Note: We're open every day (except June 17) all summer long.
Follow your curiosity this summer to the Exploratorium on San Francisco’s scenic waterfront. All season long, TripAdvisor’s #1-rated museum in San Francisco will stay open to explorers of all ages—so from May 23 to September 2, visit us any day of the week for special summer programming and to tinker with more than 650 interactive exhibits investigating science, art, and human perception.
Here at the Exploratorium, you don’t just look at exhibits—you play with them. Dance with your own shadow, journey through total darkness in our famous Tactile Dome, and spark great conversations at Self, Made: Exploring You in a World of We. Don’t miss Moon Month, our July-long celebration of all things lunar, and revel in adults-only after-hours every week at After Dark Thursday Nights.
What are the formative experiences and encounters that can root a person's identity? In this collection of short films, the cinematic lens reveals essential and personal stories from a range of people.
Friday, June 14–Monday, September 2, 2019 Daily: 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Thursday nights: 6:30 and 8:00 p.m.
Join Self, Made facillitators in exploring identity in a space created to safely ask questions and have discussions. The exploration includes a walk-through of the four exhibition sections and ends with a deeper dive into one exhibit.
This July, wonder at the majesty of the moon brought down to Earth: Museum of the Moon is a 16-foot photorealistic high-resolution sculpture of the moon that shows every cliff and crater.
Fifty years ago, humans visited the moon for the first time. This July, we celebrate! Come experience Moon Month—a full month of programs, activities, and exhibits celebrating Earth’s moon and our exploration of it.
Come early, stay until midnight, and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing with us. Bask in the lunar legacy of that giant leap for humankind.
Let your little ones celebrate Moon Month with Storytime Science! Every Saturday and Sunday in July, at 11:00 a.m., bring your little ones to hear a moon-themed story book read aloud.
Let your little ones celebrate Moon Month with Storytime Science! Every Saturday and Sunday in July, at 11:00 a.m., bring your little ones to hear a moon-themed story book read aloud.
Hosted by special guest B-boys and B-girls, this fun and fast-paced workshop will have you rockin’. Learn the basic break dancing moves and other hip-hop dance styles.
Everyone has basic rights under the U.S. Constitution and civil rights laws. Stop by and ask questions of some of the ACLU’s volunteers and learn more about what your rights are, how to exercise them, and what to do when your rights are violated.
The most distant human-made object is over 13 billion miles from Earth . . . and counting. From the search for life to theoretical models of the future universe, discover what we’re learning about the most “out-there” parts of space.
