The Exploratorium is an absolute treasure for young and old, and just makes you want to go ahead and explore by touching and interacting with the “…475 interactive exhibits, displays and artworks that are currently on view”. The various hands-on exhibits study the fields of biology, physics, listening, cognition, and visual perception in a very unique way and in captivating presentations.
Even if one is not born with the ‘science gene’, a visit to the Exploratorium might just awaken your natural sense of curiosity and make you not want to leave this interactive museum. We spent almost a full day here and still felt there was so much more we needed to see.
200 years ago on December 12, 1812 the Brothers Grimm had their first volume of children stories “Children’s and Household Tales” published. Stories which should conquer the world, and put children and adults alike under a spell.
Almost every child knows about Aschenputtel (Cinderella) , Schneewittchen und die sieben Zwerge (Snow White and the seven Dwarfs) , Dornroeschen (Sleeping Beauty) and Co. . Their stories became an inseparable part of many growing up.
Most of us grew up thinking that these were folk stories which were collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm by seeking out storytellers in homes and markets around Germany. Even though this is partly true, the Brothers Grimm were educated linguists and active researchers who didn’t stop with their inquiries at the German border (which actually didn’t exist yet at that time). Their research included also the entire Italian and French world of fairy tales from the 16th & 17th century, which strongly influenced their own collection of fairy tales.
The Grimm brothers revised their collections of stories many times, added more details, gave the stories a more enticing flavor and colloquial touches, and lastly made them also suitable for children. An interesting fact is, that after the first volume of 900 books was published, the success didn’t come as quickly as anticipated. It was not until their younger brother Emil Ludwig Grimm, an illustrator, enhanced the stories with lively pictures that the Grimm fairy tales rose in popularity. People now felt they could relate to the characters, and picture the places where the stories took place .
At the exhibition kids can discover in a very engaging way many of the famous Grimm fairy tales, but also learn a considerably lot about story writing in general. The show is highly interactive and kids are introduced to the building blocks of a compelling story. Seven different stations make the kids aware of what a captivating story entails. From having a hero and an antagonist, namely the bad guy; to animals, some magic and of course various challenges for the hero to overcome, and lastly the element of scare and fright, which cannot be missing in any case. By the end of the exhibit walk-through children and adults are invited to write and produce their own story with the help of a guideline.
This Sunday, June 3rd, the Goethe Institut Los Angeles invites to a special Fairy Tale Sundaywith the free screening of 3 different movies. Find more information on it here. (Goethe-Institut Los Angeles,5750 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 100,Los Angeles, CA 90036, In German ,Free Admission, Info: +1 323 525 3388)
Should you be in Germany this year keep an eye open and look out for festivities that celebrate the Grimm year like the ones that are planned in Hessen from December 2012 on until September 2013 or check out the website http://www.grimm2013.de
MÄRCHENWALD AT THE GOETHE INSTITUT
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Metropolis II by Chris Burden has opened to the public Saturday, January 14, 2012. It’s an experience! Should you be in L.A. for the weekend, do pay LACMA a visit and check out this outstanding exhibition. An “elaborate system of 18 roadways including one 6-lane freeway and HO scale train tracks…” and 1200 custom manufactured die-cast cars make you feel like being in the midst of a mini New York or Los Angeles . An impressive structure of steel, aluminum, shielded copper wire, glass, plastics, wood and even legos take the viewer with amazement. One can spend quite some time discovering all kinds of different buildings and world landmarks like the Eiffel tower and Saint Basil’s Cathedral on the Red Square in Moscow.
This upcoming Monday is part of Target Free Holiday Mondays, which offers free entrance to all LACMA shows and a variety of children activities throughout the day. Not only will you get a look at this amazing architectural design gem, but your kids will have a moment of awe and can continue the day at LACMA with all kinds of other fun activities.
NEXGEN the LACMA Youth membership lets accompanying adults visit for free
By the way, should you have children at the ages of 3-18, get them a NEXGEN membership. It’s a free membership for children and allows one accompanying adult per child to visit LACMA for free.
My son and I just spent a great day at LACMA and actually could take a sneak preview on Metropolis II on Friday, when LACMA offered a special member preview day before the official opening of Metropolis II yesterday.
