[exhibit] ¡Plantásticas! [Spanish] @ Exploratorium // SF
June 3 @ 10:00 am - August 10 @ 5:00 pm
$10 – $40
🌿 Grow your curiosity this Spring at ¡Plantásticas! 🌿
Relax in immersive plant patios by LA artist Andi Xoch, @latinxwithplants, dig into Indigenous culinary traditions with @makamham’s Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino, and more. Plus don’t miss our plant-tastic series of programs for all ages.
Come enjoy this new multilingual exhibition and 600+ interactive exhibits this Spring! 🌱
¡Plantásticas!
Now–September 10
Pier 15, San Francisco.
Hours: 10am – 5pm.
Admission: $30 – $40.
Museum Hours:
Tuesday–Saturday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Thursday (Ages 18+): 6:00–10:00 p.m.
Sunday (Daytime Members/Donors Only): 10:00 a.m.–Noon
Sunday (Open to All): Noon–5:00 p.m.
Monday: Closed
Video:
WHAT TO EXPECT:
↳ Food and drinks will be available for purchase at our Seaglass Restaurant and additional bar locations.
↳ Check out our current safety protocols and guidelines: http://ow.ly/hpM750KUVEz
↳ Note: The Tactile Dome is currently closed.
EXPLORE ¡Plantásticas! →
https://www.exploratorium.edu/plants?utm_source=facebook…
↳ Included with museum admission. Free for Exploratorium After Dark Members and Donors.
↳ Not a member yet? Join us and get free admission all year long: http://ow.ly/7qmZ50KUVqb
¡Plantásticas! is funded by a generous grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, with additional support from the Troy and Leslie Daniels Fund for Life Sciences.
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Meet the Collaborators!
Andi Xoch, Latinx with Plants
Based in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, artist Andi Xoch founded Latinx with Plants to create beautiful environments that help people in the Latinx community to appreciate and connect with plants.
For ¡Plantásticas!, she developed two plant-based installations—inspired by the front yard garden of Elizabeth Montufar and community gardens in Boyle Heights.
Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino, Ohlone Cultural Leaders
As Ohlone people focused on sustaining their traditional culture, Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino have spent years working to gain fluency in the languages and old-time culinary traditions of their people.
Vincent and Louis curated some of the content for the Scent Memories and Story Slides exhibits, and they’re featured in a series of four videos exploring the integral role of plants in Ohlone cultural traditions.
hityum-t tiwšina mak-nuunu, Vincent Medina ‘at Louis Trevino ‘ukšeereyṭ hemmen-t miččiyamu tappen mak-noono ‘at tappen mak-’amham hinniy holše mak-warép
makkin ‘alšip ta-mak hinšuuš mak-nuunu heemete. makkin taahey ta-mak miččiya ‘at tappe wakiimimo makkin ‘iššana hoosi mak-suyyakma ‘uyyakiš. hinniy mak-miččiya, makkin tappe mak-noono, mak-‘amham, mak-nuunu. makkin hooyomak ‘amham ta-mak warép, yakmuytak.
The paragraphs above are in Chochenyo, the language spoken by Ohlone people of the East Bay.
Doña Maria Ávila Vera, Maya Elder
A Maya elder and plant enthusiast, Doña Maria Ávila Vera is a steward and teacher of the traditions of her ancestors. She uses her life experience and her native language, Yucatec Mayan, to pass on her traditional knowledge. She spends her time in Petaluma, California, and Mérida, Yucatán.
For ¡Plantásticas!, Doña Maria joined our community workshops on exhibition content, experience, and design, and she has presented at several public programs about corn and traditional Maya foods.
¡Plantásticas!
Now–September 10
Pier 15, San Francisco.
Hours: 10am – 5pm.
Admission: $30 – $40.
