Gates Foundation Discovery Center

Join us for a staff chat on the power of vaccines! ➡️ Thursday April 3 from 2-3pm, join a guided tour of our galleries, followed by a conversation with the Gates Foundation's Diane Scott about how vaccines save and improve lives–and how investments from countries around the world has had an undeniable and tremendous impact. #VaccinesWork Free to attend | No RSVP needed

Thanks to Ajoy Chakrabarti for leading an engaging conversation on polio vaccines with our visitors! Join us Thursdays 2-3pm for a guided tour of our galleries followed by a chat with Gates Foundation staff about their work and the work of our partners.

🌍 Celebrate #EarthDay with us! Discover how the Gates Foundation works with partners in areas like agriculture, sanitation, and innovation, get inspired to take action, and connect with organizations making a difference. 🗓️ Saturday, April 26 🕙 10am–3pm PT 📍 Discovery Center; next to Seattle Center All ages welcome. Free admission! RSVP 👉 gates.ly/4i1mTim

Wow! 🙌 It was so powerful to see nearly 1,000 people at the #TeenActionFair energized to take action to ensure their communities have access to things like clean water, food, sanitation products, healthcare, gender equality, safe housing, and so much more. Huge thanks to all the participating organizations and our rockstar Youth Ambassadors, for empowering teens to create postive change!

🌍 Celebrate #EarthDay with us! Join us April 26 anytime between 10am-3pm to dive into innovation and action as we explore groundbreaking ideas for a healthier future. Discover how the Gates Foundation works with partners in areas like agriculture, sanitation, and innovation, get inspired to take action, and connect with organizations making a difference. Free to attend!

🌍 Celebrate #EarthDay with us! Join us April 26 anytime between 10am-3pm to dive into innovation and action as we explore groundbreaking ideas for a healthier future. Discover how the Gates Foundation works with partners in areas like agriculture, sanitation, and innovation, get inspired to take action, and connect with organizations making a difference. 🗓️ Saturday, April 26 🕙 10am–3pm PT 📍 Discovery Center; next to Seattle Center All ages welcome. Free admission. RSVP 👉 gates.ly/4i1mTim Living Art Installation: “Village Green: Loopscapes, 2024” by Vaughn Bell.

Our Youth Ambassadors Aanya and Phillip were interviewed on KING 5 Media Group to promote the free March 22 Teen Action Fair! “Before the Teen Action Fair I’d always wanted to make a difference, but I didn’t really know where to start. So this was a good starting point, and really inspired me to become more involved.” – Aanya Thaker 🎥 Watch: https://gates.ly/3XY01Z3

Join us at the free Teen Action Fair March 22! Details 👉 https://gates.ly/4aVQpnb

🙋 Looking for an inspiring activity for #students this spring? Now is the time to register for our free school workshops! Offered both virtually and in-person, these interactive learning experiences will spark conversations about local and global issues and inspire action. Workshops are designed for students in 6th grade through high school and can be adapted for college-age groups. Topics include: ⭐Design Thinking ⭐Fighting Disease Around the World ⭐Global Goals ⭐Local Action ⭐More! Details and registration 👉 gates.ly/3Sv1Skr #Educators #StudentActivity #SchoolWorkshops

📣 The Discovery Center is offering free #accessibility tours designed to meet the specific needs of people in our community. Offered Saturdays 10-11am, the tours will feature the Gates Foundation’s work in global health and development. 💛March 15: Stationary Tour - Visitors can stay seated while facilitators tell stories with objects and props. 💛March 29: Tactile Tour - Uses objects that visitors can touch. Staff are trained in visual descriptions and have basic sighted guide training. 💛April 12: Low Sensory Input Morning - Gallery lighting is lowered, videos operate with captions, and the audio is turned off. 💛May 3: ASL Tour - Tour is interpreted in American Sign Language by a certified professional interpreter. 💛May 17: Live Captioned Tour - Tour is transcribed in real time by a captioner. Learn more and register to attend: https://gates.ly/3Fkt5ni