Experience the Exploratorium at Pier 15
We are closed today.
Museum Hours*
Wednesday–Saturday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Thursday (Ages 18+): 6:00–10:00 p.m.
Sunday (Daytime Members/Donors Only): 10:00 a.m.–Noon
Sunday: Noon–5:00 p.m.
Monday and Tuesday: Closed
*Except select days
Plan Your Visit
Getting Here
Pier 15 (Embarcadero @ Green St.)
San Francisco, CA 94111
What's Going On?
Daytime Member & Donor Hours
Every Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–noon
Every Sunday morning, our Daytime members, donors, and Corporate Members enjoy exclusive access to the Exploratorium. Let your curiosity roam free through hundreds of exhibits in six spacious indoor and outdoor galleries.
Storytime Science for Kids Online: The Fluid Motion: Wind Episode
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 • 1:00 p.m. PT
Join us for Storytime Science—a storybook read-aloud, followed by a simple activity geared toward young children. This June, Vivian Altmann reads Gust, Gust Gust!, written and illustrated by Ray Jaramillo.
After Dark: Art for Action
Thursday, July 29, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. PT
View two new murals from artists Mark Harris and Bianca Marie Rivera and learn more about individual artists’ creation processes—and the ways in which artworks can be used as powerful tools for prompting meaningful change.
Storytime Science for Kids
Saturday, July 31, 2021 • 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Join us at the Exploratorium for Storytime Science. This month, we'll read books about energy and motion—then try them out for ourselves as we build toy cars with rubber band "motors”!
Storytime Science for Kids
Sunday, August 1, 2021 • 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Join us at the Exploratorium for Storytime Science. This month, we'll read books about energy and motion—then try them out for ourselves as we build toy cars with rubber band "motors”!
After Dark: Phenomenal Physics
Thursday, August 5, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. PT
Forget equations, calculators, and whiteboards. Come experience physics as energetic expressions of motion, color, and sound!
Storytime Science for Kids
Join us for Storytime Science—a storybook read aloud followed by a simple related activity geared toward very young children.