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Recurring weekly on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Location: California Heritage Museum, 2612 Main St
Phone: (310) 392-8537
Send e-mail Visit Web Site Curated by original Z-Boy and celebrated Malibu surfer Nathan Pratt, the exhibition traces the evolution of the surfboard from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s, showcasing the shapers, designers, artists and riders that created the phenomenon known as “the shortboard”. Through the display of colorful, vintage boards and iconic imagery, Shortboard Revolution illustrates the evolution of the modern surfboard. Highlighting the period between the Gidget Era “Malibu Chip” longboards and contemporary high-flying aerial performance boards, the exhibition emphasizes the surfboard’s rapid, yet substantial technological and design developments—developments that allowed surfers’ capabilities on a wave to be limited only by their imaginations. From the earliest Vee Bottom boards of the 1960s to Pintails, Guns, Super Shorts, and Wingers, this exhibition offers a variety of boards and images that spotlight the innovations that changed surfing forever.
This exhibition was funded, in part, by a major grant from Hurley, and additional funding from Wells Fargo, Copyland, the City of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Department, The LLWW Foundation, The Fairfield County Foundation, The Victorian/Calamigos Ranch, Dawson Design, as well as generous corporate, foundation and private individual donations.
