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Visit the Exploratorium at Pier 15

Explore more than 650 exhibits, unique events, and more! Buy your tickets now.

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From Code to Cutout

Paula Bontá talks about coding in the same way I talk about physical materials like wood or wire. I walked away from most of our conversations during her artist residency with variations of “code has texture!” scrawled in my notebook.

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Solenoid machines

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Light Painting

Create striking images and illusions using nothing more than a camera, a light source, and a little practice.

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BioFutures: Exploring Human Microbes Through Big Data

Thursday, March 5, 2020 • 8:00 p.m.

What is DNA from human microbes revealing about health and disease?

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Exhibits & Artworks

Exploring how cells divide, react, interact, and work together in an organism.

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Exploratorium Announces New Black Box Exhibition: Aperture Lucida

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21 Bay Area beer festivals and wine events in February and beyond

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Ongoing Events and Series

Explore a diverse offering of temporary exhibits and ongoing events that are as unique as you are.

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Welcome to Work Paid Internships

Join us for nine weeks this summer (June 15–August 15, 2020) in one of six paid internships.

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After Dark: Radioactivity

Thursday, January 30, 2020 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Get the facts on radiation with scientific raconteur Ron Hipschman.

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A guided tour of Sub-Terrain

Thanks to Dia Felix for making the extra effort, at the end of a long and tiring day, to come and shoot a guided tour of Sub-Terrain, then edit it into this wonderful mini-documentary. And also to Wayne Grim for scoring a soundtrack made entirely with cardboard! My favorite part? Mountain, of course!