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
Introducing: Partners of Human Potential
Discover the power of partnership. Experience the stories of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s amazing partners and their game-changing work.
Upcoming events
Pop-Up: August Trivia Night
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | 5 – 7 pm PDT
Discovery Center
Grab your favorite trivia team and join us for an evening of poop trivia with other interactive games and hands-on activities.
Seattle Design Festival Mixer
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 | 5:30 – 7:30 pm PDT
Discovery Center
Don’t miss this chance to explore the future of sanitation and engage with innovative solutions that can ensure safe sanitation for everyone. Explore this urgent “WHAT IF?” question at the this Seattle Design Festival Mixer!
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.
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