Artworks on View

The Observatory Library is the Bay Observatory’s research center, providing context and historical insight to the local landscape just beyond the windows.

Explore a contemporary twist on a common ancient Greek sundial.

See how strings behave when they vibrate and make sound.

Combine beats and melodies in a musical conversation.

Tracing on the glass produces precise perspective.

Create ghostly images with the touch of a hand.

Twenty different sculptural portraits created from the same person's DNA.

Create vivid images of yourself as you explore movement.

Bubbling sand evokes a geothermal landscape.

Ping-pong balls take a spin through a toothpick San Francisco.

Aerial views reveal otherwise hidden colors and textures.

Everyday objects are placed on a table and interpreted as sound-producing marks in an "active score."