Capture a moment in time. A bright flash of light illuminates a phosphorescent wall—imprinting temporary shadows that capture a moment in time.

Take a look at living chicken embryos in various stages of development. It takes just 21 days for an egg to go from just laid to newly hatched chick, and a lot goes on in just the first week. Look ...

The experiences in the Osher Gallery focus on cognition, emotion, social behavior, and the interplay between science, society, art, and culture. We all perceive the world, remember the past, look ...

Are you a secondary science teacher ready to bring more inquiry to your classroom?

Bite down on a straw and listen to music that only you can hear, as sound travels to your inner ear via your teeth and bones.

Lose yourself in a sudden, swirling mass of fog. In a city notorious for fog, this immense artwork by Fujiko Nakaya intermittently shrouds a pedestrian bridge spanning Piers 15 and 17 with clouds of ...

Not all shadows are black. Step in front of this wall, and you’ll make shadows of various colors—yellow, magenta, cyan, red, green, blue, and yes, even black—that wiggle, jump, and dance along with ...

This interactive display presents microscopic marine organisms called phytoplankton. Visitors use special lenses to see what the plankton look like and to find out which live in different parts of the ...

Chaotic Pendulum contains a deceptively simple set of pendulums in a steel and Plexiglas case. A central, T-shaped bar supports three bearing-mounted bars from its ends. The “T” is itself bearing ...

Would you, could you, will you drink from a water fountain fashioned from an actual—but unused—toilet? Porcelain is just porcelain . . . right?

The Exploratorium is pleased to offer free admission for California public school K–12 teachers. Teachers who qualify will be given one free, nontransferable, general admission voucher. Please note ...

Artist Hanoch Piven recently visited us for a whirlwind residency! He reintroduced us to his practice of using everyday objects to create poignant and expressive portraits. Our past work with Hanoch ...