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The Exploratorium is a public learning laboratory where you can explore the world through science, art, and human perception. ExtraOrdinary! See ordinary become extraordinary!
The Exploratorium is a museum of science, technology, and arts in San Francisco, California. Founded by physicist and educator Frank Oppenheimer in 1969, the museum was originally located in the Palace of Fine Arts, and was relocated in 2013 to Piers 15 and 17 on San Francisco's waterfront.
Our mission is to create inquiry-based experiences that transform learning worldwide. Our vision is a world where people think for themselves and can confidently ask questions, question answers, and understand the world around them. We value lifelong learning, curiosity, and inclusion.
The Exploratorium is more than a museum—it’s a gateway to exploring science, art, and human perception with every visit. Let your curiosity roam through more than 650 interactive exhibits in six spacious indoor and outdoor galleries.
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Experience the Exploratorium, the award-winning museum of science, art, and human perception that's dedicated to the excitement of experimentation, the pleasure of discovery, and the power of play. Indulge your curiosity in more than 650 interactive exhibits—indoors and out—and explore eye-opening ways to understand the world around you.
The Exploratorium is more than a museum—it’s a gateway to exploring science, art, and human perception with every visit. Let your curiosity roam through more than 650 interactive exhibits in ...
In addition to the exhibits on the Museum floor, SEEING also includes exhibits adapted for the internet. Explore these and see if you can figure out what they tell us about how we see. Cafe Wall Illusion. Bird in a cage. Changing illusion.
The Science of Music: The Exploratorium brings music to your ears with online exhibits, films, and questions that explore the science of music. Try mixing, stepping, composing, and drumming and learn about resonance, polyrhythms, timbre, sound envelopes, acoustics, and more.
Origins: Origins of Life, Matter and The Universe | Exploratorium. We’ve all stood outside at night and admired the stars, wondering how they were created and whether there might be life somewhere among them.
