Shaping the Exploratorium (Video)
Date: November 6, 2012
Running Time: 00:28:00
In this historical video from 1996, which was originally made for a museum floor installation, we learn about both the Palace of Fine Arts and the roots of the Exploratorium. This piece mixes footage from films in the Exploratorium's collection and interviews with historians, architects, and museum staff.
Includes video clips of Exploratorium founder Dr. Frank Oppenheimer discussing his vision for the museum and his ideas about science education, the NOVA presentation Palace of Delights by Jon Else, the Academy Award–nominated Exploratorium by Jon Boorstin, and a webcast featuring Oppenheimer biographer K. C. Cole. More »
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| Shaping the Exploratorium (Video) 11/6/2012 In this historical video from 1996, which was originally made for a museum floor installa ... |
| Live at Exploratorium Compilation (1997) (Video) 11/1/2012 In 1997, the Exploratorium opened the Phyllis C. Wattis Webcast Studio on the museum floor, l ... |
| The Explainers in 1982 (Video) 1/19/2012 Originally produced for NOVA in 1982, Jon Else's film, "Palace of Delights" takes a look behind ... |
| Dr. Frank Oppenheimer: Origin of the Explainer program (Video) 1/12/2012 Dr. Frank Oppenheimer discussing the origins of the Exploratorium Explainer Programs. ... |
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