exhibits

Here at the Exploratorium, you don’t look at exhibits—you play with them. Dance with your own shadow, levitate, touch a tornado, mix colors and break light apart, stop time, start a conversation, capture a wave, explode your mind; it all can (and does) happen here.

We’ve been making our own hands-on exhibits 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.

 

Exhibit Making
What makes a good exhibit?

Explore Our Exhibits
Sun Painting

Sunlight–reflected and refracted–paints an ever-changing color composition.

Glass Settling Plate

Explore the variety of organisms that live on our piers in the Bay.

Chladni Singing

Use your voice to make visible patterns in sand.

Listening Vessels

Hear here—with the help of a giant parabolic “ear.”

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Ongoing Events and Series

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The Exploratorium, established in 1969, is an internationally renowned museum of art, science, and human perception located in San Francisco, California. Its hundreds of hands-on exhibits are designed to promote science discovery.

Global Studios The Exploratorium's mission is to create inquiry-based experiences that transform learning worldwide. Through Global Studios, we share our deep knowledge of exhibit making, program creation, and professional development with partner organizations around the world.

Exploratorium CookbookEverything you need to build your own versions of the Exploratorium's interactive exhibits. Buy the Exploratorium Cookbook.

IMLS acknowledgment

This web project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services [MA-30-16-0175-16].