Arrive curious.
Leave inspired.
Imagine a world where all of us can live healthy and productive lives. Explore our exhibitions, learn about the work of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and its partners, and be inspired to take action on causes you care about.
Hours and location
Open Wednesday – Saturday | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Public tour @ 2 p.m. | Toilet tour @ 3:30 p.m., Wednesday – Saturday
440 Fifth Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98109
Always free
Saturday, March 23 | 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Teen Action Fair
For teens, by teens! Interested in making a difference and creating positive change in your community? Join us!
Upcoming events
Together We Can Stop Cervical Cancer
Thursday, April 25, 2024 | 5 – 7 pm PDT
Discovery Center, In-person & online
Delve into the urgent and critical issue of cervical cancer prevention with Dr. Linda Eckert and Tanjila Taskin, Program Officer, Immunization at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Now on view
A Better Way to Go
Toilets and the Future of Sanitation
Exhibition highlights
Our work gallery
At the Discovery Center, you’ll see examples of how we work with partners around the world to fight disease, gender inequality, make agricultural innovations, and more.
Get involved gallery
How would you change your community for the better? We share all sorts of ways you can make a difference.
A Better Way to Go
“A Better Way to Go: Toilets and the Future of Sanitation” highlights new innovations, powerful stories, toilets of the future, art installations, and visions of resilient and sustainable sanitation systems that can move the needle on this critical issue and save lives.
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