Bay Area Discovery Museum

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The Bay Area Discovery Museum features seven exhibition spaces and more than six daily drop-in programs for children 6 months of age to 10 years.
Calendar

There’s always something new going on at BADM; see what’s next on our calendar.
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Plan Your Visit

Are you preparing for your first visit to BADM? We have all the details you need to know before you visit.
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Membership

Become a member today and the perks will start right away!
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Exhibits & Programs
The Bay Area Discovery Museum features seven exhibits and more than six drop-in programs happening daily. STEM, Art, and Pop-Up programs are designed for children ages 6 months to 10 years.
STEM Programs

Our daily STEM Programs encourage kids to develop and test out original ideas in order to solve unique challenges!
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Now Open: My Sky

Invent your own constellation, step inside the Moon Dome, and learn more about the Earth, Moon, and stars at this new, interactive exhibit.
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Fab Lab

Visit our unique makerspace where kids can experience high- and low-tech tools like 3-D modeling and collaborative sewing.
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Events
Browse our family-festivals, special performances, character visits events, and more!
Member Meetups

Each Saturday, members enjoy unique hands-on programs facilitated by our museum educators. Join us!
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Tour Our Preschool

Parents and caregivers are invited to tour The Discovery School, BADM's museum-based preschool, for the 2019-20 school year!
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Why STEM Superheroes?

We recently finished up our 2018 season of STEM Superheroes. Find out why each year we devote a whole festival series to STEM learning.
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Camps & Classes
The Bay Area Discovery Museum offers Discovery Camps throughout the year, as well as multi-part classes for child and caregiver on various topics.
Exploring Art Class

Art class goes beyond crayons and markers! Join us for a special workshop where children learn a new technique from a local artist.
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School Year Discovery Camps

Registration Now Open! Your favorite Discovery Camp themes are back for the school year! Sign up for BADM's School Year Camps.
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Discover Together

Taught by our experienced TDS preschool teachers, Discover Together is a toddler and parent exploration program, for children ages 2-3 and their caregivers.
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Educators
The Bay Area Discovery Museum works with schools, educators, and students in various ways. Learn more about our school programs.
Try It Truck

This engineering lab-on-wheels travels to schools and throughout the community to introduce children in kindergarten through fifth grade to the engineering design process using high- and low-tech tools.
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STEM Workshops

Designed for Pre-K to 3rd grade students, STEM Workshops provide a hands-on, multi-sensory exploration of STEM. Browse STEM Workshops at the museum or at your school.
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Library and Community Programs

Engage and inspire young learners ages 3 - 10 at your library branch with our hands-on STEM Workshops or a visit from the Try It Truck. Browse all offerings.
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Parties & Rentals
Whether you’re planning a children’s birthday party or baby shower, all parties at the Bay Area Discovery Museum have something in common: A great setting and seamless execution.
Birthday Parties

From themed shindigs to a bounce house, the options are endless for children’s birthday parties at BADM!
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Baby Showers

There are plenty of ways to celebrate your baby bump with a shower at BADM!
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Event Space Rentals

Rent one of our museum spaces for corporate events, holiday parties, photo shoots and more!
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Learn and Play at BADM
7.5 acres of indoor and outdoor spaces
for children 0-10!

Plan Your Visit

Daily Programs
Galaxy Painting,
Marvelous Moon,
Sun Stations, and More

Program Calendar

New Exhibit!
Now Open: explore the night sky
with hands-on activities.

My Sky

Engaging Exhibits
Explore our indoor and outdoor
exhibits for kids 0-10.

See All Exhibits

Daily Programs

Join us for our daily drop-in programs!
Browse STEM, Art, Toddler Pop-Ups, and all-age Pop-Ups.

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My Sky: Now Open!

Our newest exhibit explores the Sun, Moon, and stars through interactive settings encourage that children to engage with the science of the sky!

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Learning Goals

Every creative experience at BADM encourages children to engage with BADM’s seven, research-backed learning goals developed by the Center for Childhood Creativity, BADM’s research and advisory division.

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Calendar

Plan Your Visit

Membership

STEM Programs

Now Open: My Sky

Fab Lab

Member Meetups

Tour Our Preschool

Why STEM Superheroes?

Exploring Art Class

School Year Discovery Camps

Discover Together

Try It Truck

STEM Workshops

Library and Community Programs

Birthday Parties

Baby Showers

Event Space Rentals

Learn and Play at BADM7.5 acres of indoor and outdoor spacesfor children 0-10!

Daily ProgramsGalaxy Painting,Marvelous Moon,Sun Stations, and More

New Exhibit!Now Open: explore the night skywith hands-on activities.

Engaging ExhibitsExplore our indoor and outdoorexhibits for kids 0-10.