The Lawrence Hall of Science
The public science center of the University of California, Berkeley.
Open Daily 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Animal Discovery Zone 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
We’ll bring our science programs to you.
We partner with school districts to support science learning. We offer district-wide elementary, middle, and high school programs, either virtually or in-person.
We collaborate with a range of partners to innovate in science education. Together, we go further.
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A visitor favorite, Bug Bonanza is a celebration of bugs! SaveNature will bring their awesome insect zoo to The Lawrence…
Celebrate the human body and what it can do when put to music! Les Aerielles will return this summer with…
Kick off our series of Summer Science Fundays with a celebration of our sun and other stars. Search for sunspots,…
Explore building in two and three dimensions and discover the engineering properties of sturdy structures including bridges, roller coasters, and…
What does a boat need to float and sail? Join us in our Forces That Shape the Bay exhibit, where…
Investigate and experiment with the forces that govern our world, with activities from our hands-on Phenomenal Physics festival and GSK…
On National Ice Cream Day, we celebrate the sweetest of the seven basic tastes, the one made possible by sugars.…
Join us for two activities exploring the surprising properties of light and investigating the chemical structure of matter. Compared to…
Experience the rhythm of traditional taiko drumming in a performance by UC Berkeley’s Taiko band. Berkeley students will play massive…
Join us for a celebration of the science and math of games!
Our friends at Les Aerielles are returning once again with their incredible young trapeze arts performers.
Learn to make your own ice cream treat…with science!
From rollers to resistors, from magnets to mirrors, our tabletop demonstrations help you explore the forces of motion and energy…
Look carefully… Six legs? Eight legs? Fourteen? Let’s observe bugs up close and see what we can learn!
We’re making boats out of recycled materials all day long!
Come celebrate with The Lawrence as we open our first expansion in over 20 years–the brand new Robert and Elizabeth…
Kick off the summer with our first Sunday Funday! Join us for a celebration of our sun and other stars.