April 6th | Free Admission: California Poppy Day

SAT. APRIL 6TH, 2024 | 10:00 AM–3:00 PM

At the California Nature Art Museum (formerly the Wildling Museum)

images of CA Nature Art Museum store items that are poppy related including a ceramic tile of poppies, a handmade vase filled with poppies.

Celebrate California Poppy Day with free admission to the California Nature Art Museum. Create your own flower crown or boutonniere as part of a guided papercraft activity, marvel at Leslie Franklin's collection of poppy vintage items & collectibles, enjoy poppy-inspired treats from Lindsay's Little Bakery, and be sure to be one of the first fifty guests to arrive to secure your free collectible sticker!

California poppies (Eschscholzia Californica) are native to Santa Barbara County, typically flower from February - September, and range in color from rich yellow to bright orange. The California poppy has been our state flower for over a century now, and can be enjoyed in a variety of natural spaces such as UCSB's North Campus Open Space, the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, or even your own backyard!

Join us for our first annual California Poppy Day, held in celebration of both poppies and pollinators (also see our current first-floor exhibition, The Birds and the Bees and More: Pollinators )!

California Poppy Day admission is free, and reservations are not required.

For more information, contact Rachel Metz at rachel@calnatureartmuseum.org.

While at the Museum for California Poppy Day, visit our current exhibition, The Birds and the Bees and More: Pollinators .

The Birds and the Bees and More: Pollinators brings the important topic of pollinators to our California Nature Art Museum gallery featuring original art by Ava Roth, Elizabeth Weber, Susan McDonnell, and Cynthia James. Each artist brings a unique perspective to their pollinating subjects.

We are delighted to also be collaborating with the Cheadle Center For Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration at UC Santa Barbara. The Cheadle Center's contribution is focused on native bees, including high-resolution images of rare, local bees from the UCSB Natural History Collection and images of bees visiting flowers of native plants for an up-close look at their beauty and biodiversity.