Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination is now required for all visitors ages 12+. Plan your visit
Illuminated Frames
Through Sunday, January 30, 2022
Bask in the glow of this selection of movies.
Online Event: Glow Science
Thursday, December 2, 2021 • 8:30 p.m.
Investigate some colorful ways to make things glow.
After Dark: Discover the Wonder
Thursday, September 30, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. PT
Find your aha moment at the Gold Beams Social Club.
Total Solar Eclipse: Free Online Teaching and Learning Resources
Align yourself with eclipse science in our video archives.
Weddings
Celebrate your wedding in a unique venue with exciting exhibits and unforgettable views.
Roving with Perseverance: Lifelike Model of NASA’s Mars Rover
Enjoy out-of-this world programs featuring staff from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. local experts, and tinkerers.
Unstable Table
STEAM Literacy Connections
Welcome to the tinkering library! Our book selections are made with playful learning in mind.
Peacemaker
Thursday, November 18, 2021–Sunday, January 30, 2022
Hold hands with friends or strangers to create human circuits between lights. This interactive installation invites you to physically and energetically connect with others to create something special.
Where: Osher Gallery 1, Black Box
Party at the Piers: Uplift
Friday, May 6, 2022
Mark your spring calendar for 2022’s Party at the Piers.
Balancing Sculptures and Prototyping at a Distance
Guest post written by Ryan Jenkins, co-founder and managing director of Wonderful Idea Co, an experimental studio that explores art, science and technology through making and tinkering. Ryan was a core member of the Tinkering Studio from 2009 to 2017 and is excited to return for a new project with the team to develop open-ended, unfacilitated (or lightly facilitated) tinkerable experiences using a wide range of tools and materials.
Five Delightful Reasons to Visit the Exploratorium This Holiday Season
Start a new family tradition with a trip to the Exploratorium.
GALAXY03
Gaze up into this LED galaxy and share a moment of discovery with those around you. This site-specific sculpture visualizes waves of light energy passing through the people below.
SEI05
Can you spot the signs of an Earth-like planet? SEI05 is an interactive visualization of the data scientists use to discover habitable planets.
Becoming Horizon
Immerse yourself in a space of meditative light play. Becoming Horizon fills the senses with motion, music, and dancing light for a reflective experience that is joyful and calm.
Spacetime
Take a quiet journey into the infinite expanses of space and time. Inside a cube of two-way mirrors, Nick Dong’s light sculpture reflects and expands chaotically as it turns.
All the Light You See (Infinity)
When you look at stars—or this neon sculpture—how far back in time can you see? Even light takes time to travel. By the time it hits your eyes, what you see is in the past.
The Art of Neon
The seductive glow of neon once ruled city skylines. Although its popularity has dimmed, artists such as Ames Palms still keep alive the delicate craft of bending glass tubes into sculptures and signs.
The Enchanted Tree
Take a peek into electronic art history. A feat of engineering in 1971, this beloved work is still a delightful expression of one tinkerer’s skill and vision.
Environmental Science Snacks
These Snacks explore phenomena and data that can help us understand Earth's atmosphere and oceans.
The Scientific Center of Kuwait
Journey from Kuwait to outer space and understand the physics that shape our world.
The Science Centre Singapore, the Earth Observatory of Singapore
Observing and exploring our shifting planet.
SESI: Serviço Social da Indústria (Social Service for Industry)
Promoting the connection between artistic, scientific, and technological processes.
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