Ned Kahn is an environmental artist and sculptor whose work mimics the usually invisible forces of nature and makes it visible to audiences. His main interests include fluid dynamics, optics, ...
The Exploratorium’s museum at Pier 15 features more than 650 hands-on exhibits, almost all of them built right here in our exhibit development shop. The Shop is always open to public view, and ...
This circular piece of Exploratorium history has held pride of place in π Day festivities since 1988. Footer CTA Visit Join Give Pier 15 (Embarcadero at Green Street) San Francisco, CA 94111 ...
What do you think of when you gaze up at the moon? Moon cakes? Lunar landers? High tides? Earth’s protector? Every culture has found scientific and artistic inspiration in Earth’s glowing satellite.
Wind indicators from a sailboat, mounted on a flagpole at one-foot intervals, illustrate how the laminar flow of wind changes with height. Along San Francisco’s shoreline, a difference of only 20 feet ...
Exploratorium Artist-in-Residence Nina Katchadourian works across various media—including photography, sculpture, video, and sound—incorporating playful juxtapositions and conceptual twists to provoke ...