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KING TUT: TREASURES OF THE GOLDEN PHARAOH

Now open - Limited time!

To celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of King Tut’s tomb, the California Science Center is proud to present the world premiere of KING TUT: TREASURES OF THE GOLDEN PHARAOH–the largest King Tut exhibition ever toured! Discover over 150 authentic artifacts from King Tut’s celebrated tomb, many of which the boy king himself used in life and in death, including gold jewelry, gilded wood furniture, and ornate ritual objects–60 of which have never traveled outside of Egypt, until now. Come experience these priceless treasures before they return to Egypt forever.

Journey to Space

Opens Saturday, June 23, 2018

Come see the exciting plans that are underway for the next giant leap into space: landing humans on Mars. Journey to Space 3D will take audiences on a behind the scenes tour of the international effort to prepare and send astronauts to Mars within the next 20 years. The film is also an inspiring reflection on the remarkable achievements of NASA’s Space Shuttle program, including the assembly and launch of the International Space Station and the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope. Missions like these have taught us how to live, build, and conduct science in space and helped to build the foundation for future space exploration.

The Art of Preserving and Packing King Tut’s Treasures

Photographs by Gil Garcetti

Through images captured by Gil Garcetti, peer behind the scenes to see how a talented team prepares precious antiquities for touring.

Pandas 3D

Now Playing

A naturalist in rural New Hampshire becomes the unlikely key to solving one of the most pressing issues in conservation— saving the Giant Panda. See it in IMAX with Laser at the California Science Center!

Amazon Adventure 3D

Now Playing!

Discover the epic, true story of explorer Henry Bates' fascinating 11 year journey through the visually stunning and biodiverse Amazon rainforest as a young man who risks his life for science in the 1850’s.

Amazon Adventure 3D traces the extraordinary journey of naturalist and explorer Henry Walter Bates - the most influential scientist you’ve never heard of – who provided “the beautiful proof” to Charles Darwin for his then controversial theory of natural selection, the scientific explanation for the development of life on Earth.

Laser is Here!

IMAX® with Laser is here at the California Science Center!

Transport yourself to awesome new worlds and engage your senses in endless colors and soul-stirring sounds! Experience the sharpest, brightest, clearest, and most vivid digital images ever produced. With Laser projection, audiences will experience colors that exist in the real world, but could never before be shown onscreen. Coupled with IMAX's next-generation 12 channel surround sound system, IMAX with laser will draw you into the action like never before. It is more than a technological evolution—it’s a re-imagination of the movie theatre experience.