Ongoing Events and Series

After Dark

Feed your head every Thursday night at After Dark.

Fog Bridge #72494
An outdoor artwork by Fujiko Nakaya shrouds visitors in fog.
Pairings: Cultivating a Taste for Science Through Food

Robust presentations and refreshing conversations to inspire your scientific palate.

Saturday Cinema

Appropriate for all ages, this program celebrates films that utilize unique, handcrafted processes.

Upcoming Events Calendar

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
18
State of the Exploratorium

Tuesday, October 18, 2016
6:00 p.m. Reception
6:45 p.m. Presentation

Join us for the annual State of the Exploratorium as we welcome new Executive Director Chris Flink.

Oct
20
Cinema Arts and Everything Matters

Thursday, October 20, 2016 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Learn the novel and nefarious uses of phosphorus at Everything Matters, or take a look at revolutionary visual storytelling from the ’60s and ’70s in the Cinema Arts program Seasons of Unrest: Activist Filmmaking in the Vietnam Era. Also, enjoy our pitch-black Tactile Dome and an array of demonstrations. 

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
27
Cinema Arts and Full-Spectrum Science

Thursday, October 27, 2016 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Join us for a Cinema Arts shorts program—outside on the Embarcadero. And if you’ve ever wondered where your flying car is, find out at Full-Spectrum Science. Also, explore our pitch-black Tactile Dome and an array of demonstrations.

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.

Oct
29
Saturday Cinema: Spooky Celluloid

Saturday, October 29, 2016 • 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.

Get ready for some Halloween mischief! Experience the classics with your kids as Felix the Cat, Betty Boop, and creepy characters appear on in stories filled with fright and delight.

Oct
29
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, October 29, 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. 

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