Come play! Spin tops, set up dominoes, build a mini roller coaster and more. Explore what toys teach us about science in this fun, hands-on exhibit. At the California Science Center.


IDENTITY: AN EXHIBITION OF YOU - CLOSING SEPTEMBER 8th, 2009
Explore how the physical, psychological and social elements in your life create Identity: An Exhibition of You. This unique exhibit takes the science behind identity and makes it personal and engaging with hands-on interactive components that challenge us all to see ourselves from a different perspective.

Coming this Fall!

RACE: Are We So Different?
October 3 - December 31, 2009

RACE explores the science, history and personal experiences of race, helping us understand what race is and what it is not. The exhibit provides guests the opportunity to think and talk about one of our nation's most challenging issues and encourages us to rethink our assumptions of race and human variation. Through multimedia, interactive exhibits, imagery and community programming, RACE gives guests of all ages the opportunity to think and talk about a topic that touches our lives daily.

New IMAX movies!
Across the Sea of Time
Opens September 4, 2009

TOMAS (Peter Reznik) is an eleven-year-old Russian stowaway who is bound for America for a very special reason. A hundred years ago, Tomas' ancestor -- LEOPOLD MINTON -- immigrated to America to start a new life. After becoming a 3D photographer, Leopold sent black and white stereocard pictures of New York City, his new home, to his family back in Russia. His wish was for them to join him in America. Now, armed with these old stereocards and Leopold's letters, Tomas comes to New York to find the American branch of his family. Wall Street, Chinatown, Little Italy, the subway system, the Empire State Building, South Street Seaport, Coney Island, Central Park, Broadway...Tomas sees it all, from a rollercoaster to the high kicking Broadway cast of CRAZY FOR YOU. Always keeping an eye out for the distinctive brownstone, Tomas enjoys his whirlwind tour of New York, a city even more magnificent now than it was when the stereocard photographs were taken.

Pulse: A Stomp Odessey
Opens September 4, 2009

The film is a visual and auditory celebration of diversity and culture, rhythm and humanity. It introduces audiences to percussion groups from locales and backgrounds as disparate as Timbalada of Brazil to the Kodo drummers of Japan, from the American Indian Dance Theater to the Jackie Robinson steppers of New York. The film chronicles a world without boundaries or prejudices and provides a striking example of the global spirit that is a common thread within us all.