Membership
Membership
Take your curiosity out to play all year. Become a Daytime or After Dark member!
Tinker, touch, test, experiment, notice, and play. Membership pays for itself in less than three visits! Walk in free for a year and get great discounts on shopping, dining, and more. With exciting seasonal exhibitions and 700+ interactive exhibits to explore, you’ll never have the same visit twice.
Want it all? Join at the Supporters level or above and get both Daytime and After Dark benefits.
Core Daytime Benefits
- Unlimited free admission
- Members-only VIP hours, every Sunday 10:00 a.m.–noon
- 10% discount at the Exploratorium Stores, Seaglass Restaurant, and Seismic Joint Café (except alcohol)
- $3 off tickets to our world-famous Tactile Dome ($5 off for Supporters and Sustainers levels)
- Exclusive invitations to members-only events and exhibition previews
- $5 off tickets to After Dark Thursday Nights (ages 18+)
- $10 off daytime tickets for guests
- Free admission for Daytime members to 350+ ASTC science centers and museums worldwide (starting 90+ miles away)
- Free admission to After Dark Thursday Nights in May (ages 18+)
Daytime Membership Levels
Exploratorium for All, Family Explorers: $35
To sign up, visitors must present an EBT/SNAP/CalFresh, Medi-Cal, or WIC card or Lifeline Pass on site (not available online). This offer is not valid for P-EBT cardholders.
- Core Daytime Benefits
- Daytime admission for 2 adults + 4 children
Innovators: $1,000
- Core Daytime Benefits
- Daytime admission for 10 people
- After Dark admission for 10 adults
- Invitations to VIP receptions and previews
* For every membership purchased or renewed at the Sustainers level (and Insiders and Supporters levels if using the promo code), the Exploratorium will donate a Family level membership to a local family in need through our partnership with the San Francisco Department of Early Childhood. Donated memberships are at the discretion of the Exploratorium and SFDEC.
Core After Dark Benefits
- Unlimited free admission to After Dark Thursday nights (50+ per year)
- 10% discount at the Exploratorium Stores and Seaglass Restaurant (except alcohol)
- Exclusive invitations to members-only events and exhibition previews
- Free admission during daytime hours in May
After Dark Membership Levels
Exploratorium for All, Dual: $19
To sign up, visitors must present an EBT/SNAP/CalFresh, Medi-Cal, or WIC card or Lifeline Pass on site (not available online). This offer is not valid for P-EBT cardholders.
- Core After Dark Benefits
- After Dark admission for 2 adults
Take Your Support to the Next Level!
Make an even bigger impact and get additional benefits by annually donating $1,000 or more. Or leave a legacy of support for science by joining the Oppenheimer Circle, a group of donors who have included the Exploratorium in their estate plans.
Learn more about how you can help make our transformative work possible.
Your Membership Matters
The Exploratorium trains California teachers in hands-on science teaching, hosts artists, measures climate change on San Francisco’s waterfront, and so much more. We couldn’t do any of it without the members who believe in our mission.
Hours
- Daily 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
- Open Thursdays till 8:00 p.m.
- Closed on holidays
Give Us a Call
- Buy or renew a membership
- Change your address
- Request a membership brochure
- Other questions
