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Junior Center Of Art & Science

Adams Point

Free drop-in Saturdays bring live reptile feedings, hands-on art, and sensory play to this lakeside creative hub. Kids can meet Gary the tortoise, explore the gallery, or lose themselves in the playroom while parents soak up those rare Oakland views.

free admission
live animals
hands-on art
family-friendly

Tips

👩‍👦"My son connects with the classes and teaching artists at Junior Center in a way that he doesn't connect with any other activity or teacher in his life."
🐢"Love Gary the tortoise who roams the premises"
🖼️check out the rotating gallery exhibits

Junior Center Of Art & Science

558 Bellevue Ave, Oakland, CA 94610, USA

+1 510-839-5777

Free

www.juniorcenter.org

Upcoming at Junior Center Of Art & Science

Wednesday, Jun 10
Art, Design, and Maker Summer Camps

Art, Design, and Maker Summer Camps

June 10 at 9am

Kids work alongside professional creatives in small weekly camps where they build, tinker, and design through carpentry, comics, painting, and creative tech projects.

Saturday, Jun 13
Second Saturdays: Sip & Make (21+)

Second Saturdays: Sip & Make (21+)

June 13

Sip something cold and get your hands dirty: every second Saturday, this lakeside art center hosts a relaxed evening of drinking and making for grown-ups. No skills required, just curiosity and a taste for creative chaos.

Sunday, Jun 14
What We Sow—A Trash Falcon Exhibition

What We Sow—A Trash Falcon Exhibition

June 14 at 9am

Trash Falcons turn Oakland's discarded debris into striking art. "What We Sow" transforms Lake Merritt litter into cyanotypes, sculptures, and the delightfully absurd Trash Museum of Trash, complete with a "Throne of Pickers Past."

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