to Highway 246.

The Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center received a Silver LEED rating from the U.S. Green Building Council for its environmentally-friendly design, construction and operational practices.

The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History has closed its "Chumash Life" hall and is awaiting consultation with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians.

SANTA YNEZ, Calif., May 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians has announced that the highly anticipated Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center will open to the ...

The Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center is a 14,000-square-foot facility that showcases a portion of more than 24,000 cultural items in the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians' collection ...