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Turn your visit into an all-day science adventure – visit our exhibit galleries and watch an IMAX movie on our giant 7-story screen!
For the safety of our guests, all 3D glasses are cleaned and sanitized before every use.
Transport yourself to awesome new worlds and engage your senses in endless colors and soul-stirring sounds. Every element in our state-of-the-art theater is specially designed to create an immersive experience, ensuring movie magic each time the lights go down. Our IMAX with Laser projection system will draw you into the action like never before. Coupled with IMAX's next-generation 12 channel surround sound system, our IMAX Theater brings to life worlds as small as an atom and as vast as the universe. Experience an IMAX movie and get the big picture!
Concessions are open! Enjoy delicious snacks while watching a fantastic film. Members receive a 10% discount when showing your Member card during purchase. Please be advised that the Concession Stand will be closing early on days with low attendance. If you have any concerns and would like further information for the day of your visit, please call us at (213) 744-7546.
SHOWTIMES
NOW - JUNE 20
9:30 a.m. Superhuman Body 3D (40 mins.) (Groups only, Monday-Friday only)
10:30 a.m. Blue Whales 3D (45 mins.)
11:30 a.m. The Blue Angels (45 mins.)
12:30 p.m. Superhuman Body 3D (40 mins.)
1:30 p.m. The Blue Angels (45 mins.)
2:30 p.m. Superhuman Body 3D (40 mins.)
3:30 p.m. Blue Whales 3D (45 mins.)
4:30 p.m. Deep Sky (40 mins.) (Saturdays and Sundays only)
JUNE 21 - OCTOBER 9
10:00 a.m. Blue Whales 3D (45 mins.)
11:00 a.m. Antarctica 3D (45 mins.)
12:00 p.m. Superhuman Body 3D (40 mins.)
1:00 p.m. The Blue Angels (45 mins.)
2:00 p.m. Antarctica 3D (45 mins.)
3:00 p.m. Superhuman Body 3D (40 mins.)
4:00 p.m. Blue Whales 3D (45 mins.)
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IMAX
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Courtesy IMAX Corporation and Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
The name "Blue Angels" was picked by the original team when they were planning a show in New York in 1946.
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Courtesy IMAX Corporation and Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
To date, there have been over 260 demonstration pilots and 37 Flight Leaders/Commanding Officers.
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Courtesy IMAX Corporation and Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
An estimated 11 million spectators view the squadron during air shows each year.
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Courtesy IMAX Corporation and Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
During an air show, the fastest speed is about 700 mph (just under Mach 1; Sneak Pass) and the slowest speed is about 120 mph (indicated speed; Section High Alpha), both flown by the solo pilots during the show.
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Courtesy IMAX Corporation and Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
The Blue Angels are representatives of the excellence and professionalism found throughout the fleet. Each Blue Angel team member is an ambassador and representative of their fleet counterparts.
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IMAX
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Courtesy IMAX Corporation and Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
The name "Blue Angels" was picked by the original team when they were planning a show in New York in 1946.
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Courtesy IMAX Corporation and Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
To date, there have been over 260 demonstration pilots and 37 Flight Leaders/Commanding Officers.
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Courtesy IMAX Corporation and Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
An estimated 11 million spectators view the squadron during air shows each year.
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Courtesy IMAX Corporation and Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
During an air show, the fastest speed is about 700 mph (just under Mach 1; Sneak Pass) and the slowest speed is about 120 mph (indicated speed; Section High Alpha), both flown by the solo pilots during the show.
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Courtesy IMAX Corporation and Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
The Blue Angels are representatives of the excellence and professionalism found throughout the fleet. Each Blue Angel team member is an ambassador and representative of their fleet counterparts.
NOW PLAYING—Superhuman Body 3D
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MacGillivray Freeman Films
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Courtesy of MacGillivray Freeman Films
Emily Whitehead
Meet Emily Whitehead, a teen whose childhood leukemia was cured after life-changing CAR T-cell therapy.
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Courtesy of MacGillivray Freeman Films
Ty Duckett
Meet Ty Duckett, an adaptive athlete with an above-the-knee amputation, who is living life to the fullest thanks to an innovative prosthetic
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MacGillivray Freeman Films
James Garrett
Meet James Garrett, whose heart condition was treated with an artificial valve so advanced it didn’t require open-heart surgery.
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Dr. Ayanna Howard
Meet Dr. Ayanna Howard, a pioneering roboticist who designs robots that can teach, encourage, and rehabilitate humans.
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MacGillivray Freeman Films
Dr. Hugh Herr
Meet Dr. Herr, who turned the tragedy of losing both his legs in a climbing accident into an amazing career designing bionic limbs that provide greater mobility to amputees.
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MacGillivray Freeman Films
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Courtesy of MacGillivray Freeman Films
Emily Whitehead
Meet Emily Whitehead, a teen whose childhood leukemia was cured after life-changing CAR T-cell therapy.
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Courtesy of MacGillivray Freeman Films
Ty Duckett
Meet Ty Duckett, an adaptive athlete with an above-the-knee amputation, who is living life to the fullest thanks to an innovative prosthetic
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MacGillivray Freeman Films
James Garrett
Meet James Garrett, whose heart condition was treated with an artificial valve so advanced it didn’t require open-heart surgery.
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Dr. Ayanna Howard
Meet Dr. Ayanna Howard, a pioneering roboticist who designs robots that can teach, encourage, and rehabilitate humans.
