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Upcoming Events Calendar

Feb
9
All Hands On Science: Color

Sunday, February 9, 2020 • 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Join us on the second weekend of every month for All Hands on Science, a family-oriented make-and-take activity. This month, chase the rainbow and investigate color.

Feb
13
After Dark: Sexplorations

Thursday, February 13, 2020 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Sex involves the transfer of genetic information that has resulted in evolution and specialization—and one of the hottest evenings in town, scientifically speaking.

Feb
14
Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, February 14, 2020 • 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. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

Feb
15
Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, February 15, 2020 • 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. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

Feb
17
Exploratorium Open Presidents' Day

Monday, February 17, 2020 • 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

The Exploratorium will be open to the public on Monday, February 17, 2020.

Feb
20
After Dark: It's Elemental!

Thursday, February 20, 2020 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Come be in your elements with Exploratorium host and scientific raconteur Ron Hipschman. Learn about Earth’s rarest nonradioactive metal, rhodium, which keeps auto emissions in check.

Feb
21
Aperture Lucida

Friday, February 21–Sunday, May 3, 2020
Preview on Thursday, February 20, 2010 • 7:00–10:00 p.m. (Ages 18+)

Experience the delight of illusion in this new work by artist and inventor Tristan Duke. Upon first encounter, Aperture Lucida presents as a blank, monolithic cube centered in a large white space. As you approach, a holographic ball of light appears, unexpectedly exploding and dissolving as you walk into it. 

Feb
21
Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, February 21, 2020 • 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. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

Feb
22
Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, February 22, 2020 • 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. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

Feb
23
Full-Spectrum Science: The Last Doubling

Sunday, February 23, 2020 • 2:00 p.m.

Is growth always good? The biggest threat to our existence on planet Earth isn’t asteroids—it’s us. Why can’t our population continue to grow? Learn about the exponential function and the conclusions we can draw from it.

Feb
27
After Dark: Wired World

Thursday, February 27, 2020 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Big Data has the potential to transform our understanding of ourselves and the world around us—but how valuable, really, is that information? And does its value outweigh the risks of sharing it?

Feb
28
Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, February 28, 2020 • 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. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

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