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Science in the City: The Making of a Bell (Clip)
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For our first episode in a new season of "Science in the City," we explore the creation of a bell for the Exploratorium’s new home at Pier 15.
Artist Nick Diphillipo has been designing and casting bells and other objects for over thirty years. He teaches bell making at The Crucible in Oakland, California, as well as other foundry-related subjects.
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: April 10, 2013
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Art, General Science
Keywords: bell, bell casting, foundry, molds, wax, bronze, metal, nick diphillipo, the crucible, metal arts, craft, making, science in the city, exploratorium
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: April 10, 2013
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Art, General Science
Keywords: bell, bell casting, foundry, molds, wax, bronze, metal, nick diphillipo, the crucible, metal arts, craft, making, science in the city, exploratorium
Exploratorium History: Shaping the Exploratorium (Clip)
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In this historical video from 1996, which was originally made for a museum floor installation, we learn about both the Palace of Fine Arts and the roots of the Exploratorium.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.
Project: History of the Exploratorium | Browse All
Date: November 6, 2012
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics, Art, History
Keywords: palace of fine arts, history, 1915, panama pacific exposition, bernard maybeck, architecture, public space, exploratorium, exhibits, exhibit development, art, artists, scientists, frank oppenheimer
Project: History of the Exploratorium | Browse All
Date: November 6, 2012
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics, Art, History
Keywords: palace of fine arts, history, 1915, panama pacific exposition, bernard maybeck, architecture, public space, exploratorium, exhibits, exhibit development, art, artists, scientists, frank oppenheimer
Exploratorium at the Piers: Palace of Fine Arts at Pier 15 (Clip)
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00:04:56
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Weaving our present location with our future location.
Project: Exploratorium at the Piers | Browse All
Date: August 10, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
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Keywords: palace of fine arts, pier 15
Project: Exploratorium at the Piers | Browse All
Date: August 10, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: palace of fine arts, pier 15
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After Dark: Dr. Megavolt under the Palace of Fine Arts Rotunda (Clip)
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In November 2009, Exploratorium After Dark welcomed particle physicist Dr. Austin Richards—aka Dr. MegaVolt. Under the Palace of Fine Arts rotunda, he jousted with a high-voltage Tesla coil, which generated 200,000 volts of electricity and shot 14-foot-long arcs of lightning through the air.
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: November 18, 2009
Format: Event
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Physics, Art
Keywords: electricity, electric, tesla, tesla coil, conductivity, arc, palace of fine arts, pfa, after dark, event, danger
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: November 18, 2009
Format: Event
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Physics, Art
Keywords: electricity, electric, tesla, tesla coil, conductivity, arc, palace of fine arts, pfa, after dark, event, danger
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