VENICE OCEANARIUM
Back in 1995 our founder, Tim Rudnick, organized a weekend – long marathon reading of Moby-Dick at the Venice Beach breakwater.
Reliving life aboard a whaling ship and Melville’s soul searching journey while the group huddled for warmth on the sand was a transformative experience.
Tim realized the importance of learning outside of the traditional classroom and founded the Venice Oceanarium, a Museum Without Walls.
This concept of blending the arts and sciences is the core of our programming. We believe that our integrative curriculum inspires kids of all ages to be stewards of our precious oceans.
Over the years we’ve expanded our outreach to include our highly anticipated annual grunion party, weekly Marine Biology pop-up labs at the end of the Venice Pier, classes at local schools and youth centers, tidepool talks, wetland walks and other excursions.