Last updated: 12/26/2013
Helix Community Science Center
Los Altos, California
Address
316 State StreetLos Altos, CA 94022
phone: 415-528-4360
e-mail: reservations@exploratorium.edu

Hours

Monday - Wednesday
9 AM - 4 PM
Thursday - Friday
1 PM - 8 PM
Sunday, Saturday
10 AM - 8 PM

Staff

Anne Richardson
phone:
e-mail:
Description

Nestled amid Los Altos' boutiques, salons and eateries, Helix's sleek, two-story storefront includes 5,000 square feet of exhibit rooms, gift shop and teaching/meeting space. Many of the 25 exhibits traveled down from the Exploratorium mothership and include popular standbys like an electromagnetic-powered ring toss, a windblown "dunescape" and various brain-fooling optical illusions. Others were created specifically for the custom-designed Helix space, like an "invisible" stained-glass display fashioned from polarizing window film and layers of packing tape. Source: Mercury News by Sharon Noguchi

Engaging families in science and as a community are among the goals of Helix, Director Anne Richardson said. "We want them to feel it is their learning science center." Themed exhibits will rotate through the space, currently focusing on patterns and perceptions.

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