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Surf Art – Exploring Californias Coastal Culture

A dual exhibition at the California Surf Museum and Oceanside Museum of Art, Surf Art:…

GuruSeptember 2, 2025

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Stars Cars and Guitars

Grand Opening event on Sunday, June 9, 2024, this “blast from the past” exhibit demonstrates…

GuruJune 5, 2024

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3rd Annual AR Gurrey Jr. Surf Photography Competition

3rd Annual A.R. Gurrey Jr. Surf Photography Competition Results ~Joel T. Smith, author of The…

GuruJune 6, 2025

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2nd Annual AR Gurrey Jr. Surf Photography Competition

2nd Annual A.R. Gurrey Jr. Surf Photography Competition ~Joel T. Smith, author of The Illustrated…

GuruJune 3, 2024

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The Dynamic Duo, The V-Dubs Have Arrived

The Dynamic Duo, The V-Dubs Have Arrived The brother/sister combination of Jack and Reid Van…

GuruNovember 28, 2023

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Legendary surf photographer Jeff Divine shares John “Doc” Ball’s early career of surf photography

John Heath “Doc” Ball 1907-2001 Doc Ball, a Los Angeles-area dentist and avid surfer, was…

GuruJuly 28, 2023

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The Science of Surfing

The Science of Surfing Come see this eye-opening fun and informative exhibit as we explore…

GuruApril 26, 2023

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Donald Takayama: Shaping Boards and Lives

It can be said that something becomes “magical” by its effect and the resulting charmed…

GuruApril 17, 2022

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Let’s Boogie! Tom Morey and the Evolution of the Boogie Board

Then, in the early 1970s the modern bodyboard was launched — a soft, flexible piece…

GuruJuly 12, 2021

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Riding Giants

Big wave surfboards and photos of where they are being ridden around the world.

GuruSeptember 10, 2020

Archive Exhibits

Surf Art – Exploring Californias Coastal Culture

Stars Cars and Guitars

3rd Annual AR Gurrey Jr. Surf Photography Competition

2nd Annual AR Gurrey Jr. Surf Photography Competition

The Dynamic Duo, The V-Dubs Have Arrived

Legendary surf photographer Jeff Divine shares John “Doc” Ball’s early career of surf photography

The Science of Surfing

Donald Takayama: Shaping Boards and Lives

Let’s Boogie! Tom Morey and the Evolution of the Boogie Board

Riding Giants

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