
Muddy Waters
by Eileen Campbell • February 15, 2017
Winter rains muddy the waters in the Bay.
Masks and vaccinations are recommended. Plan your visit
Dive into websites, activities, apps, and more.
Learn about origami, make your own paper, and find out the best way to fold a paper airplane.
“No way! I lost a lot of cows last year!” is not something you’d expect to hear on the floor of a science museum.
A collection of auditory illusions found in indigenous folk practices, popular music, and scientific research.
In celebration of Albert Einstein's work in 1905, science laboratories and museum around the world (including the Exploratorium) participated in a twelve-hour webcast that explored Einstein's influence on current physics research.
Each webcast, the Exploratorium staff and teachers demonstrate their science projects and compete for the title of IRON SCIENCE TEACHER!
Listen to bird songs and try to figure out which are songs, which are companion calls, and which are alarms.
From 1977 until 2003, the Exploratorium published a quarterly magazine. The Exploratorium Magazine Online is a companion to selected issues of the print magazine, providing key articles and activities and including multimedia features.
Humpbacks, minkes, and orcas are often sighted in the nutrient-rich Antarctic waters.
See a map of recent earthquakes in the United States, and learn why earthquakes happen so frequently on the West Coast.
In Silhouette invites you to experience remarkably complex and inventive works of shadow play.
APE was a four-year Exploratorium project to explore strategies and tactics to shift the role of visitors from passive recipient of information to active participant in the exhibit experience.
What makes Antarctica inhospitable to life also makes it ideal for astronomy.
An incubator for innovative public space ideas, projects and news
Enjoy the colors and textures of phenomena demonstrated by Exploratorium exhibits.
Buy discounted tickets online—hop-off at stop #3 to visit the Exploratorium.