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Science activity to make Earth's atmosphere to scale
A Little Atmosphere
Strips of plastic on a globe model our atmosphere.
Science activity to investigate the color of water
A Splash of Color
Is pure water colorless?
Shot of The Great Animal Orchestra exhibit
After Dark: Biophony
Tonight, in celebration of the West Coast premiere of The Great Animal Orchestra, we tune in to the sounds and the science of the biophony, the total nonhuman symphony of our wild environments.
A forest with tall, thin trees and light spilling in
After Dark: California Coastal Sounds
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From the desert to the Sierra’s, traverse the planet through an immersive listening experience. And don’t miss out on The Great Animal Orchestra during its final week!
A man and a woman sitting together in a blue-hued room with spectrograms projected onto the wall.
After Dark: College Night
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As back to school season is in full effect, tonight we invite anyone with a college ID to join us for free for a night of cinema and science.
Live performance of Sky Creature.
After Dark: Discover Wonder
Enjoy an extended set by post-punk Sky Creature in collaboration with artist Tony Orrico. And, reflect on the future of cities facing climate change with Bruni and Daniel Pizarro of For La Diaspora.
Sound artist Fred Frith generates soundscapes while visual artist Heike Liss draws her Klangbilder—sonic images—directly on windows.
After Dark: Drawing Sound
Immerse yourself in a performance by Fred Frith and Heike Liss that explores improvisation. Listen and watch as Fred creates live sound and Heike draws directly on the windows of the Observatory.
Strand of DNA
After Dark: Genetic Ghosts
Parents share more than DNA with their children; they pass down biological information from past lives: genetic ghosts. Gather round for genetic ghost stories about all sorts of species!
Undersea life
After Dark: Sea Life
Join scientists and educators as they pull a one-ton carbon dioxide (\(C O_2\)) buoy out of the water and explore its scientific instruments and the organisms that have colonized it recently.
Sound waves represented in color against a black background
After Dark: See for Yourself
The Exploratorium is your playground after dark, with over 600 exhibits. Don't miss our immersive summer exhibition, The Great Animal Orchestra, then view a documentary illuminating how it was made.
Abstract colorful pattern.
After Dark: See for Yourself
The Exploratorium is your playground after dark! Don’t miss The Great Animal Orchestra, an immersive audiovisual experience, then learn how it was made in A Life with The Great Animal Orchestra.
A hand is reflected on a surface, surrounded by rainbow-colored reflections and its own shadow
After Dark: See for Yourself
The Exploratorium is your playground after dark! Don’t miss our summer exhibition, The Great Animal Orchestra , then turn your phone into a mini microscope for the shots no one else will have.