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 El Exploratorium de San Francisco es probablemente el museo de ciencia más influyente de todos los tiempos. El 80% de los museos de ciencia alrededor del mundo muestran exhibiciones inspiradas en el Exploratorium, como el Centro Cultura Alpha en Monterrey, el Museo Interactivo Mirador en Santiago de Chile, el Exploratorio en Buenos Aires, y el Parque de Ciencia en Rio de Janeiro, por mencionar algunos. Le escribo para informarle que el 17 de abril de 2013, 44 años después de su inauguración, el Exploratorium se traslada al Pier 15 en el Embarcadero de San Francisco con más de 150 nuevas exhibiciones entre casi 600.

El Exploratorium fue fundado en 1969 por el físico Frank Oppenheimer, hermano de Robert J. Oppenheimer. Su interés por la educación, ciencia y tecnología fue influenciado profundamente por el despliegue de la bomba atómica al final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Su sueño fue promover una mejor comprensión del mundo. Efectivamente, el Exploratorium ha cambiado la forma como entendemos el mundo y ha influenciado comunidades en todo el mundo.

El edificio del nuevo Exploratorium está diseñado y construido para convertirse en el museo sostenible más grande de Estados Unidos de América con emisiones netas de carbono. Así mismo, mejoró radicalmente su acceso a visitantes internacionales y cuenta con tres veces más espacio donde presenta exhibiciones interactivas, a grande escala y al aire libre desde temas como el comportamiento humano hasta obras de arte. Es el momento oportuno del Exploratorium para explorar su impacto internacional, incluyendo el mundo hispano-hablante para informar a lectores de este destino obligatorio de ver en San Francisco.

“En 1969, cuando el Exploratorium de San Francisco fue creado por Frank Oppenheimer, cambió la manera de pensar sobre los museos de ciencia. No había colecciones ni exhibiciones; ni siquiera una pretensión de que los objetos eran especiales. Se esperaba que los objetos se rompieran y por eso había un taller justo al lado del museo. Este era un museo sin proscenio. Los visitantes eran los encargados de proporcionar la fuerza para que los péndulos oscilaran y las bolas rodaran. Dos generaciones más tarde, el concepto se desarrolla después de haber dado a luz a instituciones similares en todo el mundo”
- Ed Rothstein / New York Times (13 de marzo de 2010)

La apertura del Exploratorium es uno de los eventos más anticipados del año. Con su nueva ubicación, el mundialmente reconocido museo atraerá visitantes de todas las edades a explorar, observar y descubrir mientras se contagian de la belleza de la bahía y del paisaje urbano.
Si desea obtener más información, visite www.exploratorium.edu

 

    EXPLORATORIUM OPENED APRIL 17, 2013 ON
SAN FRANCISCO’S WATERFRONT AT PIER 15

New Embarcadero Gem to Feature 150 New Exhibits, Bay Observatory, Outdoor Gallery and Free Civic Space

On April 17, 2013, the Exploratorium opened at Pier 15 at the heart of the revitalized San Francisco waterfront radically improving access to visitors from all over the world and dramatically enhancing the size and scope of the museum. With three times more space overall than its previous home, the new Exploratorium will engage the curiosity and creativity of visitors of any age as they explore 150 brand-new exhibits amongst more than 600 that will be on view. For the first time, the Exploratorium expands its investigations into the bay, city, and outdoor landscape.

EXPLORATORIUM VISITOR OVERVIEW FACT SHEET
The Exploratorium is regarded as the world‘s foremost interactive science museum, designed to make natural phenomena and the world around us both exciting and understandable. A pioneer in exhibit design and global leader in informal learning, the Exploratorium has been described as a mad scientist's penny arcade, a scientific funhouse, and an experimental laboratory all rolled into one. Hundreds of hands-on exhibits inspire the curiosity and creativity of visitors of all ages.
At a Glance
Opening April 17, 2013: a 330,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor space at Pier 15 on the San Francisco waterfront, providing 3 times more overall space than the original Palace of Fine Arts location
More than 600 indoor and outdoor exhibits created by staff scientists and artists, 25% of which are brand new
1.5 acres of free, outdoor space feature a public plaza, promenade, striking views, outdoor exhibits, a bayside restaurant, a plaza-side café, food carts and the Exploratorium Store with interactive exhibits
Pier 17, part of the Pier 15/17 campus, provides back-of-house space with room for future expansion
The new Exploratorium will be a must-see destination along San Francisco‘s Embarcadero

The indoor and outdoor spaces are divided into six main galleries:

As the global leader in informal learning—an approach that encourages learning outside the classroom—and the world‘s most experimental museum, the Exploratorium will make use of the remarkable new space to push the boundaries once again. For the first time in 44 years, the signature ah-hah! Exploratorium exhibits will be featured outdoors, taking advantage of the city and bay to encourage visitors to observe and engage in their environments like never before. Visitors will be able to experience their own storm by adjusting the frequency, size and velocity of raindrops (umbrella highly recommended), step into the mobile Camera Obscura and see an upside-down world before them, and interact in real-time with invisible life – teeny-tiny plankton that produce almost half the oxygen we breathe. The site will feature the Bay Observatory, an all-glass building. The Fisher Bay Observatory Gallery and Terrace, on the second level, is for viewing the waterfront and the city, designed to allow visitors to explore the science of the bay, the landscape, and the human impacts that have shaped the Bay Area. The new Exploratorium will also offer 1.5 acres of free public space – a part of the Outdoor Gallery, for visitors to enjoy the views and play with participatory exhibits tied to the surrounding environment.

The 330,000 square-foot indoor/outdoor project is being designed and constructed with the goal of becoming the largest net-zero energy museum in the United States, if not the world. True to the spirit of the Exploratorium and the nature of net-zero, achieving such an ambitious degree of energy-efficiency will require monitoring and tinkering over time. The entire undertaking will be a real-time educational exhibit, with live energy use and photovoltaic production data on public display.
Along with the move, the Exploratorium will expand its programming and remain open late two nights a week. Wednesday it is open to the public from 10am-10pm. And for those who want to experience this exuberant learning laboratory amongst other adults, the Exploratorium will be open exclusively to the 18 and older crowd on Thursday evenings for After Dark, from 6-10pm, with a cash bar. Special programs will be offered both evenings.
The opening of the new Exploratorium is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year. With the move to the new site, the world-renowned Exploratorium will attract even more visitors of all ages to play, observe and discover while soaking in the beauty of the bay and cityscape. But as always, exhibits will retain the familiar home-made authentic quality for which the Exploratorium is famous.