Your imagination misses you.
Explore science, art, and curiosity wherever you are.
Welcome to your online hub for discovery and delight. Choose your path to live events, kitchen science, tinkering projects, fascinating films, and all the “museum at home” you’ve been craving—it’s all free. Stay safe, start here, and keep exploring!
Upcoming Events
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.
Storytime Science for Kids Online: The Fluid Motion: Wind Episode
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 • 1:00 p.m. PT
Join us for Storytime Science—a storybook read-aloud, followed by a simple activity geared toward young children. This June, Vivian Altmann reads Gust, Gust Gust!, written and illustrated by Ray Jaramillo.
After Dark: Art for Action
Thursday, July 29, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. PT
View two new murals from artists Mark Harris and Bianca Marie Rivera and learn more about individual artists’ creation processes—and the ways in which artworks can be used as powerful tools for prompting meaningful change.
Storytime Science for Kids
Saturday, July 31, 2021 • 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Join us at the Exploratorium for Storytime Science. This month, we'll read books about energy and motion—then try them out for ourselves as we build toy cars with rubber band "motors”!
Storytime Science for Kids
Sunday, August 1, 2021 • 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Join us at the Exploratorium for Storytime Science. This month, we'll read books about energy and motion—then try them out for ourselves as we build toy cars with rubber band "motors”!
More to Explore
Tinkering at Home
Tinkering is an active, hands-on approach to learning about the world. Try this collection of prompts using everyday materials.
