Browsing 20 - 30 results of 51 programs for program format - Event
Join us for an exploration of new frontiers in film—where cinematic artworks range beyond the screen to encompass unique combinations of animation, objects, and live performance.
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: May 17, 2011
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): art On April 7, 2011 we turned the Exploratorium into a skatepark. Watch as DLX riders, Dennis Busenitz, Elissa Steamer, Major Jones, Frank Gerwer, and Peter Ramondetta demo the ramps inside the museum.
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: April 20, 2011
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science In January and February of 2011, the first of the large 72" in diameter piles were driven 160 feet in to the sea floor at Piers 15 and 17 in San Francisco, the new home of the Exploratorium. These new piles were installed between the two piers and along the south apron of Pier 15. In early March, the steel casings were filled with concrete.
Project: Exploratorium at the Piers | Browse All
Date: March 16, 2011
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science The original multimedia storytelling device, puppetry dates back many thousands of years and spans cultures worldwide. Join us for a back-stage look at an artistic collaboration that brings together a composer, musicians, puppeteers, and, of course, puppets to bring a story to life.
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: March 9, 2011
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): art Takuji and Takashi have created a system that uses augmented reality to control the flavor of an actual cookie. By presenting the image of a cookie through a virtual reality headset, then reproducing the scent through perfume tubes, Meta Cookie may trick you into thinking that a plain sugar cookie is actually an almond or chocolate cookie!
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: February 6, 2011
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): This After Dark event, which explored the science behind slowing down, included artist Joe Mangrum, who created a sand mandala on the floor of the museum. In this timelapse video, shot over 8 hours, you can see the full arc of the work.
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: January 20, 2011
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Art What are you afraid of? Snakes? Spiders? Heights? This After Dark event investigated the psychology and biology of fear, and included Damian Cooksey confronting his fear by demonstrating the sport of highlining far above visitors’ heads.
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: November 16, 2010
Format: Event
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Art, general science,
