Every Thursday from 6:00–10:00 p.m., After Dark transforms the Exploratorium into an adult playground with 700+ interactive ...

All year long we set aside Sunday mornings for Daytime members, donors, and Corporate members—10:00 a.m. to noon is just for you. Join us for a leisurely visit, enjoy lunch at the Tinkering Table ...

You don’t have to be a climate scientist to teach climate change, and you don’t have to be an experienced storyteller to infuse climate content with stories. Explore these educator resources for using ...

Before you take the next photo, make sure that you slide down the dot on the slider bar on the left. This gives you an onion skin (a faint ghost of the previous image that you captured) to help you ...

-Sportscaster Joe Garagiola describing the first documented appearance of a "stadium wave" at the Oakland Alameda Coliseum on October 15, 1981. Consider the stadium wave: a spontaneous group behavior ...

SAN FRANCISCO (May 6, 2025) – This summer, the Exploratorium invites you to leap into the fascinating world of artificial intelligence and machine learning with Adventures in AI, a timely new ...

Screaming headlines abound in our media-saturated world. “Killer Moths Invade Homes.” “New Drug Promises Alzheimer’s Cure.” “Experts Confirm: Sky Is Falling.” Some are obvious click bait, but others ...

Organization Organization Name: Exploratorium Our fiscal year: July - June Our EIN: 94-1696494 Annual Economic Statement City Reporting Period: Organizations that received $100,000 from the City and ...

We've been laser engraving on wood and plastics and they have been great when we make signs/signage in the Tinkering Studio. Lately I've been experimenting with filling some paint in engraving so that ...

Bring a drawing to life in just two pages! Animated videos are usually created by showing thousands of images very rapidly — which means they take a LONG time to make. But you can make a scene or ...

Tinkering isn't just for kids—it’s a powerful learning tool for adults too. Engaging in hands-on experimentation allows you to explore STEAM concepts (science, technology, engineering, math) in a ...

Over the past several years of doing automata, we've developed some "classic" motion examples for participants to check out as they are starting to design their creations. On the old PIE pdf for ...