On September 23, MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation, crafted an extraordinarily innovative inaugural fundraiser onsite at the museum. MOXI@Night kept the sold-out crowd of 425 guests entertained throughout the evening, while raising $425,000 to further its mission of igniting learning through interactive experiences in science and creativity.
A VIP reception for top-level sponsors kicked off the evening in the Sky Garden, MOXI’s expansive rooftop terrace with stunning panoramic views. Some guests opted to relax in the comfy lounge furniture positioned throughout the space, while others mingled and stood in awe of the views. Celebrity chef Marcel Vigneron from Wolf, one of LA’s hottest new restaurants (no affiliation to Dick and Noelle Wolf, for whom the museum is named), provided a fun cooking demonstration, explaining molecular gastronomy concepts, before staff passed around samples of olive spheres with an egg yolk-like consistency and other transformed culinary creations. (Molecular gastronomy investigates the physical and chemical transformation of ingredients that occur in cooking).
The party spread throughout the museum’s entire 17,000 square feet, where guests were free to indulge in any of the 70 hands-on interactive exhibits and experiences. There was also a riveting virtual reality experience not open to the general public.