We continued our LACMA adventure with viewing the art collection at the Broad Contemporary Art Museum. Already the building with its contrasting red elements and the steep escalator, that my son named the ‘escalator to the sky’ is a delight for the eye. Inside, one can experience the fascinating paintings and sculptures of so many famous artists like Jeff Koons, Baldessari and more.
Should you love Expressionism, then walk over to the Ahmanson building. The Rifkind Gallery for German Expressionism offers quite a selection of Kirchner, Pechstein and Co. An entire small exhibit is dedicated to Ludwig Meidner: Ecstatic Expressionism, which will be on view until April 15th. Quite an impressive selection of other representatives of modern art can be found here on level 2 as well. From Picasso, Klee, Otto Dix to Motherwell, Rothko, Pollock, Sam Francis and Liechtenstein.
“Telling the story of the birth of the LA art scene” – PACIFIC STANDARD TIME at LACMA
German design bei Kem Weber - Desk & Chair
California Design, 1930–1965: “Living in a Modern Way” is another exhibition that should be on your agenda. As part of Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980 it gives a chronological overview through the many historical highlights that shaped California Design.
Sybille Cohen originally from Hamburg, moved to Northern California in 2001. She is director of the Bay Area KinderStube (short BAKS) a full-immersion German-language preschool for children between the ages of 2.5 and 5 years in Albany, a city very close to Berkeley. She has been teaching children from infants to preschool age over her extensive career and taught also as a teacher at the German Language School in Novato.
When coming to California initially, she didn’t have much of a plan but was ready for an adventure. And in fact the trip turned into the adventure of her lifetime. During her stay she met her now husband and made California her home.
Sybille you arrived in California about 10 years ago. What made you leave Germany? This is a great question. I think I was just ready for a change and an adventure. I wanted to do something completely new. I had not seen or traveled ever before so I took a sabbatical from work and just went. California came to mind because I had a friend whose aunt lives here in San Anselmo. I just wanted to experience something new and get to know a different culture.
What was your first impression when you arrived here in CA?
. Boy, arriving in the states was quite a shock. Everything was so big and enormous, the stores, the freeways, … On the other hand I was very surprised how friendly the Americans are. Always willing to help no matter if I had trouble with the car I rented or if I needed driving directions…
How long did you initially plan on staying in the USA?
. Initially I had planned on staying for 6 month. But everything changed when I met my husband to be. During my stay I was asked if I would like to work as an Au pair for a widowed father who had two boys. I took the job and a couple of months later I found myself in love with the nicest man I’ve ever met, the dad himself! When my visa was about to expire there weren’t many options for us to have me staying longer especially since this was after 9/11. After consulting with an immigration lawyer we spontaneously decided to get married, and this after only nine months of being together! Would I have ever done something like this in Germany? Hell no! But it was one of the best decisions I have ever made!
Since it was such an unforeseen change in plan, was it hard leaving family in Germany behind? What was your family’s reaction?
. It was very difficult to leave family and friends behind! It was probably one of the most difficult decisions I ever had to make. For many years I lived in, or better between two worlds, which means, when I was in Germany I wanted to be in the US and vice versa. By now I am content and I enjoy my stays in Germany and am happy when I’m home. Home for me now is California. Moving to California turned out to be a very tough change for my family back in Germany. The one most affected by it was my mother since I have a very close connection with her. But in the long run we rearranged our lives and we found a way that it now works for both sides. I’m trying to visit them once a year at least, which is very important to me, especially now as they get older.
Given the option, would you consider moving back to Germany at some point?
. This is a tricky question. At this point in my life I’m not considering moving back to Germany because everything my life revolves around is here. The US has become my home. Germany on the other hand will always be special for me, since this is where I’m coming from. I am German in my heart and always will be!
You have been working with BAKS (Bay Area Kinderstube) since 2007 and since 2009 you are the school’s director. Please tell us a bit about BAKS. BAKS started out as a parent initiative in 1994 and became a private pre-school open to the public in 1997. We are a full immersion German language pre-school, which means that we exclusively speak German with our children. The German language development takes an integral part of the social, emotional, and cognitive development of our children. We not only teach but ‘live’ the language so that it becomes a natural part of our students’ life. We have many different activities throughout the day from reading, singing, art and dancing to nature explorations, and we also cook and bake together. Since this school year we offer also martial art lessons once a week, alternating with yoga sessions as part of our curriculum!
