The Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum extends a huge thank you to all our fans who voted us the Best Museum/Learning Center! You are all family to us, and we hope you will visit often. There is always something new and exciting going on at the Discovery Museum! We are having our busiest summer yet, […]
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Discovery Corner: Sundae Sunday and free programs galore!
There has never been a better time to be a member of the Discovery Museum. With new programs being offered every day and lots of special events, your membership pays for itself in less than five visits. And from now until July 1, new and renewing memberships, including a new grandparents membership program, are being […]
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Discovery Corner: Kids love art and the Creation Station!
One of the cornerstones of the Discovery Museum has always been the Creation Station. With more than 20 feet of creation space, and bins and bins of recycled scrap materials waiting to be made into a child’s masterpiece, the Creation Station offers kids the opportunity to think with their hands. There is fabric, Styrofoam, cardboard, […]
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Discovery Corner: Celebrate ranching life!
Museum members and staff had a great time walking in the recent Elk’s Rodeo Parade, meeting hundreds of Santa Maria families along the route. Rodeo, barbecue, and the ranching life are a big part of our Santa Maria-area culture, which is alive and well in the Our Valley exhibit at the Discovery Museum. We invite […]
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DIscovery Corner: Preparing children for school and beyond
My youngest daughter graduated from high school the weekend of May 24. She will be heading off to the University of Alabama soon. As she walked across the stage to receive her diploma, it felt like her entire life flashed before my eyes. How did the bubbly, curly headed toddler turn into this dynamic, confident […]
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Discovery Corner: The gift of membership
With summer fast approaching, this is the perfect time to become a member of the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum. For the price of taking your family to the movies, you can treat them to an entire year of fun learning adventures and special events. Membership is the gift to your family that keeps on […]
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Discovery Corner: Thank you, Rancho Harvest
We continue to be amazed by the generosity of the Santa Maria community. This past week, we had 20 employees from Rancho Harvest give up their Sunday for a volunteer work day at the Discovery Museum. Special thanks to Carol Fox for taking it upon herself to organize this amazing group of volunteers. And thank […]
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Discovery Corner: A new look for the Discovery Museum
Exciting news from the Discovery Museum! In celebration of our 10th anniversary on McClelland Street, we’ve created a new logo for the museum and we wanted you to be the first to know! The new branding is a fresh, playful look at our mission to explore ourselves, our valley, our world, and beyond. We’re working […]
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Discovery Corner: Celebrate trees at the museum
The Discovery Museum is offering free admission on Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to noon to celebrate Arbor Day with lots of fun educational activities inspiring kids to help make the world a greener, happier place. “Terry the Tree” will be at the museum to hand out tree seedlings for kids to plant at […]
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Discovery Corner: Hunt for Easter eggs at the museum
The winds of spring were blowing strong in Santa Maria on Sunday, April 13, just in time for our fifth annual Discovery Museum Family Kite Festival. The skies of Rotary Centennial Park were full of hundreds of kites, and 2,000 children and their families enjoyed a fantastic free event thanks to the support of the […]
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Nat Fast: A community leader and lover of “Discovery”
As a beloved community leader who embodies the spirit of the arts, no one has accomplished more to further arts education for Santa Maria Valley youth than Nat Fast. His personal dedication and unwavering support of the arts has inspired me, and so many others, to reach for our dreams and be a catalyst for […]