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 Gates Foundation and its partners, and be inspired to take action on causes you care about.

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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 and tours

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Low Sensory Input Morning

Saturday, June 28, 2025 | 10 – 11 am PST
Discovery Center

Low sensory input mornings take place during the first hour and a half that the Discovery Center is open on select Saturdays. The space is fully open to the public during these times. The Discovery Center is mostly lit by natural light through a bank of windows, but during these low sensory mornings, the gallery lighting is lowered, videos operate with captions, and the audio is turned off.

Visitors participate in a stationary tour at the Discovery Center.

Signs for Innovation: An ASL Tour

Saturday, July 12, 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.

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.

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Exhibition highlights

On view

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.

A gallery shot of the "Our Work" gallery featuring visitors looking at exhibits on display in the Discovery Center.
On view

Get involved gallery

How would you change your community for the better? We share all sorts of ways you can make a difference.

Close up of the share your cause rack in the Discovery Center. Visitors can personalize a card and hang on the rack during their visit.

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