Open Daily

  • 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
  • Closed Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas

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WELCOME!

....and enjoy your visit to Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley's public science center and a destination for science fun for more than 40 years. Here's a place where visitors of all ages can explore science by doing science in:

From the giant DNA sculpture on our plaza, to exploring the ultrasmall in the NanoZone, you'll have a whale of a time!

Access for Visitors with Disabilities:

  • Lawrence Hall of Science is wheelchair accessible. A limited number of wheelchairs are available on-site. Designated parking spaces are located near the main entrance to the facility.
  • Guide dogs and other certified assistance animals are welcome inside the Lawrence Hall of Science.
  • Our Forces That Shape the Bay exhibit has an audio tour available.

Full details available at our Accessibility Page.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Exhibits

  • A-Maze-ing Maze

    A-Maze-ing Maze

    How’s your sense of direction?
  • Sunstones

    Sunstones

    This 18-foot granite sculpture on the Hall’s back lawn can function as an astronomical tool.

Story

  • Nano Gecko

    Lights, Camera, Geckos!

    The episode is one of several on nanotechnology produced in collaboration with leading science museums across the country.

  • Phila Rogers

    The Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count

    This year the Oakland count day fell on Sunday, December 20. The weather was pleasant allowing the 200 participants a good day in the field.

Open Daily 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.  //  Lawrence Hall of Science, Centennial Drive, Berkeley, CA, 94720-5200  //  510-642-5132  //  Email Us  //  UC Berkeley