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Upcoming Events Calendar
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.
Glow
Through Sunday, January 30, 2022
Light up with delight this winter! Eight artists turn up the radiance in our spacious galleries. Luminous sculptures big and small invite you to connect, play, and get inspired in their glow.
Illuminated Frames
Through Sunday, January 30, 2022
Bask in the glow of the screen with this selection of artist-made movies. Drawing inspiration from nature and optical effects, these imaginative light studies offer a landscape of visual impressions.
Hands-On Activities in the Tinkering Studio
Every Sunday Starting November 21, 2021
10:00 a.m.–noon Daytime Members and Donors Only
Noon–2:00 p.m. Open to the Public
Experiment, play, and co-create while investigating scientific phenomena such as electricity and motion and tinkering with engineering. Explore rotating activities that include investigating electrical circuits and a DIY twist on the classic game Mouse TrapTM.
Storytime Science for Kids
Saturdays and Sundays, November 27, 2021–January 30, 2022 • Noon and 2:00 p.m.
Join us at the Exploratorium for Storytime Science, a storybook read-aloud and science activity geared toward young children. Come hear a story, do an activity, and learn something new!
Storytime Science for Kids Online: The Glow Episode
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 • 1:00 p.m. PT
Join us online for Storytime Science—a storybook read-aloud, followed by a simple activity geared toward young children. This December, Vivian Altmann reads The Golden Glow, by Jonathan Flouw.
Online Event: Glow Science
Thursday, December 2, 2021 • 8:30 p.m.
Why do things give off light? There are many ways to make light, and all of them involve exciting atoms and molecules. Join Exploratorium physicist Ron Hipschman to investigate some colorful ways to make things glow.
Member Shopping Weekend
Thursday, December 2 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.
Friday, December 3–Sunday, December 5 • 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Light up your holidays at the Exploratorium! Bask in the glow of luminous sculptures big and small that turn up the radiance in our spacious galleries and find original gifts for everyone on your list.
After Dark: Glowing Science
Thursday, December 2, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. PT
Watch science come to light at After Dark—learn about the science of what makes things Glow, and experience demos from artists and makers who harness light to transformative effect.
A Royal Walk with the King Tide
Saturday, December 4, 2021 • 10:15–11:15 a.m.
Join Exploratorium educator Lori Lambertson and Port of San Francisco staff for a stroll along the San Francisco waterfront to observe, photograph, and discuss the king tide.
After Dark: Light Play
Thursday, December 9, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. PT
Can you describe how the images you see are formed? See for yourself at our many hands-on exhibits, then join staff educator Zeke Kossover to break apart the how of light.
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Highlighted Artworks + Exhibits
Explore diverse offerings of temporary artworks and exhibits that are as unique as you are.
