After Dark

Name: After Dark
Start: 2017-03-17
End: 2017-03-17
Location: Exploratorium

See for Yourself

Every Thursday Night • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

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Free for After Dark Members

Adults Only (18+)

Note: The Tactile Dome and some programs have limited capacity and are available to visitors on a first-come, first-served basis.

Things look different after dark. Lose yourself in over 650 interactive exhibits exploring perception, art, and science. Grab your friends and a drink and get immersed in everything from a pitch-black dome to a fog bridge, a large-scale kaleidoscope, dazzling light displays, mind-bending mirrors, and more. Or savor adults-only programming featuring unique guest speakers, great music, specialty films, and one-of-a-kind activities. It'll change how you think about the world around you. But don't take our word for it—see for yourself.

Upcoming Events

Feb
21

After Dark: In a Flash

Thursday, February 21, 2019 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Come into the light: learn about light-up nematocysts, flicker films, and flash pickling. Then illuminate your understanding of the dramatic, flame-retarding element bromine at Everything Matters: Bromine.

Feb
28

After Dark: Seeing Double

Thursday, February 28, 2019 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

When is one not enough? Look again at the surprising ways doubling quantities affects our perceptions and our world. This evening’s program will leave you seeing double.

Mar
7

After Dark: STEAM-Y Stories

Thursday, March 7, 2019 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Expand your perspective with an evening of innovative storytelling that illuminates the fluid relationship between art and science.

Mar
14

After Dark: Pi(e)

Thursday, March 14, 2019 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Feeling a little irrational? How about transcendental? Excited to taste some math puns? Don’t miss Pi Day, the Exploratorium’s favorite holiday—after all, we made it up.

Mar
21

After Dark: Let's Play

Thursday, March 21, 2019 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Introduce your outer adult to your inner child: Take a deep dive with with game creators into the ways they’re infusing play into everyday life.

Mar
28

After Dark: Outer Space

Thursday, March 28, 2019 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

From exoplanets to space biology, what exists outside of planet Earth has long exerted a pull on the human imagination. Come catch a glimpse into what lies ahead in the future of space exploration.

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