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Designing Motherhood
Things That Make and Break Our Births

This exhibition explores the arc of human reproduction through the lens of art and design. While being born is a universal human experience, the designs that shape it are not. 

  • A visitor examines the reinvented toilet on the ramp of the Discovery Center.

    Upcoming

    A Better Way to Go: Toilets and the Future of Sanitation

    Opening late February 2024 | A Better Way to Go: Toilets and the Future of Sanitation will highlight new innovations, powerful stories,…

  • Visitors in the welcome gallery of the Discovery Center. The main feature is a young girl in a red shirt who is facing a screen and is in attendance with her guardian.

    On view

    Welcome gallery

    Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates started the Gates Foundation with the belief that everyone deserves the chance to live a healthy,…

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

    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…

  • 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.

    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.

  • Two young adult visitors examine a reinvented toilet on display at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center.

    On view

    What’s next

    Learn about exciting new projects we’re supporting, some based on cutting-edge science and others super low-tech and low-cost.

  • Collection of five images of headshots of our exhibition storytellers.

    Past

    Enduring COVID-19: Stories from our Transforming World

    Bringing together stories of strength, innovation, and hope from our community in Washington State during the COVID-19 pandemic, this online experience created…