THE RANDALL MUSEUM PRESENTS ‘Food For Thought: Small Choices Big Changes’

An exhibit exploring new ways to think about food and our local food system

Open Now at the Randall Museum in San Francisco

Food For Thought: Small Choices Big Changes, is an ongoing interactive exhibition exploring how we think about food and what’s going on in the food cycle right here in the San Francisco Bay Area. Developed in collaboration with the Department of the Environment, the exhibition situates visitors at the center of the food cycle—of grow, shop, eat, and compost— helping them to identify what questions to ask at each stop along the way in order to work towards a food system that is better for their health and better for the health of the planet. Designed for visitors of all ages with hands-on activities, tips and information to make better choices about food every day, from packaging, storing, buying and composting, the exhibition aims to inspire communities to make small changes that can have a big impact.

“The exhibit presents fun solutions to food-related issues that all of us can practice through small choices,” explains Marcus Wojtkowiak, Randall Museum Director. “Our visitors can explore produce from local growers, find out how to choose meals that benefit our bodies and the Earth, learn how to grow delicious plants at home, and discover ways to keep plastic waste out of our oceans. We’re hoping that kids and their families walk away with a better understanding of their connection to food and the food cycle, and how their choices can affect the natural world.”  

The Randall Museum is a science, nature, and art museum, as well as a facility of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. Its mission is to inspire creativity, curiosity, and a love of learning about the world around us. Its vision is to provide a hands-on community learning center with no entry fee where children and adults can explore STEM, nature, and the arts through engaging exhibits, activities, and classes. Its values are to promote learning, curiosity, creativity, fun, community, inclusivity, and sustainability. Open daily 10am to 5pm, Tuesday through Saturday, admission is free.

For further information about the Randall Museum, Food For Thought and its complementary programming, the public may call 415-554-9600 or visit the museum’s website at www.randallmuseum.org. 

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What:  Food For Thought: Small Choices Big Changes

An interactive exhibition exploring new ways to think about food and what’s going on in the food cycle right here in the San Francisco Bay Area. Designed for visitors of all ages with tips and information to make better choices about food every day, from shopping, storing, eating and composting, the exhibition aims to inspire small changes that can have a big impact.

When: On Display Now During Regular Museum Hours:

10am – 5pm, Tuesdays - Saturdays

Where:  Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way, San Francisco, CA

Randall Museum is a facility of the SF Recreation & Park Dept.

Ages:  All ages

Cost:  FREE

Info:  415-554-9600 or www.randallmuseum.org

RANDALL MUSEUM ANNOUNCES SATURDAY SCIENCE 

SIMPLE SCIENCE ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM, SATURDAYS IN JULY 2024

Stop by the Randall Museum on Saturday mornings to join in simple science exploration presented through hands-on activities. Kids and their families can explore a different science activity each week. Most classes produce a fun project to take home to continue the discoveries. Classes begin at 10:30 am. Participants are encouraged to arrive early to park and register at the front desk.

What: Saturday Science - Simple Science Activities for Families

Stop by the Randall Museum to join in simple science exploration presented through hands-on activities. Most classes produce a fun project to take home to continue the discoveries. Please arrive 15 minutes early to park and register at the front desk, so class can start on time. 

When: 10:30 am – 11:30 am, Saturdays in July 2024

Where: Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way, San Francisco, CA

Randall Museum is a facility of the SF Recreation & Park Dept.

Cost:  $10 per parent-child combo; $5 for extra child 

All children under 8 must be with a paying participating adult 

Ages:  4-years and older with parental help

Public Info: (415) 554-9600 or www.randallmuseum.org

RANDALL MUSEUM ANNOUNCES MEET THE ANIMAL KEEPER

LIVE ANIMAL PRESENTATIONS

11:30 AM, SATURDAYS IN JULY 2024

Venture into the Randall Museum’s live animal exhibit, Wild in California, and join one of the animal keepers in an open discussion about the museum’s wildlife residents. Learn how the keepers care for the animals and how and where these creatures live in the wild. Kids and families will meet some of the animals up-close and can ask the keeper questions to find out more about their favorites. Visitors might meet a snake, check out a desert scorpion, and maybe even touch a tortoise.

What:  Meet The Animal Keeper – Live Animal Presentations 

Learn about the animals that live at the Randall Museum with the people who care for them. Visitors might meet a snake, check out a desert scorpion, and maybe even touch a tortoise.

When:  11:30 am, Saturdays in July 2024   

Where: Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way, San Francisco, CA

Randall Museum is a facility of the SF Recreation & Park Dept.

Cost: FREE

Public Info: (415) 554-9600 or www.randallmuseum.org

RANDALL MUSEUM ANNOUNCES  AFTERNOON ART: DROP-IN ART WORKSHOPS FOR FAMILIES

1 PM - 4 PM, SATURDAYS IN JULY 2024

Drop by the Randall Museum’s Art Room and get creative with your kids. Art instructors guide a different hands-on art activity each week.

Afternoon Art is a great way to learn about the Randall Museum’s arts and crafts programs. Register at the front desk and drop in anytime before 3:30pm.

What: Afternoon Art - Saturday Drop-in Workshops for Families

Get creative with your kids! Join in a different hands-on art activity every week led by museum art instructors. Register at the front desk and drop in anytime before 3:30pm 

When: 1 pm – 4 pm, Saturdays in July 2024

Where: Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way, SF CA

Randall Museum is a facility of the SF Recreation & Park Dept.

Cost:  Drop-in $10 per parent-child combo; $5 for extra child 

All children under 8 must be with a paying participating adult 

Ages: Best for 3-years and older

Public Info: (415) 554-9600 or www.randallmuseum.org