Inspiring events - Gates Discovery Center

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Our events amplify voices from many perspectives and lived experiences. From Gates Foundation grantees and employees to community leaders, activists, artists, and young changemakers, we share stories and showcase ways to take action that spark conversation and connections. Join us for one of our upcoming events either in-person or online!

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Tour & Staff Chat

Thursday, April 24, 2025 | 2 – 3 pm PST
Discovery Center

World Malaria Day | Tour the galleries for 30 minutes with a Discovery Center guide and then chat with a featured staff member at the Gates Foundation about their area of focus.

Women installs a mosquito net around her bed — Alzerona Freitas, 55, arranges her new bed net on June 21, 2018 in Nossa Senhora de Fátima Community, Manaus, Brazil. Freitas says she’s allergic to the insecticide powder that covers the net and has to wash it before use. Unidade Básica de Saúde Rural (UBSR) Nossa Senhora de Fátima is located in the Nossa Senhora de Fátima Community, a rural area of Manaus, about 1-hour up the Tarumã-Mirim River. The clinic offers basic health services including malaria and TB diagnostic and treatment, prenatal care, among others.

Earth Day Celebration

Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 10 am – 3 pm PST
Discovery Center

Join us at the Gates Foundation Discovery Center for an inspiring Earth Day program! Dive into innovation and action as we explore groundbreaking ideas for a healthier future.

Visitors enjoy the environmental artist Vaughn Bell’s installation “Village Green: Loopscapes, 2024” on view in the “A Better Way to Go: Toilets and the Future of Sanitation” exhibition.

2nd Annual Women’s Leadership Gathering

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | 4 – 7 pm PST
Discovery Center

This gathering brings together women leaders from diverse industries to share insights, exchange ideas, and drive meaningful change toward gender equity in the workplace.

Guests applaud during and event at the Gates Foundation Discovery Center. — Guests applaud during the presentation during the International Women’s Day celebration at the Gates Foundation Discovery Center in Seattle, Washington, on March 5, 2024.

Signs for Innovation: An ASL Tour

Saturday, May 3, 2025 | 10 – 11 am PST
Discovery Center

The ASL tour will be led by a Discovery Center educator and interpreted in American Sign Language by a certified professional interpreter. Visitors are welcome to ask questions throughout the tour.

ASL interpreter at the Discovery Center. — With the assistance of an ASL interpreter (left), Emtithal (Emi) Mahmoud, Sudanese-American slam poet, humanitarian, activist, and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador (right), shares some stories at Hope Away from Home: An Evening with Emi Mahmoud, hosted by the Gates Foundation Discovery Center on October 22, 2024, in Seattle, WA, USA.

Tour & Staff Chat

Thursday, May 8, 2025 | 2 – 3 pm PST
Discovery Center

Gates Foundation Employee Resource Groups | Tour the galleries for 30 minutes with a Discovery Center guide and then chat with a featured staff member at the Gates Foundation about their area of focus.

Visitors listen to a speaker during a guided tour at the Gates Foundation Discovery Center. — Visitors listen to a speaker during a guided tour at the Gates Foundation Discovery Center, in Seattle, WA on June 14, 2022.

Reading on the Go: Live Captioned Tour

Saturday, May 17, 2025 | 10 – 11 am PST
Discovery Center

The live captioned tour will be led by a Discovery Center educator and transcribed in real time by a captioner. Visitors will be able to access the transcription via their own device or borrow one from the front desk.

Visitors on a gallery tour at the Discovery Center

Tour & Staff Chat

Thursday, May 22, 2025 | 2 – 3 pm PST
Discovery Center

Global Health Diplomacy | Tour the galleries for 30 minutes with a Discovery Center guide and then chat with a featured staff member at the Gates Foundation about their area of focus.