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 summer, 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.
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.
Do you know the science behind America’s national pastime? Take on the physics of bats and balls, and don’t forget to budget time for batting practice.
Access your inner DJ, play around with mixing up all kinds of art, experience music that’s been rearranged, and discover remixed advances in science at After Dark: Remix.
What’s funny? At After Dark: Humor Me, sift through the research on the science of laughter and humor and seek out the humor woven into many of our museum exhibit descriptions.
How has transportation evolved over time, and how does this evolution move toward a sustainable transportation ecology? Learn more about how transit technology has advanced to respond to both current and anticipated future needs.
Enter nature’s cabaret and encounter the high drama of nature. Broaden your perspective with artworks that consider how we as humans view this natural world and shape it in our own image.