There is a long waiting list to get a space at Bay Area KinderStube. What’s the success of BAKS?
. In my opinion KinderStube’s success results in the fact that we are not only a childcare center. KinderStube has the feeling of home probably because it is small and therefore homelike. We have no more than 24 children in our morning program. With 4 teachers on site we have a great teacher/child ration of 1:6. In our afternoon session our ration is 2:12. The other component to our success is that we have very compassionate teachers. We always try to understand each child in his or her own way. Our goal is to get the best out of each one of them and make them feel accepted as an individual. We want to give them a feel of belonging.
What are the prerequisites, if any, for a child to start at BAKS?
. It is always a plus when the child has already some knowledge of the German Language but it is not a must. The one thing we are looking for is that one parent is able to speak the language and that it is spoken to the child outside of our school.
Can you share some advice with our readers on whether to start their child in a traditional American pre-school or a German immersion pre-school?
. I do know both school systems and I have to say that the decision which route to go depends really on the parents and on what they think is best for their child. The big difference between these two systems is that the German system is not as academic in preschool and Kindergarten as the American. Kids learn to write and read in first grade, which I think is early enough considering the amount of school years still ahead of the child. But it also depends on the child itself. Is he or she already interested in reading, writing, and wants to learn more the parent should address it as well. On the other hand, is your child not an early “starter “, then don’t worry to give him or her a little more time and let them play a year longer. It won’t matter in the long run.
Sybille, thank you so much for your time and for sharing your insights with us. We wish you and BAKS continued success!
If you would like to visit BAKS – Bay Area KinderStube, you can just call for an appointment or come by to the “Laternenfest” (lantern fest) this Sunday November 13th at 5pm. There will be Glühwein, Hot chocolate “Weckmänner” and Hot Dogs . For sale will also be German children books and lanterns for the children who don’t have any but would like to participate at the lantern walk.
The festive evening will start out with fall season’s songs and have its highlight in the presentation of the St. Martin’s play presented by the KinderStube “Füchse”. The following lantern procession will conclude the evening. At the end there will be a raffle with 5 opulently filled Gift baskets with the proceeds going towards buying new wood chairs and tables for the school.
BAKS – Bay Area KinderStube
842 Key Route Boulevard
Albany, CA 94706
(510) 525-3105
It’s the last day of October, the month, in which Germans celebrate their Tag der Deutschen Einheit, the Day of German Unity (October 3), our National Holiday. Throughout this month I have been reflecting on what Germany means to me now after 12 years of living in California. How do I feel about being a German in America or is it a German-American now that I have Dual Citizenship? What’s my perception towards Germany and German culture these days? Does Germany in fact mean more to me now than ever before?
An old friend of my father’s, who had immigrated to California as a student to pursue a medical degree, once had told me: “ I love California, but my heart belongs to Germany!”
These words didn’t make sense to me then and of course not at all when I had finally made my dream come true and made California my home as well. I honestly could not envision his words ever be true for me! Somehow though his words had made an impression and did stay with me after all. After more then a decade living here, I too feel somewhat emotionally torn between the two countries.
At first I was overwhelmed with the joy to finally have made my dream a reality. Everything America had to offer seemed just so much better, more exciting and one could simply breathe the freedom in the air. Now, that being said, it’s not as if I hadn’t been free where I grew up. I was born in Munich, and spent my childhood in fact in a very beautiful part of the city, as I now (!) have learned to appreciate…
Leaving my teenage years behind, I increasingly felt like I would suffocate if I stayed any longer in Germany. Let’s face it, German society per se can sometimes be a bit restrictive. Too much bureaucratic mind-set and not enough “out of the box” thinking. German heaviness of soul and mind and the praised virtue of a deep thinking society can sometimes also turn against itself… Add in some of the gloomy weather and cold dark winter days and you’ll have a nice cocktail that can get even the happiest minds depressed…
I always liked the politeness and friendliness of Californians – even though we were warned about it early on and were made understood that it might be superficial most of the time. But, hey, it seems to make life just so much easier and brighter!
Having spent all my summer vacations in California since the age 14, my heart was set on this part of the world. Every year during summer upon arriving at LAX, I remember experiencing this feeling of complete freedom that ran through me like a big breath of fresh air. To me, America was equivalent to an abundance of unknown possibilities and opportunities.
