Mural Room (2012 - 2015)

The second floor of the Historic Santa Barbara Courthouse houses a project dear to our hearts, the restoration of the magnificent 4,200 square feet of hand painted murals. The lighting in the Mural Room is restored and updated and reopened to the public May 31, 2015.

Cost

The total cost for the Mural Room repairs was almost $575,000 and was completed on time and under budget.

Background

Following an electrical fire in 2010, the mural needed to be cleaned due to smoke damage.  It was during the cleaning that we discovered the extent of deterioration of the canvas, the paint, and the plaster. 

Progress

We started our Mural Room fundraising campaign in late December 2012. We completed the restoration of the mural ahead of schedule and are finalized lighting restoration and restoration on time.

Read this wonderful article from SB Season Magazine about the history of this magnificent room. Click here to read the article.

Project Slideshow

Where the first Board of Supervisors sat in the Mural Room

CLF board member Keith Mautino

Check in with Barbara Lowenthal, Jennifer Ono and Carol Fell

The crowd awaits entry into the Mural Room

Peek inside!

Sharon Bradford, Jeremy Tittle, Mayor Helene Schneider, Board Pres. Bill Mahan, Master of Ceremonies, Nyna Mahan, Patricia and Frank Goss

The room is ready for guests!

Anne and Michael Towbes with Judge George Eskin

Auctioneer and Host, Frank Goss

Board Chair, Bill Mahan and wife, Nyna

Board members mix with honored guests

Mural Room ceiling and window treatments are also works of art!

Joyce Dudley, District Attorney, and John Dudley

Auctioneer shows the way to our fundraising goal!

County Architect Robert Ooley as Dan Sayer Grosbeck, Mural Room artist

John Fremont 'steps out' of the canvas to greet the crowd

Mural comes to life with Robin Hood

Why CLF exists...to care for YOUR Courthouse!