California Surf Museum

California Surf Museum

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The California Surf Museum's permanent time line of surfboards includes wooden boards from the early 1900s to today's modern boards. It has rotating exhibits and is visited by an estimated 20,000 people annually. The museum hosts a number of annual events, including a fundraising gala, three-day Surf Film Festival, "Legends Day", book signings, and concerts.{{cite web |url=http://www.surfmuseum.org/html/our_history.html |accessdate=2006-07-17 |title=Our History |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721190815/http://www.surfmuseum.org/html/our_history.html |archive-date=2006-07-21 |url-status=dead }} The California Surf Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
The California Surf Museum's permanent time line of surfboards includes wooden boards from the early 1900s to today's modern boards. It has rotating exhibits and is visited by an estimated 20,000 people annually. The museum hosts a number of annual events, including a fundraising gala, three-day Surf Film Festival, "Legends Day", book signings, and concerts.{{cite web |url=http://www.surfmuseum.org/html/our_history.html |accessdate=2006-07-17 |title=Our History |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721190815/http://www.surfmuseum.org/html/our_history.html |archive-date=2006-07-21 |url-status=dead }} The California Surf Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.


The Museum features a display of many unique pieces of surfing memorabilia, including a display dedicated to [[Bethany Hamilton]], who lost her arm in a shark attack off the coast of [[Hawaii]]. The display includes the board that Hamilton was riding at the time with a large piece missing where the shark bit off Hamilton's arm, as well as the bathing suit she was wearing at the time, a gift from ocean photographer [[Aaron Chang]].Museum Exhibit (Permanent Exhibit). [http://surfmuseum.org/bethany-hamilton-courageous-inspiration/ "Courageous Inspiration: Bethany Hamilton"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914180722/http://surfmuseum.org/bethany-hamilton-courageous-inspiration/ |date=2016-09-14 }} ''California Surf Museum''. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
The museum features a display of many unique pieces of surfing memorabilia, including a display dedicated to [[Bethany Hamilton]], who lost her arm in a shark attack off the coast of [[Hawaii]]. The display includes the board that Hamilton was riding at the time with a large piece missing where the shark bit off Hamilton's arm, as well as the bathing suit she was wearing at the time, a gift from ocean photographer [[Aaron Chang]].Museum Exhibit (Permanent Exhibit). [http://surfmuseum.org/bethany-hamilton-courageous-inspiration/ "Courageous Inspiration: Bethany Hamilton"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914180722/http://surfmuseum.org/bethany-hamilton-courageous-inspiration/ |date=2016-09-14 }} ''California Surf Museum''. Retrieved 6 September 2016.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==