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New York Times: Known as the prototype for participatory museums, San Francisco’s Exploratorium is being forced to scale back due to lower-than-expected revenues. First opened in 1969 by Frank Oppenheimer, brother of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the museum features some 600 interactive science exhibits that, according to its website, “ignite curiosity, encourage exploration, and lead to profound learning.” After some 40 years of operation, the museum shut down temporarily earlier this year while it moved to a larger site on the waterfront. Although the museum has averaged 4100 visitors per day since it reopened in April, officials had been expecting 7000. As a result, staff positions are being cut and more time will be devoted to consulting and building exhibits for other museums.
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San Francisco’s Exploratorium suffers cutbacks Free
27 August 2013