2018-05-04 19:17
Chalk art by the very mysterious Karen Yu.
Photos by Danny Snyder.
On April 17, 2018 we celebrated our 5th year of opening the museum at our new location at Pier 15. Happy 5 years at the Pi… Read More
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Reflections on life at Exploratorium
2016-11-10 00:27
In the spirit of the kindness and compassion of Mr. Rogers, today in training we reflected on ways to help our students feel valued and let them know that we care about what they think and… Read More
2016-11-01 01:24
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2016-10-27 19:27
The whole crew checking out the Studio for Public Spaces exhibit prototypes. Read More
2016-10-12 17:16
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2016-10-04 00:39
To cap off our two-week training, last Friday we took some time to think about our hopes for our field trip groups. Here is what everyone wrote. Thanks Karen for typing… Read More
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2016-09-22 15:17
The new Explainer year has come upon us! I’m really excited to get to know the brand new Explainers and have them get to know my fellow senior Explainers, Marie and Karen.
Marie worki… Read More
2016-05-04 16:45
First I support the weight of this knobby stick with two fingers on either side. Then, slowly, I exert equal force to make my two fingers touch. First one finger carries the entire wei… Read More
2016-04-27 21:56
Things in motion often defy our static, two dimensional expectations and ‘objective’ assessments often preclude our ability to adapt and transform in response to… Read More
2016-04-20 22:00
Everyone tries to ensure the ground they walk on is smooth and flat. Such efforts are futile and idealistic. Try this: change your shape to accommodate the&nbs&helli…Read More
2016-02-22 20:13
A few weeks ago, we drew our own versions of the Bird in a Cage illusion. The trick to seeing the illusion is to stare at the dot in the middle of the image…keep staring…u… Read More
2015-06-14 01:42
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2015-05-24 01:23
These chilling photos were taken with one of the exhibits in the corridor near the central gallery. I forget its real name, but it lets you take a photo of yourself over a full second, letti… Read More
2015-05-24 01:17
2015-05-24 01:16
A cute little animation we did a few months ago Read More
2015-05-03 18:08
One of our most popular sound exhibits, the Pentaphone Room. Where you can just bang randomly on pieces of wood and metal and get beautiful songs. Here’s a sample of some people playin… Read More
2014-11-14 02:14
You heard of the song “Bad Looks Good on You” by 38 Special? Well this is “Orange Vest Looks Good on You” all about Explainers!!!! Hahahahaha. Enjoy!
Morning you&rsq&hell…Read More
2014-11-06 20:41
This week the Field Trip Explainers had a training in the Tinkering Studio. Ryan and Lianna from Tinkering talked about visitor engagement. They see engagement as a mix of motivation, intere… Read More
2014-10-29 17:49
Over the weekend we packed up all of our supplies.
And moved out of our old space near the crossroads of the museum.
And into a lovely (and larger) new space in the Bulkhead.
Here are our… Read More
2014-10-17 22:26
This is an example of the group project we did, about personal places that we would like to share (or not, maybe.) This is the only visual I could manage to upload. The rest of them are in… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Allison has collected the culinary wisdom of Explainers. From herbivores to carnivores and complicated to simple, here is the result. Click through for all of our recipes or add your own in… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
A few weeks ago we experimented with our sense of proprioception. Proprioception is the sense of where our bodies are in space and how much force we need to use to move them. If your sense o… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
If you have ever stood next to another human being, then you probably felt some body heat radiating from her. What you might not realize is that everything emits radiation: you, your dog, yo… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This is a comic that Allison drew . It’s a funny comic and a true story! The broken piano was turned into the exhibit, Piano Strobe. A strobe light is directed at the exposed st… Read More
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