Exploratorium
Housed within the walls of San Francisco’s landmark Palace of Fine Arts, the Exploratorium is a collage of hundreds of interactive exhibits in the areas of science, art, and human perception.
The Exploratorium stands in the vanguard of the movement of the “museum as educational center.” It provides access to, and information about, science, nature, art, and technology.
This unique museum was founded in 1969 by noted physicist and educator Dr. Frank Oppenheimer, who devoted his efforts to it—and was its director—until his death in 1985. From 1991 until 2005, the museum was led by renowned French scientist and educator Dr. Goéry Delacôte. In May 2006, nationally known science education and policy expert Dr. Dennis M. Bartels was named Executive Director.
3601 Lyon StSan Francisco, CA
(415) EXP-LORE
http://www.exploratorium.edu
Events At This Venue
One Heck of a Birthday
A diverse celebration of Charles Darwin and evolution with lectures, performances, and educational programs from the world's foremost scientists, writers, thinkers, and artists.
Recent News
National News
The verdict from Texas scientists is nearly unanimous: 98 percent favor the unadulterated teaching of evolution in public school classrooms.
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Mad rantings about politics, evolution, and microbiology.
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Fundamentalists are to blame — scientific as well as religious.
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Evolution and genetics are intertwined such that it makes little sense to study evolution without studying genetics.
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New research suggests that genetic evolution is not necessarily reflected in an animal's physical appearance.
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Changes in the same species of fish living in the same lake could have serious implications for evolutionary thought.
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Lawsuits challenging the Understanding Evolution website on constitutional grounds was dismissed for lack of standing.
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Evolution could already be at an end, leaving the human race more uniform than ever, argues Steve Jones
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