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For Immediate Release
August 27, 2008
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Contact:
Linda Dackman 415. 561. 0363
Leslie Patterson 415. 561.0377
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Website at a Glance

WEBSITE AT A GLANCE
www.exploratorium.edu

· The Exploratorium has been on the World Wide Web since 1993.

· The Exploratorium was the first independent museum to build a site on the World Wide Web. The site went live on December 15, 1993.

· The Exploratorium Website has over 25,000 pages.

· The Website averages over 28 million visitors per year.

· The Exploratorium Website has provided coverage of the most recent solar eclipses in Aruba, Turkey, Zambia, and China. Eclipse coverage increased viewership to 500,000 visitors on the web and millions more on broadcast television worldwide.

· The Exploratorium Website was recognized as an Official Honoree in three categories for the 2007 Webby Awards: Science, Education, and Best Visual Design — Function. It was also recognized in three categories in 2008.

· The Exploratorium’s Science of Gardening website — www.exploratorium.edu/gardening — took first place in the science category of the American Association of Museums annual MUSE awards, which were presented at the 2006 AAM annual meeting in Boston.

· Named to “Top 100 Educational Websites of 2005″ by Homeschool.com

· The Exploratorium website titled, “Saturn: Jewel of the Solar System,” received the Scientific American Science and Technology Award for 2004 in the astronomy category.

· The Exploratorium Website received the Webby Award for Education in 2002. It also received the Webby Award for Best Science Site three years in a row (1997-1999), and in 2004. The Science of Hockey Web site was nominated for the Webby Award for Best Sports Site in 1998.

· The Exploratorium Website received the 2000 ASTC Award for Innovation.

· The Exploratorium Website was a finalist in the category of Media Arts and Entertainment for the 1999 Smithsonian Computerworld Award and became part of the Smithsonian’s 1999 Permanent Research Collection.

· The Science of Baseball website is one of only 13 award recipients from a field of more than 15,000 entries have been selected for a Distinctive Merit Award from the 78th Annual Art Directors Awards presented in 1999.

· The Exploratorium can be found on the Web at www.exploratorium.edu.

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The Exploratorium is located inside the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco's Marina District. Museum admission is as follows: Members FREE; Adults (18-64) $14.00; University Students (with ID) $11.00; Senior Citizens (65+) $11.00; People with disabilities $11.00; Youth (13-17) $11.00; Children (4-12) $9.00; Children Under 4 FREE. First Wednesdays of the month FREE. Exploratorium hours are TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY 10am–5pm, Open First Thursday of the month for adult evening hours until 10pm. CLOSED MONDAYS, except for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day. The Exploratorium is wheelchair accessible. For information, call (415) EXP-LORE.
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CONTACT: Linda Dackman, Public Information Director (415) 561-0363 Leslie Patterson (415) 561-0377