Experience the Exploratorium at Pier 15
Tuesday–Saturday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Thursday (Ages 18+): 6:00–10:00 p.m.
Sunday (Daytime Members/Donors Only): 10:00 a.m.–Noon
Sunday (Open to All): Noon–5:00 p.m.
Monday: Closed
- Tuesday, March 21, 2023
- Monday, March 27, 2023 • 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
- Monday, April 3, 2023 • 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Plan Your Visit
Getting Here
Pier 15 (Embarcadero @ Green St.)
San Francisco, CA 94111
What's Going On?
Daytime Member & Donor Hours
Every Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–noon
Every Sunday morning, our Daytime members, donors and Corporate Members enjoy exclusive access to the Exploratorium. Let your curiosity roam free through hundreds of exhibits in six spacious indoor and outdoor galleries.
Note: There will not be member hours on Sunday, May 14, due to Día de las Madres Community Day.
Entangled Attraction
Wednesday, February 15–Sunday, April 2, 2023
View from a distance and each pinpoint of light seems to be in orbit around another, evocative of galaxies rotating and twisting as they sweep through space. View from below and the lights fill our field of vision and transform into unpredictable 3-D patterns dancing overhead.
After Dark: Integrating Ecologies
Thursday, March 9, 2023 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.
Where do the boundaries between the built and natural worlds blur? Explore how we can meaningfully integrate them into one ecology, and enjoy a special screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary All That Breathes.
Storytime Science for Kids: March Mathness
Saturdays and Sundays, March 11–26, 2023 • Noon and 2:00 p.m.
Counting, measuring, cutting, folding shapes—it’s all math! Join us for Storytime Science and enjoy a math-themed storybook read-aloud followed by a related activity geared toward young children.
Pi (π) Day
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 • 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Explore math-inspired activities and presentations, then join our pi parade and eat a free piece of pie. Come for the STEAM and stay for the slice!
After Dark: Conversations About Landscape
Thursday, March 16, 2023 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.
In 1992 a groundbreaking map captured the transformation of San Francisco’s ecological landscape over the course of more than 200 years. Learn about the Wild in the City map and celebrate community and culturally based restoration efforts.
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