The Exploratorium isn’t just for tourists you know. Located in Pier 15, along the San Francisco waterfront, it’s the perfect destination combined with a stroll along the Embarcadero and a snack at the nearby Ferry Building. The Exploratorium isn’t your ordinary stand and stare museum. Most exhibits are interactive, suitable for bored children and photo-ops….
The year was 1942, and the outcome of World War II was hanging in the balance. The war was fully underway, with no clear idea of what would happen. The United States had joined England in declaring war the year before, and the Allies were dug in the trenches of Europe, Africa and Asia. Enter…
DESIGNING HOME: JEWS IN MID-CENTURY DESIGN looks at the contribution of Jewish designers, architects, patrons, and merchants in a distinctly modern American domestic landscape. SHIFTING FROM EUROPE TO AMERICA: After World War II world Jewry shifted from Europe to America. Local and emigre Jewish architects and designers were welcomed into the creative communities all over…