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 Main entrance to the Exploratorium at Pier 15 | |
  Location within San Francisco  Exploratorium (California)  Exploratorium (the United States) | |
| Established | 1969; relocated in 2013 |
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| Location | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°48′05″N 122°23′51″W / 37.8014°N 122.3976°W |
| Type | Science, art, and human perception |
| Accreditation | AAM, ASTC |
| Visitors | 1.1 million visits annually[1] |
| Director | Lindsay Bierman |
| Public transit access | The Embarcadero and Green station on the F Market & Wharves streetcar line; several other routes within walking distance |
| Website | exploratorium |
The Exploratorium is a museum of science, technology, and arts in San Francisco, California. Founded by physicist and educator Frank Oppenheimer in 1969, the museum was originally located in the Palace of Fine Arts and was relocated in 2013 to Piers 15 and 17 on San Francisco's waterfront.
The museum has over 1,000 participatory exhibits and is divided into several galleries, mainly separated by content. Since its inception, the Exploratorium has expanded into other domains and has inspired an international network of participatory museums.[2]
- ^ Slafkosky, Jenny (21 April 2014). "Fact Sheet: One Year at Pier 15". Exploratorium. The Exploratorium. Archived from the original on 2014-10-26. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- ^ Chang, Kenneth (August 13, 2012). "San Francisco Exploratorium to Show New Face in a New Place". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 June 2013.