The Exploratorium is a museum of science, art, and human perception founded in 1969. The Exploratorium's mission is to create a culture of learning through innovative environments, programs, and tools that help people nurture their curiosity about the world around them.

 530,000 people annually visit the Exploratorium
 51% of visitors are adults and 49% are children
 30% are from the Bay Area, 28% from the rest of California, 31% from other states, 11% outside U.S.
 128,800 students and teachers visit on school field trips each year
 10,000 individuals and families are Exploratorium Members
 49% of visitors receive free or discounted admission
 48,000 visitors attended on Free Wednesdays (first Wednesday of every month) last year
 20 million visit Exploratorium exhibits at science centers and other locations worldwide

 650 original interactive exhibits, displays, and artworks have been designed, prototyped, and built on site, with currently 400 on view
 Hands-on exhibits explore biology, physics, visual perception, listening, and memory
 Public programs include lectures, performances, live Webcasts, art, and film
 The museum has hosted more than 250 artists in residence
 Exhibits located at 58 international and 66 U.S. science centers
 Partnerships with 8 science centers naitonwide offer them exhibit collections and educational training
 Exploratorium exhibitions—Memory, Navigation, and Traits of Life—travel worldwide

 6,000 teachers from 37 states annually participate in Exploratorium-designed workshops
 500 U.S. teachers participate in more than 60 hours of professional development each year
 A national model program improves the classroom success of beginning teachers
 Center for Informal Learning and Schools, a partnership with University California Santa Cruz and King’s College London, examines the impact of science centers on teachers and school reform
 The Children's Educational Outreach offers free workshops to 5,000 underserved children and families
 Explainer Program hires and trains a diverse group of 120 high school students each year
 The Osher Fellows Program hosts 4 to 5 resident scholars, scientists, educators, and artists
 6 PhDs staff one of the world’s largest museum research and evaluation groups

 18 million Web visits annually access www.exploratorium.edu, which has 15,000 pages of original content
 50 live Webcasts originate each year from the Exploratorium and remote locations.
 50,000 copies of Exploratorium-developed publications were sold in the past year, with 36 titles in print
 11,500 copies of Member publications are distributed quarterly

The Exploratorium occupies 110,000 sq ft within San Francisco's historic Palace of Fine Arts, plus offices and exhibit-building shops in adjacent Presidio Buildings. Facilities include:
 multimedia Learning Commons/Library
 nine wired classrooms
 life science laboratory
 Phyllis C. Wattis Webcast Studio
 150-seat McBean Theater
 ample free parking
machine, wood, and electronics shops
 store and cafe'
 the Exploratorium is available for rental for private events during evening hours

 2005-06 budget: $28,984,000
 412 total employees, 271 full-time equivalent; 43% people of color
 an international team of 300 volunteers contributes more than 17,000 hours annually