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DATE TAKEN: 6/26/06 Jill Johnsen puts together part of the exhibit for the Nanoscale exhibit at the San Francisco Exploratorium
Special to the IJ/Vivian Johnson
Took a trip to SF. One of the stops was the Exploratorium. This place is absolutely fascinating. Definitely a must see when you have a few hours to roam, walk, enjoy and learn so many awesome things.
The Exploratorium was founded in 1969. The Exploratorium is a museum in San Francisco with over 475 participatory exhibits, all of them made onsite, that mix science, art and human perception. It also aims to promote museums as informal education centers. It has a vast collection of online interactives, web features, activities, programs, and events that feed your curiosity. In 2013 the Exploratorium was moved to a new home: Pier's 15/17 (Reference: www.exploratorium.edu/).
"Tick-Tock Walk"
Do you absentmindedly run your hand along the wall while walking?
Start the pendulums in motion as you walk through and set different rhythms in motion.
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Photographs by Amy Snyder and Esther Kutnick.
© Exploratorium 2008
www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/2008/
The was the scene at the Exploratorium's Overnight Eclipse Celebration July 13-August 1. Visitors gathered to watch a live Webcast of the total solar eclipse from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China near the Mongolian border.
To celebrate this evocative locale along the ancient trade route called the Silk Road, the Exploratorium presented performances, hands-on activities, storytelling, and installations to highlight the cultural diversity of this region.
We also featured a host of astronomy-related activities, designed to help people of all ages understand eclipse science.
I love the juxtoposition of Olga's dark hair and light pants to Tatiana's light hair and dark pants.
After having a fun time in the Exploratorium all afternoon, we had to come back after it closed for an after-hours reservation to climb throught the tactile dome. In the dome, you take off your shoes and crawl, climb, and slide through the strange tactile environment. We laughed our asses off.
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© Exploratorium, www.exploratorium.edu. Some rights reserved. Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/