After my third child arrived, my husband and I were considering the idea of my becoming an American citizen. In a blended family like ours, with various citizenships under one roof, it seemed to be a calming thought to know that we all are united under one common nationality. Since becoming an American Citizen didn’t mean having to give up German citizenship anymore, I decided to apply for dual citizenship.
Oddly enough, change and patriotic awakening towards Germany came about with my becoming American! Reciting the American Pledge of Allegiance together with thousands of other new Americans in the LA coliseum, suddenly made me aware of my German nationality, made me aware of what this step of becoming an American meant to me personally but also to my own and my kids’ family history. It seems that through the process of becoming American, I found back to my somehow hidden German roots and since then witnessed the awakening of an until then unfamiliar patriotism, love and pride in my German heritage.
So, the question arises, what am I now? German American, American German or just a German in America? I guess I became someone who learned to embrace two different countries and cultures at the same time and call them ‘home’. I feel deep love for both countries. My father who was fascinated by America almost had made the big step to stay and settle, but it was up to me to finalize what he had started. Shortly after his first true little American grandchild was born, my Dad passed away, almost as if he had felt that he had arrived at his dream as well.
I have to admit I am proud of having the privilege to be an American citizen and love my ‘new’ home where my own young family now lives. But I am now equally proud of my German heritage, of Germany’s scientific, technological and artistic accomplishments that have an effect on the world as a whole. And I am enjoying this feeling of love for my home country that I wasn’t aware of having in me before. I now can appreciate all the wonderful aspects and the beauty the country has to offer and I look forward to every visit with my American family.
Of course, I question whether it is perhaps just the romantic ideal of Germany that keeps me captivated? If I were to be asked today if I would move back to live in Germany, I must admit my answer would be no! California is my new home now, it is where my children were born and my family now lives. As I go on discovering how to be an American it is my ‘Germanness’ that keeps me grounded and gives me a sense of place in the world.
Dropping of my son at Cal Berkeley and helping him “move in” was a great way for me to get acquainted with the Berkeley neighborhood. My heart did a happy leap when I found German Brezen (Pretzels) right on University Ave. ! The quaint little bakery “OctoberFeast“ has much more to offer then just to make Pretzel lovers content. One can find a wonderful, delicious selection of different gourmet breads, tempting croissants and of course tasty pretzels. But that’s not all. If one prefers to bake their own bread, OctoberFeast has an assortment of organic flours to choose from.
Should you not find yourself in the area of Berkeley’s University Ave., OctoberFeast is also present at farmer’s markets in Northern California. To find out more, check out their website and definitely pay them a visit, when in the area.
TRIO ELF, eine in Deutschland sehr beliebte Jazz Band, war eben auf US Tour mit einem Abstecher in Guadalajara, Mexiko, bevor es weiter nach New York ging. Am 1. Mai hatten sie ein Konzert bei MusicFactory in Costa Mesa, das ein voller Erfolg wurde. TRIO ELF plant nun einen weiteren Auftritt im Herbst.
CaliforniaGermans konnte sich ein wenig mit TRIO ELF über Ihr Konzert in Costa Mesa, Ihre US Tour und weitere Pläne unterhalten.
Was bringt Euch nach Costa Mesa? Auf Eurer Webseite lese ich Namen wie New York, Brooklyn, Athen, Hamburg, Muenchen, Bruessel und Curitiba in Brazil . Was hat Euch veranlasst einen Zwischenstop in Costa Mesa zu machen und nicht L.A. oder San Francisco?
Unseren Schlagzeuger Gerwin Eisenhauer verbindet eine lange Freundschaft mit Anthony Riedelsheimer, dem Gründer der MusicFactory in Costa Mesa. Er ist ein Fan von uns und hat diese Konzerte organisiert. Die Reise kam sehr kurzfristig zustande, so dass viele Clubs hier bereits gebucht waren. Wir haben aber schon Kontakte zu Clubs in San Diego, Vegas und anderen Orten für die nächste Tour, die wir jetzt anfangen werden zu organisieren.
Fuer unsere Leser hier in CA, denen Ihr vielleicht noch nicht so bekannt seid: Erzaehlt uns ganz kurz etwas ueber Eure Jazz Band. Wie habt Ihr Euch als Gruppe gefunden? Und wie seid Ihr in diese neuen Töne des Jazz eingetaucht, fuer die Euch die Presse so rühmt?
