The Wolf Museum of Exploration and Innovation
United States · Americas
About
MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation is a non-profit science and children's museum in Santa Barbara, California. A 501(c)(3) non-profit, the museum opened on February 25, 2017.
The 17,000 square feet (1,600 m2) of exhibits are primarily geared towards children with a particular emphasis placed on STEAM education. As of 2024 MOXI saw just over 167,000 visitors annually and in June 2024 celebrated its 1-millionth visitor.
The Wolf in the museum's name comes from Dick Wolf who donated multiple millions of dollars to the museum and whose ex-wife Noelle sat on the board for over a decade.
The museum is located between the historic Santa Barbara Train Station and Santa Barbara's Hotel Indigo.
Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.