Collaborations

Partnering with people and organizations to inspire and ignite learning.

Exploratorium Blogs

Museum Galleries

Play with the exhibits, and discover new ways to understand how our world works.

Museum Map

Download our visitor map to learn about our galleries.

Accessibility for Visitors with Disabilities

Find out what you need to know about accessibility and related amenities.

Group Visits

Groups are always welcome at the Exploratorium!

History & Collection

Cinema arts history page

Cinema Artists-in-Residence

Resources and Collaborating Organizations

CA resources page.

School Field Trips

Register now and bring your class on a field trip.

Bus Routes for Field Trips and Other Groups

Drop-Off and Pick-Up Directions

Field Trip Resources

Download field trip resources you can use before, during, and after your visit. 

Bernard and Barbro Osher Gallery 1: Human Phenomena

Experiment with thoughts, feelings, and social behavior.

Gallery 2: Tinkering

Think with your hands and explore your creativity.

Bechtel Gallery 3: Seeing and Listening

Experiment with light, vision, sound, and hearing.

Gallery 4: Living Systems

Investigate the living world.

Fisher Bay Observatory Gallery 6: Observing Landscapes

Uncover the history, geography, and ecology of the Bay Area.

Gallery 5: Outdoor Exhibits

Explore winds, tides, and natural phenomena.

Resonance Season 4

Explore distant realms of musical possibility: unheard sounds and undiscovered music

Center for Art & Inquiry

Leading the Exploratorium’s arts strategy and direction, expanding the focus on art as a medium for exploration, inquiry, and discovery.

Arts Program Staff

About Relating Research to Practice

Making educational research available to informal educators.

Creating Learning & Teaching Experiences

The Exploratorium provides science learning programs for children and youth from throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Critical to these programs are opportunities for learners to be teachers (just as our programs for professional educators provide opportunities for teachers to be learners).

About the High School Explainer Program

These student employees engage visitors and help run the museum.

XTech

STEM program for underrepresented youth 

Community Educational Engagement

Exhibit-based educational activities and partnerships with community organizations

Online Engagement

Engaging with online audiences since 1993

Building Global Connections

Our world extends far beyond our physical home in San Francisco. We reach out across cultures and continents to build connections with people and institutions in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, China, India, Costa Rica, Mexico, Chile, Panama, Slovakia, Portugal, and many other countries. Through these connections, we broaden our influence on formal and informal learning and help build a strong global community of educators and learners.