an increase in overall gallery space. The renovation was designed by the Santa Barbara firm Kupiec Architects. The total cost of the master plan, which involves extensive improvements for the museum’s 1914 building and the re-installation of its collection, was initially projected at $50 million. Today, the Museum's 60,000 square feet include exhibition galleries, a store, café, a 154-seat auditorium, a library containing 50,000 books and 55,000 slides, a Family Resource Center dedicated to participatory interactive programming and an 11,500-square-foot off-site facility, the Ridley-Tree Education Center at McCormick House. Permanent collection SBMA's permanent collection includes more than 27,000 works of art, including paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, photographs, ceramics, glass, jades, bronzes, lacquer and textiles. These works represent the arts of Asia, Europe and the Americas spanning over 5,000 years of human history. Particular strengths of the permanent collection include: 19th-century French art (Barbizon School, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism) 19th and 20th-century American art (paintings and works on paper) Contemporary Regional art (20th-century and 21st-century California artists to the present) Western Pacific Rim photography (contemporary Chinese, Japanese, Korean) Buddhist art (Chinese, Japanese, Tibetan, Indian) Exhibitions SBMA presents shows of art and artists of the past, such as Degas, Leonardo, Picasso, Rothko, and Van Gogh, and of artists of recent years. Curatorial The Santa Barbara Museum of Art maintains a diverse curatorial staff, including, Assistant Director and Chief Curator Eik Kahng, Curator of Contemporary Art James Glisson., Curator of Asian Art Susan Tai, and Curator of Photography and New Media Charlie Wylie. References External links Institutions accredited by the American Alliance of Museums Art museums and galleries in California Museums in Santa Barbara, California Art museums established in 1941 1941 establishments in California