Experience the Exploratorium at Pier 15
Today's hours are 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission on Community Day is pay-what-you-wish.
Hours
Tuesday–Sunday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Thursday Nights (Ages 18+): 6:00–10:00 p.m.
Monday: Closed except select holidays
Plan Your Visit
Getting Here
Pier 15
(Embarcadero @ Green St.)
San Francisco, CA 94111
What's Going On?
Community 50th Anniversary Founder's Day
Sunday, October 20, 2019 • 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Visit on us on October 20 for Community 50th Anniversary Founder's Day.
After Dark: It's Alive!
Thursday, October 24, 2019 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.
Sometimes life is hard to observe. Discover what you’ve been missing: use scientific tools to investigate living things of all different sizes, the ecosystems they inhabit, and the processes they share.
Donor Reception: Behind the Scenes of Cells to Self
Thursday, October 24, 2019 • 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Celebrate Cells to Self at our donor reception, where you’ll mix and mingle with the curators, the project team, and special guest Carl Zimmer. Enjoy reserved seating for Zimmer’s After Dark event later that night.
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours
Friday, October 25, 2019 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture.
More to Explore
The Exploratorium isn't just a museum; it's an ongoing exploration of science, art and human perception—a vast collection of online experiences that feed your curiosity.
FEATURED VIDEO
Is It Genetic? Cells to Self
You become who you are through a complicated interplay of DNA and other factors, such as the conditions in your mother’s womb, what you eat, what you do, how you were raised, and much, much more.
Middle Ground
This free offsite exhibition includes over a dozen interactive experiences to get you thinking about how you think—and how we interact with others as we go about our daily lives.
Exploratorium Exhibit Collection
We’ve been making our own hands-on exhibits here at the Exploratorium since 1969. Now with over 650 exhibits currently on display in our museum, we’re working to create a browsable collection of these exhibits online.
Science Snacks
Low-cost, teacher-tested activities for the classroom and the curious.
