The museum’s staff proudly brags that it was the first to ditch the traditional museum modus operandi of informing visitors about what expert scientists have discovered and show them pictures or stand ...

At the “Give Heart Cells a Beat” exhibit, a visitor's heart rate is sent as an electrical signal from handlebar sensors to a lab dish of living heart cells, located behind a window a few feet away.

San Francisco is finding plenty of ways to celebrate Monday’s total solar eclipse. Since 1998, the Exploratorium has partnered with NASA to stream the astronomical events to guests from locations ...

Editor's note: This article originally posted on the San Francisco Examiner. Click here for more culture reporting at sfexaminer.com Exploratorium visitors on Saturday can see how scientists and ...

Exploratorium employees say this year’s Pi Day — the annual March 14 celebration honoring the number and its associated Greek symbol — will be a mathematical and astronomical delight. Friday’s event, ...

Officials at the city’s Exploratorium science museum are considering building a permanent home. “We are looking for a place that allows us to expand our space and has economic benefits,” Exploratorium ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Laura Zander joined the Exploratorium as its interim chief ...