The Exploratorium is excited to invite the public to Bay Day, our annual celebration of the San Francisco Bay and ocean ...

The International Museum of Art and Science (IMAS), located in the Rio Grande Valley, inspires people of all ages to explore the worlds of art and science. Through its permanent collections, dynamic ...

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Happy National DNA Day, which commemorates the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953. Published sixty-four years ago in the journal ...

Over the past several years of doing automata, we've developed some "classic" motion examples for participants to check out as they are starting to design their creations.

Join us for Storytime Science—a storybook read aloud followed by a simple related science activity geared toward very young children. This month, Exploratorium staffer and children's literature ...

Exploring the diverse science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) worldviews and ways of knowing that exist beyond the dominant Western Science paradigm.

The free version of the Stop Motion Studio application will let you quickly take and combine multiple photos into an animation. Download the Stop Motion Studio app for iOS or Android to try it out!

We have been prototyping a new automata activity called “Cranky Contraptions” using simple materials such as wooden blocks, wire, and foamies. Now that it’s been about a month that we have been ...

Illustrations by Ray Larsen Our social lives are filled with ritualistic touching: from hugs to high fives to pinky-swears. These acts of interpersonal contact create feelings of connection between ...

SAN FRANCISCO (April 11, 2025) – The Exploratorium is proud to be a partner of San Francisco Climate Week, presented by Climatebase, and host a series of engaging events, including the keynote by Vice ...