Event · STEM & discovery

Glow: Winter Light Exhibition at the Exploratorium

When

Through Jan 24 · 10:00 AM–5:00 PMTue–Sat 10 am–5 pm; Sun 12–5 pm (members 10–noon); closed Mondays

Where

ExploratoriumPier 15 (Embarcadero at Green Street), San Francisco, CA 94111Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

All ages

Cost

Daytime tickets: Adults (18–64) $39.95; Youth (4–17), Seniors, People with Disabilities, Teachers, Students $29.95; Children 3 & under free

Organizer

Exploratorium

Glow is the Exploratorium's annual winter season of luminous art and science, filling Bechtel Gallery 3 at Pier 15 with light-based artworks to play with. This year's pieces include Line Wobbler, a one-dimensional LED dungeon-crawler game with nine levels; Hidden Beacon, a sculpture of thousands of eyeglass lenses that changes color through polarized glasses; spinning, light-traced sculptures; The Gateway, an array of 91 motorized infinity mirrors with 11,000 LEDs; a fluid 'bubble universe' you can step inside; and light lines that change with your point of view. Glow Cinema screens short films of glowing landscapes, and the Tinkering Studio runs related hands-on activities through the run. Glow is included with daytime admission; the museum is open Tuesday–Saturday 10 am–5 pm and Sunday noon–5 pm (Sunday 10–noon is for members), closed Mondays.