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Exploratorium's Sun Swarm outdoor artwork
Visit Outdoor Exploratorium Exhibits

by Mary Miller • February 2, 2021

Visit the Exploratorium's Outdoor Exhibits at Pier 15

The Day After Trinity: Frank Oppenheimer: Throwback

Experience this excerpt from the Emmy Award-winning documentary “The Day After Trinity".

Exploratorium Beginnings | Throwback

Step back in time with this excerpt from NOVA's "Palace of Delights."

Observatory Library
Observatory Library

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

Zinc | Dr. Janet King

Explore Zinc's key role in maintaining human health.

Archimedes
Archimedes

Parabolic dishes collect and focus sound waves and reflect them to participants seated within them.

Everything Matters | Vanadium | Ron Hipschman

See how sea squirts accumulate the toxic metal vanadium.

The Evidence Project Presents: Ancient Writings Revealed!
Watch ancient text revealed and read for the first time in a thousand years.
The Hopeful Gesture

Megan Prelinger shares the story of making her personal library public.

Palace of Delights
Produced for NOVA in 1982, Jon Else's film looks behind the scenes at the Exploratorium.
Lost and Found
Dig up the truth about archaeology in the Presidio.
Dr. Frank Oppenheimer: Random Quotes
A collection of random quotes by Exploratorium founder, Dr.Frank ...

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