Exploratorium After Dark: Cinema Arts & Mechanical Melodies

The Musical Art Quintet accompanies a program of silent films from the early days of cinema in this program co-presented by the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. The films feature mechanical wonders and inspired inventions, evoking the whimsy and wonder of our temporary exhibition Curious Contraptions.

• A Wild Roomer (1926, 24 min.) by Charley Bowers
• Ballet Mécanique (1924, 16 min.) by Fernand Leger
• The Cameraman’s Revenge (1912, 13 min.) by Ladislaw Starewicz
• Mechanical Principles (1933, 11 min.) by Ralph Steiner

Aside from the Silent Films, come be in your elements with Exploratorium host and scientific raconteur Ron Hipschman. Follow tales of intrigue and invention, join in dynamic demonstrations, and uncover fascinating connections between individual elements and their collective human experience.