On Saturday, Oct. 4 the Santa Barbara Museum of Art unveiled two new exhibitions, “Encore: 19th Century French Art from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art” and “The Impressionist Revolution: Monet to Matisse from the Dallas Museum of Art.” The galleries featured paintings, photographs, sculpture and works on paper. The exhibitions are scheduled to remain viewable until Jan 25, 2026.
Display lights shine on the exhibition signage for Encore: 19th-Century French Art Oct. 4 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in Santa Barbara, Calif. The exhibition will run until January 25, 2026. (Robert Wilson)Charles Wylie, curator of photographs at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, speaks about Notre Dame Entryway, CA. 1860s on Oct. 4 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in Santa Barbara, Calif. The albumen print is by Louis-Auguste Bisson and Auguste-Rosalie Bisson. (Robert Wilson)Santa Barbara Museum of Art Director and CEO Amada Cruz, introduces guests to The Impressionist Revolution: Monet to Matisse from the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition Oct. 4 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in Santa Barbara, Calif. The showing marks the 150th anniversary of the first Impressionist exhibition. (Robert Wilson)Chief Curatorial and Research Officer Nicole Myers and Senior Curator of European Art Barbara Thomas Lemmon, present Gustave Caillebotte’s The Path in the Garden from 1886 Oct. 4 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in Santa Barbara, Calif. The. French Impressionist piece was produced through the oil painting medium. (Robert Wilson)Attendees engage in conversation during The Impressionist Revolution: Monet to Matisse from the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition on Oct. 5 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in Santa Barbara Calif. French Impressionist painting often features visible brush strokes to depict light and movement across the canvas. (Robert Wilson)
