The Impressionist Revolution
Santa Barbara Museum of Art is proud to announce that it will be the only western US venue of a global tour of The Impressionist Revolution: Monet to Matisse, with SB joining Dallas and Mexico City as world cultural centers. Join SMBA at the exciting opening.
The Impressionist Revolution: Monet to Matisse from the Dallas Museum of Art is a blockbuster exhibition of masterpieces of all of our favorite artists: Monet, van Gogh, Sisley, Renoir, Mondrian and more.
A companion exhibition, Encore: 19th-Century French Art from SBMA, is astounding in presenting the world- class art works from the collection, including four Monet paintings which have been gifted to the Museum, and will all be on view simultaneously for the first time.
Join SMBA at the exciting opening celebration on Saturday, 10/4 starting at 5:30pm for The First Impression – Paris at Night party with champagne, hors d’ouvres, music, and more. Tickets $1000 per person with proceeds supporting the Museum exhibition program.
The public opening will follow the next day on Sunday, October 5 (members preview that day 10-12 noon).
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2024 – 2025 Board of Trustees
Michael C. Linn, Chair
Lynn Cunningham Brown, Vice Chair
Christian McGrath, Secretary
Marta Holsman Babson
Susan Drymalski Bowey
Karen Lombardo Brill
Robert Castle
Joan Davidson
Richard De Schutter
Martha Gabbert
Mitchell Green
Christine Vanderbilt Holland
Rachel Kaganoff
Jacquelyn Klein-Brown
Norman A. Kurland
J. Paul Longanbach
Kandy Luria-Budgor
Janet Feldstein McKillop
Nicholas Mutton
Betsy Newman
Doug Norberg
Stephen Schaible
Merrill Sherman
Jeanne Towles
Martha Townsend
Beth Wood
Bruce Worster
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