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  • noun A museum or similar institution that encourages visitors to explore the exhibits in a hands-on manner.

Etymologies

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From the Exploratorium in San Francisco, which holds a trademark on the term.

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Examples

  • Moog-Koussa envisions the completed Moogseum as "an interactive sonic 'exploratorium' at the intersection of science and music."

    CITIZEN-TIMES.com - News 2009

  • The exhibits at San Francisco's exploratorium were interactive way before it was hip.

    Multimedia Museum 2008

  • Watch time-lapse photography of this massive calving event.icestories. exploratorium.edu Read about what controls the speed of Greenlands big outlet glaciers like the Jakobshavn.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • Features dozens of online learning activities and exhibits designed to introduce kids to the physical, life, and applied science.www. exploratorium.edu/explore/handson. html

    The Spark of Yahoo! 2010

  • And most importantly, what does the future hold for the glaciers of Greenland? icestories. exploratorium.edu

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • Watch time-lapse photography of this massive calving event.icestories. exploratorium.edu Read about what controls the speed of Greenlands big outlet glaciers like the Jakobshavn.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • OROVILLE -- The Lake Oroville Visitors Center played host to eager and wide-eyed children Saturday afternoon as the rotunda of the building was turned into an exploratorium and kids learned how to find skeletons in owl pellets, identify tracks and make their own recycled paper.

    Local News By ROBIN EPLEY - Staff Writer 2010

  • Experiments you can do at home with household items.www. exploratorium.edu/science_explorer

    The Spark of Yahoo! 2010

  • OROVILLE -- The Lake Oroville Visitors Center played host to eager and wide-eyed children Saturday afternoon as the rotunda of the building was turned into an exploratorium and kids learned how to find skeletons in owl pellets, identify tracks and make their own recycled paper.

    Local News By ROBIN EPLEY - Staff Writer 2010

  • And most importantly, what does the future hold for the glaciers of Greenland? icestories. exploratorium.edu

    WN.com - Business News 2010

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