Experience dazzling new installations and returning favorites at the Exploratorium’s beloved seasonal exhibition ...

This delicate kinetic sculpture showcases a collection of manufactured goods the artist amassed over a decade. The piece includes plastic toys made in Hong Kong, beads, acrylic sheets, LED lights, ...

How to Make a Pinhole Projector There are safe ways to view the sun. The simplest requires only a long box (at least six feet long), a piece of aluminum foil, a pin, and a sheet of white paper. The ...

Thank you for being a part of Wonder Funday 2025! We hope you and your loved ones had a delightful afternoon filled with STEAM discovery, fun, and transformational impact. Your family’s generous ...

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Notice – Please note that the Exploratorium is moving to a new ticketing system on 10/27/25. Tickets for dates from 10/28/25-01/04/26 will be available starting on 10/27/25. Apologies for any ...

Take off and fly in a mirror that makes half your body look whole. Here’s an exhibit where watching is at least half the fun. Positioned at one end of this large flat mirror, you can create any number ...

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Happy National DNA Day, which commemorates the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953. Published sixty-four years ago in the journal ...

Notice – Please note that the Exploratorium is moving to a new ticketing system on 10/27/25. Tickets for dates from 10/28/25-01/04/26 will be available starting on 10/27/25. Apologies for any ...

Collaborators since 2000, Sandra Gibson and Luis Recoder stage the scene of film as orphaned object through the temporal labor of a moving image installation. They unite the rich traditions of ...