Museum Event Calendar: SF Bay Area Events

Upcoming Events Calendar

Dec
17

Exploratorium Open Winter Break

Monday, December 17, 2018 • 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

The Exploratorium will be open to the public on Monday, December 17, 2018.

Dec
19

Lab and Lunch: Listening for Change

Wednesday, December 19, 2018 • Noon–1:00 p.m.

Bring your lunch and listen to the sounds of life beneath the Exploratorium piers, as a bioacoustics researcher discusses what scientists learn when listening for environmental changes.

Dec
20

After Dark: Essentials

Thursday, December 20, 2018 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

What do we really need to survive? What happens when a key ingredient goes missing? Examine some essential questions surrounding ecology, packing lists, oils, and nutrition, including the element selenium at Everything Matters.

Dec
21

Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, December 21, 2018 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Take an interactive journey through total darkness during these special evening hours.

Dec
22

A Royal Walk with the King Tide

Saturday, December 22, 2018 • 10:00 a.m.
High Tide: 10:33 a.m. (NOAA prediction for Pier 41)

See the highest tides of the year, learn what causes high and low tides, and hear about the California King Tides Project.

Dec
22

Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, December 22, 2018 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Take an interactive journey through total darkness during these special evening hours.

Dec
23

Full-Spectrum Science with Ron Hipschman: Mixing Color

Sunday, December 23, 2018 • 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.

Are the primary colors really red, yellow, and blue? Bring your most colorful questions to Full-Spectrum Science.

Dec
24

Exploratorium Closing Early on Christmas Eve

Monday, December 24, 2018 • 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

The Exploratorium will be closing at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, December 24, 2018, for Christmas Eve.

Dec
25

Exploratorium Closed Christmas

Tuesday, December 25, 2018

The Exploratorium will be closed on Tuesday, December 25, 2018, in observance of Christmas.

Dec
27

After Dark: Mixing Color

Thursday, December 27, 2018 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Are the primary colors really red, yellow, and blue? How can you get yellow from mixing red and green together? Bring your most colorful questions to this vivid evening.

Dec
28

Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, December 28, 2018 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Take an interactive journey through total darkness during these special evening hours.

Dec
29