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Exploratorium
Palace of Fine Arts
3601 Lyon Street
San Francisco, CA 94123
415-561-0360
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415-561-0362
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Open Tuesday—Sunday
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays (except certain holidays). For details, visit our events calendar.
Easily accessible free parking.

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SPECIAL PROGRAM

January 17, 2009 | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Physics of Toys: The Classic Edition


SPECIAL PROGRAM

January 18, 2009 | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm
2009 International Rubik’s Cube Competition


SPECIAL PROGRAM

January 18, 2009 | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm
Beyond the Cube: Twisty Puzzles


January 24, 2009 | 1:00 pm
Members-Only Family Investigation Workshop: Fruit and Flower Dissections


SPECIAL PROGRAM

January 24, 2009 | 2:00 pm
Cinema Arts Program: Fabricated Realities


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tactile dome
How will you find your way out? Take an only-at-the-Exploratorium interactive excursion through the Tactile Dome, a dome of total darkness with only your sense of touch to guide you.


 
Microscope Imaging Station
What do stem cells, fruit flies, and zebrafish look like under a microscope? See them and more at our state-of-the-art Microscope Imaging Station and explore life through the lens.


Exhibit Collections

Mind
Are you good at faking a smile? Are you a snoop? Experiment with thinking and feeling at Mind, a collection of exhibits that illuminate the science, art, and experience of our inner lives.


 
Listen
How do you sort through the “sonic soup” of human speech, natural noises, machinery, cars, and music we live in? Investigate your perception of sound at Listen: Making Sense of Sound.


 
Seeing
Do we see things as they are or do we see things as we are? Explore more than 70 Seeing exhibits that focus on how we interpret the world through our eyes, brain, and our own subjectivity.


 
Traits of Life
What are the essential elements of life, and how can you distinguish between the living and nonliving world? Explore these questions and more at our collection of life science exhibits, Traits of Life.



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