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MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation

As Santa Barbara’s newest hands-on destination for families and curious minds of all ages, MOXI is a place where you can explore and discover new things about the world around you, ask questions, seek answers and have a blast doing so. Core Values. To strengthen our institutional culture and ensure we are united around a common philosophy: We are  playful . We are  collaborative . We are  experimenters  – we take risks and embrace failure. We believe  diversity is critical to creativity . History. The museum you can visit today started as a dream more than 20 years ago. A group of dedicated and dynamic community volunteers came together with the desire to create a world-class museum in their own backyard that would provide opportunities for learning outside the traditional classroom. After a few starts and stops, in 2013, the City of Santa Barbara made it possible for us to create this place on a plot of unused land on lower State Street. We are now in a 50-year lease agreement with the City, ensuring our science museum will have a perfectly positioned home for many years to come. Our Barry Berkus-designed building also has the distinction of being t.

Santa Barbara, CA 1% for the Planet

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  • Hot Springs Trail
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  • California Mission Trail - stage 06 Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura to Mission Santa Barbara
  • California Mission Trail - stage 07 Mission Santa Barbara to Mission Santa Inés

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Headquarters
Santa Barbara, CA
Website
moxi.org
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