Produced by Thorne Films, this very early 1972 film details some of the history and thought that went into the creation of the Exploratorium as told by its founding director, Frank Oppenheimer.

With a handful of exhibits and a $50,000 grant from the San Francisco Foundation, the Exploratoriums founder, Dr. Frank Oppenheimer, opened the doors of the museum in 1969 without any fanfare. In the forty years since, the museum has grown enormously, adding groundbreaking educational programs plus playful, thought-provoking exhibitions (on site and online), artworks, Webcasts, events, publications, and much more. Were celebrating our past, present, and future at the museum and online. http://www.exploratorium.edu/40th (less info)