Visit
MCASB is a non-collecting contemporary art museum located in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara in Paseo Nuevo, serving Santa Barbara and the Central Coast with 3-5 exhibitions and 30+ educational programs each year.
The museum is closed between exhibitions for deinstallation and installation of each exhibition. We encourage you to check our exhibition calendar online to ensure a visit when the Museum is open to the public.
Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara advances creativity and inspires critical thinking through meaningful engagement with the art of our time.
Address
Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara
Paseo Nuevo Upper Arts Terrace
653 Paseo Nuevo
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
MCASB is located on the Paseo Nuevo Upper Arts Terrace, above Eureka. Use the tiled stairs facing Chapala Street to access our Main Entrance. The elevator is located to the left of Panda Express at street level. Take elevator up to Upper Arts Terrace, Level 2.
Enter the Paseo Nuevo parking lot on Chapala Street at Ortega Street. Once past the gate turn left, then right, and proceed all the way to the roof top level. You will see the corridor to the Museum Main Entrance on the right at the far end of the lot.
General Inquiries
MCASB does not accept unsolicited artist materials.
Hours
| Sunday: | 11am-6pm |
| Monday: | CLOSED |
| Tuesday: | 11am-6pm |
| Wednesday: | 11am-6pm |
| Thursday: | 11am-6pm |
| Friday: | 11am-6pm |
| Saturday: | 11am-6pm |
The museum is closed for the month of August and on the following days: Indigenous Peoples' Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, and Independence Day. If a Holiday falls on a Monday, the museum will be closed the preceding Sunday.
Directions
| From the South | From the North |
| US-101 North | US-101 South |
| Take the Carrillo Street exit and turn right toward downtown | Take the Carrillo Street exit and turn left toward downtown |
| Turn right onto Chapala Street | Turn right onto Chapala Street |
| After De La Guerra Street, turn left in the Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center parking garage. MCASB is located on the top level | After De La Guerra Street, turn left into Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center parking garage. MCASB is located on the top level |
Parking
The Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center public garage is adjacent to MCASB. The first 75 minutes are free and the charge is $1.50 for each hour thereafter. 75- and 90-minute street parking is available in the neighborhoods off of Chapala Street.
Admission
Admission to MCASB is FREE thanks to visitor donations.
Programs are free of charge unless otherwise noted.
Photography
Photography for personal, non-commercial use is permitted, unless otherwise posted. Flash photography and tripods are not permitted. Direct all photo requests, including requests for images of objects or the building for publication to communications@mcasantabarbara.org.
Accessibility
All galleries are stroller and wheelchair accessible. Service animals are welcome in the museum, but due to the fragile and varied nature of the artworks, we ask that you leave pets at home.
