IWC in Santa Barbara

The Institute of World Culture is a non-profit educational institute founded in 1976, dedicated to deepening our appreciation of the diverse flowering of human culture, past and present, with the aim of promoting universal brotherhood and fostering human fellowship among all races, nations and cultures.  

The ten aims of the Institute can be found at its website: www.worldculture.org. To promote its aims, the Institute presents a variety of seminars and cultural events highlighting classical and contemporary themes. 

During the academic year, IWC also holds a weekly Study Circle 
(see https://www.worldculture.org/pages/5_2024%20StudyCircle.html)  taking up themes related to science, philosophy and spirituality, literature, politics and history, ethical and psychological perspectives, as well as the music, arts and crafts of past and present humanity.