Kids + Families

Upcoming Programs

Oct
1
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, October 1, 2016 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Take an interactive journey through total darkness during these special evening hours. 

Oct
7
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, October 7, 2016 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Take an interactive journey through total darkness during these special evening hours. 

Oct
8
Saturday Cinema: Made to Persuade, Part II

Saturday, October 8, 2016 • 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 p.m.

Investigate merry ways animation has been drafted to deliver targeted messages, from questionable paeans to industry to the patriotic—and occasionally subversive—WWII adventures of Donald Duck.

Oct
8
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, October 8, 2016 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Take an interactive journey through total darkness during these special evening hours. 

Oct
14
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, October 14, 2016 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Take an interactive journey through total darkness during these special evening hours. 

Oct
15
Explorables: Handmade Science

Saturday, October 15, 2016 • 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Join us for four classic activities exploring color and light.

Oct
15
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, October 15, 2016 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Take an interactive journey through total darkness during these special evening hours. 

Oct
21
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, October 21, 2016 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Take an interactive journey through total darkness during these special evening hours. 

Oct
22
Saturday Cinema: Eye Sight

Saturday, October 22, 2016 • Noon and 2:00 pm

Explore optical mechanisms through our classic Explainer-led demonstrations—creating your own pinhole camera and viewing a cow eye dissection—and a short film that revels in the aesthetic wonder of light and sight.

Oct
23
Full-Spectrum Science with Ron Hipschman: Science Fiction Turned Fact

Sunday, October 23, 2016 • 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.

If you’ve ever wondered where your flying car or rocket belt is, or why you don’t yet have a robot servant, find out at Full-Spectrum Science.

Oct
28
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, October 28, 2016 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Take an interactive journey through total darkness during these special evening hours. 

Oct
29
Members-Only Screening: Spooky Celluloid

Saturday, October 29, 2016 • 11:00 a.m.

Accordionist Rob Reich plays along with classic animations to set the mood for Halloween mischief. Felix the Cat, Betty Boop, and others appear in stories filled with fright as well as delight.

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Past Programs

Sep
25
Latino Engineering Day/Día de la Ingeniería

Sunday, September 25, 2016 • 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Join us for a family-friendly collaboration between the Exploratorium and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE).

Fall Free Day!

Sunday, September 18, 2016 • 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Come visit us on September 18 when we open our doors to the public for free.

Saturday Cinema: Made to Persuade, Part I

Saturday, September 17, 2016 • 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 p.m.

In this lighthearted program, explore how films convince us to believe what we see, whether by using beloved cartoon characters or cleverly edited ruses that blend fiction and nonfiction together.

Saturday Cinema: Powers of Observation

Saturday, September 10, 2016 • 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 p.m.

With a little patience, our powers of perception deliver information, surprises, and deeper understanding. Join us for a series of inspiring short films and watch as wonders are revealed.

Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, September 3, 2016 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Take an interactive journey through total darkness during these special evening hours. 

Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, September 2, 2016 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Enjoy the after-hours interactive fun in our Tactile Dome. Take an interactive journey through total darkness during these special evening hours. 

Full-Spectrum Science with Ron Hipschman: Lasers

Sunday, August 28, 2016 • 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.

In 1960, the laser was known as “a solution looking for a problem.” Now we can hardly imagine life without them. Learn what’s special about laser light, how it’s made, and how it’s used in everything from DVD players to eye surgery to fusion energy research.

Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, August 27, 2016 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Take an interactive journey through total darkness during these special evening hours. 

Saturday Cinema: Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land

Saturday, August 27, 2016 • 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 p.m.

From music to sculpture, Donald’s misconceptions about math are transformed through fun, whimsical, and (uh-oh!) educational vignettes.

Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, August 26, 2016 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Enjoy the after-hours interactive fun in our Tactile Dome. Take an interactive journey through total darkness during these special evening hours. 

Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, August 20, 2016 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Take an interactive journey through total darkness during these special evening hours. 

Ocean Research Ship Tours

Saturday, August 20, 2016 • 1:00–4:00 p.m. (Tours begin every 10 minutes.)

Tour the ship's sampling stations and laboratories where the scientists collect their data; learn about marine mammal sounds, underwater waves, and plankton; and meet some of the ship's crew and Scripps Institute of Oceanography leaders and scientists. 

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