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Arts at the Exploratorium: Miwa Matreyek: Live at the Exploratorium (Clip)

Running Time:
00:01:39

As a part of the Exploratorium's opening ceremonies, Miwa Matreyek performed in our Outdoor Gallery on April 17,2013. In her live performance, Matreyek interacted within beautifully expressed cinematic narratives that unfolded as wondrous journeys, exploring nature and human imagination.

Project: Arts at the Exploratorium | Browse All

Date: May 3, 2013
Format: Event
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): art

Keywords: miwa matreyek, animation, projection, video

Arts at the Exploratorium: Rangoli Sand Painting (Clip)

Running Time:
00:02:15

For thousands of years, Indian women have created these elaborate geometric designs using a variety of natural materials—flowers, spices, sand, and natural pigment—to mark auspicious occasions, celebrations, and milestones.

Project: Arts at the Exploratorium | Browse All

Date: April 23, 2013
Format: Event
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): art

Keywords: rangoli, sand painting, mandala

After Dark: Mars (Clip)

Running Time:
00:01:56

At our last After Dark in our current home, the theme was Mars! On display the museum has a full-scale model of the Mars rover Curiosity, which arrived on the red planet Sunday, August 5. At After Dark, we had Martians, robots, and extraterrestrials in the crowd! There were Martian themed lectures, a live webcast, and activities like the Egg Drop, where visitors practiced landing a homemade Rover safely onto the ground. Red skies at night offer fun and delight.

Project: After Dark | Browse All

Date: August 24, 2012
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Keywords: curiosity, exploratorium, mars, mission, nasa, rover, landing, after dark

Miscellaneous: Mickey Hart Performs at the Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary Celebration (Clip)

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00:05:14

As part of the weekend of celebrations in honor of the Golden Gate Bridge's 75th Anniversary, Mickey Hart and the Mickey Hart Band closed the festivities with a free concert. The show opened with Mickey playing a dynamic model of the Golden Gate Bridge created by the Exploratorium and sonified by Exploratorium exhibit developers in collaboration with Mickey Hart.

Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All

Date: June 28, 2012
Format: Event
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art

Keywords: mickey hart, golden gate bridge, san francisco, fireworks, exploratorium, exhibit, performance, 75th anniversary

Driven: Live it! (Slideshow)

Running Time:
04:15

"Rat Creek is a broken tale, that trickles under the plastic welcome mats of a mobile home community..." In this special "b-side" edition of Driven, we continue our exploration of the work of Adam Ansell and the Gray Area Theater Ensemble. As the debut performance of "Rat Creek" nears, the actors are abuzz with joy and anxiety. When the actors finally enter the stage, Adam's work is done, and the play takes on a life of its own.

Project: Driven: True Stories of Inspiration | Browse All

Date: January 18, 2012
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): art

Keywords: adam ansell, gray area, theater, art

Driven: Variety (Slideshow)

Running Time:
04:20

Theater director Adam Ansell has developed a unique way of working during the 20 years that he's been running the Gray Area Ensemble in San Francisco. The doors are open to anyone who wants to participate, from experienced performers to those who have no experience in the arts. This uncommon group of ever-changing collaborators creates spellbinding, gorgeously dystopic theatrical spectacles which are both fantastical and very real. In this show, we enjoy a peek into the joyful and chaotic creation process of the "Rat Creek", The Gray Area Ensemble's latest work, which will be presented to the public at the Exit Theatre in San Francisco January 11-15th 2012.

Project: Driven: True Stories of Inspiration | Browse All

Date: January 8, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): art

Keywords: adam ansell, gray area, theater, art

Exploratorium at the Piers: NBC News: Exploratorium Move (Clip)

Running Time:
00:02:30

A news clip by NBC on the Exploratorium's move to Pier 15

Project: Exploratorium at the Piers | Browse All

Date: September 20, 2011
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s):

Keywords: exploratorium, pier 15, piers, nbc news, press clip, press, kntv

QuickTime: 850K

Driven: Death And Life Combined (Slideshow)

Running Time:
04:00

Emmitt Watson is a fixture at the Neptune Society Columbarium, where he has worked for over 25 years. In this show, we trace his journey from handyman to pacifier-of-hearts to the many people who inurn their loved ones in this unusual and magnificent place.

Project: Driven: True Stories of Inspiration | Browse All

Date: September 16, 2011
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s):

Keywords: columbarium, emmit, cemetary

Driven: As Warm As It Gets (Slideshow)

Running Time:
4:20

Some may spend their golden years in the La-Z-Boy, but 86-year-old Walt Schneebeli and his pals, the "old goats" of the Dolphin Club of San Francisco, find peace of mind by swimming in the salty, chilly San Francisco bay.

Project: Driven: True Stories of Inspiration | Browse All

Date: August 19, 2011
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s):

Keywords: dolphin club

Driven: I Remember As I Write (Slideshow)

Running Time:
04:20

Tsering Wangmo Dhompa is a poet who collects inspiration from the everyday--walking in the city, looking at people, listening to language--as well as from her imagination and memory. In this show we explore her process and product.

Project: Driven: True Stories of Inspiration | Browse All

Date: July 15, 2011
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): art

Keywords: inspiration, poetry, art, language. tsering wangmo dhompa, tibet, poem


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