Masks are required for all visitors 2+. Vaccines recommended. Plan your visit
Every Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday in July • 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Get ready to get tactile! Join us on Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays in July for All Hands On Science, a family-oriented make-and-take workshop.
Saturday, July 2, 2022 • 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Celebrate the joy of tinkering with artworks, contraptions, exhibits, and experiences for all ages!
Saturday, July 9, 2022 • 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. PT
An array of animated and kinetic short films explore the inventive ways that amateurs, artists, and tinkerers manipulate the moving image in surprising and/or captivating ways.
Thursday, July 21, 2022 • 6:00–10:00 p.m. PT
Meet us at the intersection of possibility and structure. Explore unexpected creations made from everyday materials, and learn about engineering feats in our local landscape.
Thursday, July 28, 2022 • 6:00–10:00 p.m. PT
Illuminate the connections between art and science during a night devoted to shadow and light. Featuring a premiere performance by Facing West Shadows.
Saturday, July 30, 2022 • 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 31, 2022 • 2:00 p.m.
Join us for the premiere of Facing West Shadows: Phantasmagoria, a live, multimedia, shadow-theater opera inspired by the Brothers Grimm fairy tale “The Robber Bridegroom.”
Tuesday, August 9–Sunday, August 14, 2022
Create your own form of live cinema in an installation designed by Emmy Award–winning Manual Cinema.
Thursday, August 11, 2022 • 6:00–10:00 p.m. PT
Gear up for a night of cogs and contraptions, analog gadgets and Rube Goldberg chain reactions. Featuring a performative talk by Emmy Award–winning Manual Cinema.
Thursday, August 18, 2022 • 6:00–10:00 p.m. PT
Marvel at wind-powered whirligigs and aerodynamic designs. Tinker with wind tunnels and wind tables. Tonight, creativity is in the air!