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Featured Artists
Dax Tran-Caffee »Originally trained as a painter, but having bounced around in…
Paul Nosa »Paul Nosa draws a lot. Creating a line is a…
Cardboard Institute of Technology »The Cardboard Institute of Technology (C.I.T.) will engage the Exploratorium…
Ned Kahn »Ned Kahn, an artist who has a background in environmental…
Featured Activities
Marble Machines
Build a ball run with conduit, funnels, tracks, bumpers, dowels, and a pegboard wall.
Build a ball run with conduit, funnels, tracks, bumpers, dowels, and a pegboard wall.
Scribbling Machines
Make a motorized contraption that moves in unusual ways and leaves a mark to trace its path.
Make a motorized contraption that moves in unusual ways and leaves a mark to trace its path.
Circuit Boards
Tinker with electricity using common objects: batteries, lights, buzzers, motors, switches, etc.
Tinker with electricity using common objects: batteries, lights, buzzers, motors, switches, etc.
Cardboard Automata
Explore mechanical elements such as cams, levers, and linkages to create your own moving sculpture.
Explore mechanical elements such as cams, levers, and linkages to create your own moving sculpture.
Chain Reaction
Rube Goldberg-inspired cause and effect contraptions using everyday materials and found objects.
Rube Goldberg-inspired cause and effect contraptions using everyday materials and found objects.
Light Painting
Create striking images and illusions using nothing more than a camera, a light source, and a little practice.
Create striking images and illusions using nothing more than a camera, a light source, and a little practice.

The Tinkering Studio is located inside the Exploratorium, the museum of science, art and human perception. Location & Directions
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