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Housed
within the walls of San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, the
Exploratorium is a collage of over 400 science, art, and human
perception exhibits. The Exploratorium is a leader in the
movement to promote the museum as an educational center. It
has hosted more than 250 artists-in residence, and produces
50 live Webcasts annually.
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Exploratorium
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unique museum was founded in 1969 by noted physicist and educator
Dr. Frank Oppenheimer, who was director until his death in 1985.
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| Museum
Statistics (updated 2005) |
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| Annual
Visitorship |
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500,000 |
| Web
Site Visits |
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17,000,000 |
| Teachers
in Professional Development Workshops |
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500 |
| Field
Trip Attendance |
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124,000 |
| Other
Outreach |
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5,000 |
| Staff
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271
FTEs
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| Volunteers |
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300 |
| Facility |
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110,000
sq. ft. |
| Memberships |
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9,500 |
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