SY Chumash Museum wraps up first summer, announces events

Wrapping up the first summer in operation since opening on May 15, the Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center reports it has hosted more than 13,000 guests from across 31 states, including Puerto Rico, and 22 countries.

Museum hours of operation are Thursday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed for California Native American Day on Friday, Sept. 26 and Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday, Oct. 13.

Ahead of the fall season, the Santa Ynez Chumash have announced the return of two important cultural events: Chumash Intertribal Powwow, on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 4-5, and Santa Ynez Chumash Culture Day on Saturday, Oct. 18.

For more information on the powwow, call 805-688-7997 or visit chumash.gov/powwow .

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