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MacGillivray Freeman Films
Dr. Hugh Herr
Meet Dr. Herr, who turned the tragedy of losing both his legs in a climbing accident into an amazing career designing bionic limbs that provide greater mobility to amputees.
NOW PLAYING—Blue Whales 3D
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SK Films
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SK Films
Blue whales have been found in all oceans around the world except for the Arctic Ocean.
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SK Films
Newborn blue whales are big babies! They can reach about 23 feet in length and can weigh 5,000 to 6,000 pounds at birth.
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SK Films
The blue whale's favorite food is krill, or small shrimp-like animals. They can eat up to 12,000 pounds of krill a day during the feeding season.
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SK Films
Today there are between 5,000 to 10,000 blue whales in the Southern Hemisphere and about 3,000 to 4,000 blue whales in the Northern Hemisphere. Researchers like Dr. Diane Gendron and Jasivi Arcos (shown above) study blue whales so we can continue to help their populations recover.
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SK Films
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SK Films
Blue whales have been found in all oceans around the world except for the Arctic Ocean.
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SK Films
Newborn blue whales are big babies! They can reach about 23 feet in length and can weigh 5,000 to 6,000 pounds at birth.
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SK Films
The blue whale's favorite food is krill, or small shrimp-like animals. They can eat up to 12,000 pounds of krill a day during the feeding season.
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SK Films
Today there are between 5,000 to 10,000 blue whales in the Southern Hemisphere and about 3,000 to 4,000 blue whales in the Northern Hemisphere. Researchers like Dr. Diane Gendron and Jasivi Arcos (shown above) study blue whales so we can continue to help their populations recover.
NOW PLAYING—Deep Sky
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IMAX
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NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI
The first image shared from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (known as Webb's First Deep Field) shows galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 overflowing with detail. This was the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date.
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NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan (STScI)
The first anniversary image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) displays star birth like never seen before, full of detailed, impressionistic texture. The subject is the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth.
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NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI
Called the Cosmic Cliffs, this landscape of "mountains" and "valleys" speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula.
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NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI)
The Pillars of Creation are set off in a kaleidoscope of color in NASA's James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared-light view.
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IMAX
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NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI
The first image shared from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (known as Webb's First Deep Field) shows galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 overflowing with detail. This was the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date.
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NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan (STScI)
The first anniversary image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) displays star birth like never seen before, full of detailed, impressionistic texture. The subject is the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth.
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NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI
Called the Cosmic Cliffs, this landscape of "mountains" and "valleys" speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula.
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NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI)
The Pillars of Creation are set off in a kaleidoscope of color in NASA's James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared-light view.
OPENS JUNE 21—Antarctica 3D
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SK Films
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Copyright John Brown
Weddell seal pups are born from the womb, at 37°C (about 98°F) , straight onto the sea ice. This is the sharpest drop in temperature any animal will ever face. These early days are a vulnerable time, as they cannot swim until they are ten days old. Only then can they escape the brutal storms by sheltering in the water.
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Copyright Stephen Bradley
The southern right whale was given its name by whalers as they were the right whales to hunt. This population of around 35,000 whales was decimated by whalers and yet, amazingly, these animals remain inquisitive and gentle around humans.
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Photography by Fredi Devas
This four ton elephant bull seal is defending his harem of females. This beachmaster uses his trunk-like nose to boom out an almighty roar, warding off intruders.
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BBC NHU
Antarctica also holds 90 percent of the world's ice.
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Copyright Espen Rekdal
The weddell seal is the most southerly living species of mammal on the planet. It grinds back the ice to keep its breathing hole open.
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Copyright Espen Rekdal
Below the sea ice, in the Ross sea, the water is a constant -2°C (about 28°F). In the cold, creatures here grow very slowly, but they can live long and become large in stature.
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Photography Fredi Devas copyright BBC NH
Adult king penguins head out to sea to collect food for their chicks. This colony hesitated getting into the cold water for 10 minutes—eventually one was pushed in!
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SK Films
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Copyright John Brown
Weddell seal pups are born from the womb, at 37°C (about 98°F) , straight onto the sea ice. This is the sharpest drop in temperature any animal will ever face. These early days are a vulnerable time, as they cannot swim until they are ten days old. Only then can they escape the brutal storms by sheltering in the water.
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Copyright Stephen Bradley
The southern right whale was given its name by whalers as they were the right whales to hunt. This population of around 35,000 whales was decimated by whalers and yet, amazingly, these animals remain inquisitive and gentle around humans.
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Photography by Fredi Devas
This four ton elephant bull seal is defending his harem of females. This beachmaster uses his trunk-like nose to boom out an almighty roar, warding off intruders.
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BBC NHU
Antarctica also holds 90 percent of the world's ice.
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Copyright Espen Rekdal
The weddell seal is the most southerly living species of mammal on the planet. It grinds back the ice to keep its breathing hole open.
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Copyright Espen Rekdal
Below the sea ice, in the Ross sea, the water is a constant -2°C (about 28°F). In the cold, creatures here grow very slowly, but they can live long and become large in stature.
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Photography Fredi Devas copyright BBC NH
Adult king penguins head out to sea to collect food for their chicks. This colony hesitated getting into the cold water for 10 minutes—eventually one was pushed in!
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The California Science Center is a non-profit organization. Your IMAX ticket purchase helps fund our exhibit and education programs. The IMAX movies we show support our mission to stimulate curiosity and inspire science learning in everyone. Thank you for choosing the California Science Center IMAX Theater!