Die Band begann vor sieben Jahren, als unser Drummer Gerwin Eisenhauer von Drum’n’Bass DJ’s gefragt wurde, bei Raves als Live Guest zu erscheinen. Er hatte damals ein Konzept entwickelt, die komplizierten programmierten Beats auf das Drumset zu übersetzen. Wir sind dann mit Piano und Bass dazugestossen und irgendwann haben uns die DJ’s einfach alleine spielen lassen, während die Kids weitertanzten. Die sind dann völlig ausgeflippt, als sie gemerkt haben, dass die Musik live war. So begann die Fusion von improvisiertem Jazz und Clubsound. Wir sind dann immer mehr in Jazzclubs aufgetreten, denn deren Publikum war ebenfalls dankbar, mal etwas völlig Neues zu hören.
Ihr kommt gerade von Oregon? Inwiefern unterscheidet sich das Publikum hier in den USA von Deutschland?
Das Publikum hier in den USA ist grossartig. Die Leute lassen sich mitreissen und zeigen ihre Emotionen. Das spornt uns an, noch mehr zu geben. Die Leute hier erwarten, dass du alles gibst und fahren auf unsere Art Energie ab. Wir könnten uns kein besseres Publikum wünschen!
Was war bisher Eure “most memorable” Perfomance in den US?
Das Konzert hier in der MusicFactory war eines der grossartigsten Erlebnisse für uns. Die Leute haben uns angefeuert wie bei einem Sport Event! Wir haben uns gefühlt wie Athleten beim New York Marathon, die von den begeisterten Bystandern auf den letzten Metern zu Höchstleistung angefeuert werden.
Wann und wie kam Eure erste US Tour zustande?
Wir hatten immer schon sehr gute Verbindungen in die USA, denn wir haben alle dort studiert, und immer Kontakt zu ehemaligen Studenten und Lehrern aufrecht erhalten. Als wir beschlossen, dass es an der Zeit wäre, unsere Musik in die USA zu bringen, haben uns dann viele Menschen geholfen. Da war und ist sehr viel Networking involviert.
Dass Ihr nun auch in den USA, Brasilien und Mexiko auftretet, hat doch auch sicherlich grossen Einfluss auf Eure Musik. Inwiefern hat sich Eure Musik dadurch veraendert? Welche neuen Komponenten habt Ihr in Euren Jazz mitaufgenommen?
Auf unserer letzten Platte „Elfland“ haben wir einige Einflüsse unserer Reisen verarbeitet. In Brasilien haben wir Milton Nascimento kenngelernt. Er hatte bereits unsere Version seines Songs „Veracruz” von unserer ersten CD „ELF“ gehört und sich bereit erklärt als Gast auf „Elfland“ zu erscheinen. Neben den Stücken mit Milton gibt es noch drei weitere Stücke, die von brasilianischer Musik beeinflusst sind, natürlich auf unsere eigenwillige Elf-Art.
Auch unsere Amerika-Reise hat Spuren hinterlassen. Das Stück „The Ave“ ist eine Hommage an die Strassen von New York und die Energie dort. Das Stück „Sounds in my garden“ ist eine Hommage an kreative amerikanische Bands im Bereich zwischen Alternative Metal und Grunge. Wir wollten hören, wie es sich anhört diese präzisen harten Gitarrenriffs auf das Pianotrio zu übertragen.
Eine weitere Verbeugung vor amerikanischer Musik ist unsere sehr spezielle Cover Version von Blink 182’s „Down“. Dass wir das hier in Orange County spielen konnten, freute uns natürlich ganz besonders.
Euer Erfolg hier in den USA, speziell New York , wirkt sich doch sicherlich auch auf Eure Popularität in Deutschland aus. Seid Ihr in Deutschland so eine Art Institution, the ‘proud German Export on Jazz’?
