TONIGHT 🌉 See you at the Exploratorium’s After Dark: Deep Observations!
7:00 pm | Screening: OBSERVER Chapter 1 in Gallery 3 (Wattis Studio)
7:30 pm | Explore: Find the red squares on the museum floor and notice what you observe
8:00 pm | Share-Out: Swap notes with us outside Wattis Studio
🎟️ Tickets at the door, more info here: https://lnkd.in/gCWdsvtF
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Come observe with us next Thursday at the Exploratorium’s After Dark: Deep Observations on August 27 at 7 pm!
We’ll start the evening with a screening of Chapter 1 of our documentary film, OBSERVER, followed by hands-on museum exploration.
🌉 Schedule & Details:
7:00 pm | Screening: Catch Chapter 1 of OBSERVER in Gallery 3 (Wattis Studio) and watch how two scientists make sense of an unknown landscape.
7:30 pm | Museum Exploration: Head onto the museum floor to put theory into practice! Seek out selected exhibits marked with red squares and take a moment to deeply notice the patterns, details, and questions that emerge.
8:00 pm | Share-Out: Join Shannon Behrman and Cidney Hue outside the Wattis Studio for an informal conversation and whiteboard share-out on how the simple act of observing changes the way we see the world.
Whether you’re a science communicator, educator, or lifelong learner, we’d love to see you there!
🎟️ Details & Tickets: https://lnkd.in/gCWdsvtF
#ObserverFilm #Exploratorium #AfterDark #MindfulObservation #BayAreaEvents
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