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After Dark: Sexplorations
Thursday, February 9, 2023 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.
Discover the creative ways in which the natural world gets it on.
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Party at the Piers: Discovery
Friday, May 5, 2023
Mark your spring calendar for 2023’s Party at the Piers.
After Dark: Point of View
Thursday, February 23, 2023 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.
Experience the world through a new lens!
Plant Tunes
A single beacon of light glows from within a suspended steel cube, creating immersive patterns of light and shadow that ripple and change as visitors move through the space.
Where: Gallery 4: Living Systems
Melodías de plantas
A single beacon of light glows from within a suspended steel cube, creating immersive patterns of light and shadow that ripple and change as visitors move through the space.
Where: Gallery 4: Living Systems
After Dark: Black Excellence, Black Invention
Thursday, February 16, 2023 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.
Learn the stories of Black inventors who have transformed our world.
¡Plantásticas! | Empieza el 23 de marzo
¡Plantásticas!
Nuestras vidas con las plantas
Empieza el 23 de marzo
Pier 15, SF
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Scent Memories
A single beacon of light glows from within a suspended steel cube, creating immersive patterns of light and shadow that ripple and change as visitors move through the space.
Where: Gallery 4: Living Systems
Aromas y recuerdos
A single beacon of light glows from within a suspended steel cube, creating immersive patterns of light and shadow that ripple and change as visitors move through the space.
Where: Gallery 4: Living Systems
Eternal Spring
A single beacon of light glows from within a suspended steel cube, creating immersive patterns of light and shadow that ripple and change as visitors move through the space.
Where: Gallery 4: Living Systems
Primavera Eterna
A single beacon of light glows from within a suspended steel cube, creating immersive patterns of light and shadow that ripple and change as visitors move through the space.
Where: Gallery 4: Living Systems
Science Storytelling with The Story Collider
Science is made by asking questions and questioning answers.
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