The John and Peggy Maximus Art Gallery at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History will open its curious summer art exhibit, Strange Science.
The exhibit features a rare combination of original 18th-century engravings and taxidermy specimens. The gallery walls will be lined with colorful illustrations of animals and plants based on Albertus Seba’s famous cabinet of curiosities. A display just outside the gallery will highlight taxidermy as an important tool for preserving specimens in 19th-century museum collections.
The exhibit is included with Museum admission and will be open daily from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM through September 3. For more information, visit sbnature.org .