Current Exhibit

Permanent Exhibits

Museum Collection

 

 

What's in the Museum?

Preserving for the future

Collections are the very heart of being a Museum. The meticulous preservation of biological, ethnographic, and historic artifacts allows for the creation of educational and informative exhibits.Even more importantly, these items act as a window into the past and are preserved for the future.

Some aspects of the Museum's collection can be accessed for scholarly study.  For more information regarding access for study, contact the Museum with your request at (831) 420-6115.

Collection Content

Number of Objects in the Museum Collection, with percentage currently on display

Types of Objects	Approx. #	% Exhibited
Natural History
Fossils	900	9.5%
Shells	4000	3%
Minerals	700	4%
Animals	1100	9%
Insects	2000	6%
Ethnography	3750	3%
History	3100	7%
Fine Arts	500	2%
Surfing Museum	150	26%
TOTAL	16,200	4%