Wir haben tolle und sehr treue Fans in Deutschland. Was uns besonders freut ist, dass sie aus sehr unterschiedlichen Lagern kommen. Kids, die sonst eher progressiven Hiphop, Elektronik oder Punk hören, begeistern sich für unsere Band ebenso wie ältere Jazzfans. Es gibt eine grossartige Gemeinde von Leuten, die auf Konzerte geht, anstatt vor dem Fernseher zu sitzen, weil sie das direkte Erlebnis, die spontane Energie, einfach mitreisst. Unsere Fans sind natürlich stolz, dass wir soviel rumkommen. Vor allem die Konzerte nach unseren Reisen sind manchmal die Spannendsten, wenn wir noch ganz aufgeladen sind mit neuen Einflüssen.
Euer letzter Stop ist New York und wie ich in Eurem Perfomance Schedule sehen kann, spielt Ihr dort ziemlich haeufig. Habt Ihr dort so was wie eine Stammpublikum, vielleicht viele Deutsche?
Unser Publikum in New York ist ebenso breit gefächert wie in Deutschland. Es sind auch ein paar Europäer darunter. In New York bauen sich die meisten Bands eine treue Fanbase mit der Zeit auf. Wir versuchen regelmässig dort zu sein, um mit diesen Leuten in Kontakt zu bleiben. Jeder Fan zählt; denn er erzählt das dann weiter und bringt seinen Freundeskreis beim nächsten mal mit. Wir spielen diesmal in der Zinc Bar, einem renommierten Club für Jazz und World Music. Die haben ein sehr breit aufgestelltes Programm. Wir hoffen, dass die auch aus ihrem Stammpublikum Leute motivieren können.
What’s next on the list? Was sind die Highlights fuer den Rest des Jahres 2011 und wann werden wir TRIO ELF wieder hier in Südkalifornien hoeren koennen?
Im Sommer sind wir wieder in Brasilien auf Tour, darauf freuen wir uns ganz besonders, da wir diesmal in Rio in einem renommierten Theater auftreten können. Es ist unsere dritte Tour nach Brasilien und unser Publikum wächst jedes Mal ein bisschen mehr. Wir hoffen, dass wir das gleiche in Southern California erreichen können. Wir wollen so bald wie möglich zurückkommen, hoffentlich noch innerhalb eines Jahres. Bis dahin wollen wir über facebook und myspace mit den Leuten in Kontakt bleiben und eine Menge networking betreiben. Kalifornien ist auf jeden Fall ganz oben auf unserer Prioritätenliste; das Publikum hat uns einfach umgehauen.
CaliforniaGermans bedankt sich für das Interview! Wir wünschen Euch noch viele Glück auf Eurer Tour und freuen uns auf Euren erneuten baldigen Besuch hier in Südkalifornien!
CaliforniaGermans congratulates Christian Klugmann, a Berliner in L.A., on his being honored at LA City Hall for his dedicated charity work at Los Angeles schools. Christian, who competed for 3 years with the German National Cycling team visited various elementary schools in L.A. over the year and taught the children about “Bike Saftey”. He served as a spokesperson for the LADOT (Los Angeles Department of Traffic) and educated young students on how to ride a bicycle safely and how to prevent accidents.
For an interview with Christian Klugmann click here .
Germans all over Germany and the world are excited, cheering and partying.What a game! Here in California, many of us got up early to watch our Nationalmannschaft play and were rewarded big with this great victory.
Soccer always has been the number one sport in Germany, but it’s gaining in even more popularity quickly. The recent victories are surely helping with this as well. Nice to see is that the girls and women are catching up on this sport as well. When I was young I never heard of any of my girlfriends have to go to practice soccer. It was really a boys’ sport then. Seeing girls being involved in soccer was something one could find in America, where girls have been involved in soccer already over a long time. Well, times have changed and the girls/women make up a big number of soccer players in Germany now and the women’s national team is celebrating outstanding successes. “So far Germany has been the only country to win the world championship and the European championship with its men’s and women’s national teams.” ( Magazin Deutschland Online) . Read more about Germans and their sport Fussball at Magazin Deutschland Online: “Football forever: a sport that inspires Germany”
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want to go ahead and explore by touching and interacting with the “…475 interactive exhibits, displays and artworks that are currently on view”. The various hands-on exhibits study the fields of biology, physics, listening, cognition, and visual perception in a very unique way and in captivating presentations.
And there will be even more to explore, learn and see in the near future. The Exploratorium is moving and will have a new home by spring 2013. The new space on Pier 15 will house a nine-acre campus right on San Francisco’s historic Embarcadero.
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