Upcoming Events Calendar

Jun
7

Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, June 7, 2019 • 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.

Jun
8

Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, June 8, 2019 • 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.

Jun
13

After Dark: You Are What You Eat

Thursday, June 13, 2019 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Literally and metaphorically, we are what we eat. Explore how historical and current conditions shape our relationship to food and the ways in which we use food to express identity, community, values, status, and creativity.

Jun
14

Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, June 14, 2019 • 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.

Jun
15

Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, June 15, 2019 • 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.

Jun
17

Exploratorium Closed for a Private Event

Monday, June 17, 2019

The Exploratorium will be closed on Monday, June 17, 2019, for a private event.

Jun
20

After Dark: Self-Styled

Thursday, June 20, 2019 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Get your hands on wearable designs, catch a fabulous fashion show, or learn about how humans transform themselves with fashion. Come wearing the true you and celebrate the creative ways in which we adorn our physical forms.

Jun
21

Iron Science Teacher

Friday, June 21, 2019 • Noon

Cheer on the competitors in this zany science cook-off, where teachers compete before a live audience for the sought-after title, "Iron Science Teacher."

Jun
21

Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, June 21, 2019 • 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.

Jun
22

Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, June 22, 2019 • 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.

Jun
23

Full-Spectrum Science with Ron Hipschman: Fireworks

Sunday, June 23, 2019 • 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.

Come ooooo and ahhhh at the science behind these big booms! Where do fireworks come from? Who invented them? What causes their beautiful colors, and how do the bursting shells create such different patterns? Join us for some real illumination, and learn the difference between a jerb and a lance.

Jun
27