exploratorium

English

From the Exploratorium in San Francisco, which holds a trademark on the term.

exploratorium (plural exploratoriums or exploratoria)

Smoke exhibit at an exploratorium

A museum or similar institution that encourages visitors to explore the exhibits in a hands-on manner.
- 1999, Howard Gardner, Intelligence reframed: multiple intelligences for the 21st century:
  Especially appealing to older children and adolescents are science museums or exploratoriums.
- 2001, Eric Jensen, Arts with the brain in mind:
  Other ways to use the visual arts include architecture, visual thinking, graphic organizers, mindmaps, exploratoriums, and galleries.