SurfGirl Magazine 71ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA SURF MUSEUM
The California Surf Museum was founded in 1986 and has been in
operation for three decades, welcoming tens of thousands of annual
visitors from over 40 nations around the globe. With a permanent
collection that chronicles the history of surfboards and wave riding, the
museum also offers many revolving exhibits each year. In its current
space, it has acquired a rare set of archives and collections gathered
over more than 30 years, comprising one of the world’s richest troves
of surfing history.
Writer of this feature, Jim Kempton, is the former editor of Surfer
Magazine and now President of the California Surf Museum. Thanks
also to CSM Historian Jane Schmauss who collated the archive
photographs for this article.
To find out more about the museum go to surfmuseum.orgGirls of Malibu.