Tinkering: all Summer at the Exploratorium

TINKERING: all summer at the Exploratorium

	The Tinkerer's Laboratory 2 p.m.
The Palace of Delights (1982, 57 mins.), by Jon Else, profiles physicist-teacher Dr. Frank Oppenheimer at work and at play in the Exploratorium, which he founded in 1969 on the principle that people learn by doing, not just by seeing.
Parade (1952, 6 min.), by Charles and Ray Eames, is a bright and colorful mosaic of mechanized toys playing to a vibrant John Philip Sousa score.

Automata Kits 12 noon-4 p.m.
Also on Sun 7/25
London's Cabaret Mechanical Theatre, invites you to explore different ways of making your own automaton, a type of moving toy or sculpture powered purely through mechanics. Find out how basic mechanisms such as cams and gears can create an endless variety of mechanical movements. Then use a pulley, crank, or lever to bring your automaton to life and marvel as it acts out a humorous scene.

	Tinkering with Sound 2 p.m.
*Ear to the Ground* (1985, 5 min.), by John Sanborn, follows performance artist David van Tiegham as he plays the streets, sidewalks, and buildings of New York City.
Order/Entropy (1979, 4 min.), by Kit Fitzgerald and John Sanborn, edits everyday sounds into quick bursts of aural frenzy.
Multiple Sidosis (1966, 9 min.), by Sid Laverents, employs ingenious matting techniques which have confounded audiences for years. The film utilizes quick cuts and multiple angles of a one-man-band musical performance.
Sonata for the World (2002, 4 min.), by Jason Leonard, is a whimsical stop-motion animated film full of playful doodles and spinning, rolling objects.

Note: All films will screen in the Exploratorium's McBean Theater unless otherwise noted.