1100 Science Center
Program Descriptions

10 - EDUCATION

The Science Center Education exhibits and programs provide an opportunity for students, teachers, and families to explore how science is relevant to our everyday lives. Children and adults are inspired to learn science through educational exhibits and programs including lectures, seminars, films, after school programs, science summer camps, and teaching institutes led by eminent scientists from across the country. Hands-on experiences also introduce scientific principles in the context of the world that surrounds us. It is an approach intended to stimulate curiosity and challenge visitors to think, to question, and to see their world in an entirely new way. The Science Center is administered by a nine-member board of directors appointed by the Governor.

The Science Center Phase II Ecosystems is a 167,000 square foot expansion which features state-of-the-art exhibitions on eleven distinct ecosystems from around the globe. The Science Center, in cooperation with the Los Angeles Unified School District, operates a science- and math-focused elementary charter school, known as the Science Center School. The Science Center also operates the Center for Science Learning which offers professional development programs to improve the math and science skills of teachers. Finally, the Science Center includes a 3D IMAX theatre and the Air and Space Gallery.

20 - EXPOSITION PARK MANAGEMENT

The Office of Exposition Park Management (OEPM) is responsible for public safety operations, parking services management and overall park beautification maintenance. In addition, OEPM administers supervision and coordination of park-wide events, and facilitates communication efforts between state, city, and county entities represented within the park. OEPM is responsible for the negotiations of ground leases and agreements which impact the state's interest, including development of park facilities and future infrastructure improvements. Exposition Park enriches the internal park community and in addition provides green space and recreational areas for the surrounding neighborhood.

30 - CALIFORNIA AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM

CAAM provides a variety of permanent, self-curated, temporary and traveling exhibits, lectures, seminars, film, workshops, educational programs, scholastic curriculums, cultural presentations, and active collection of art, artifacts and historical documents of the art and culture of African Americans. CAAM serves teachers, children, and families of diverse backgrounds through programs that are delivered by curatorial, educational and gallery services staff, trained volunteer docents, and nationally and state recognized artists, historians, scholars, and community leaders. CAAM is governed by a seven-member board of directors appointed by the Governor and is funded in significant part through private contributions from Friends, the Foundation of the California African American Museum.