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
Upcoming events
Educator Exclusive
Thursday, April 18, 2024 | 5 – 7 pm PDT
Discovery Center
Educators: Join us for an evening event exclusively for you and your colleagues all about poo, toilets, sanitation systems, and water at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center. Come explore our new exhibition “A Better Way to Go: Toilets and the Future of Sanitation,” chat with educators from organizations across the region, and have some fun!
Tour & Staff Chat
Thursday, April 18, 2024 | 2 – 3 pm PST
Discovery Center
Tour the galleries for 30 minutes with a Discovery Center guide and then chat with a featured staff member at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation about their area of focus.
Featured Exhibition
A Better Way to Go
Toilets and the Future of Sanitation
Explore innovations, powerful stories, toilets of the future, art installations, and visions of resilient and sustainable sanitation systems.
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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