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Causes: Arts & Culture, Science & Technology Museums
Mission: The mission of the ventura county discovery center is to create excitement about learning science in an environment that promotes curiosity, exploration, discovery, and creativity. It operates as a museum without walls, providing programs at schools and community venues.
Programs: Inspired children and adults to expand their thinking and creative powers. The ventura county discovery center acts as a museum without walls and is a place to play at science, to feel confident about one's ability to think scientifically, to foster natural curiosity, and to experience science in new and exciting ways. Programs include family science night, science theater, and starlab, among others. The outreach programs such as these served approximately 132,000 people. Community events sponsored or co-sponsored by the ventura county discovery center served approximately another 30,000 people.