Oakland’s Chabot Space & Science Center offers free interactive programs, STEM education virtually amid coronavirus pandemic [Video]

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — ABC7 is committed to Building a Better Bay Area, and that includes celebrating and preserving our arts and culture. All week we are looking at the State of the Arts in the Bay Area, to see how these cherished cultural institutions are holding up, and how you can help them out.

The novel coronavirus may have closed the doors to Oakland’s Chabot Space & Science Center, but the nonprofit is making the most of it and is opening its doors virtually.

Visitor Experience Director Liz Austerman joined ABC7 News Anchor Kristen Sze on “Getting Answers” to discuss how the center has been offering more than 75 free online programs in partnership with the NASA’s Ames Research Center and the Lawrence Livermore National Lab.

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From weekly telescope viewings to live science demonstrations and even an upcoming balloon drop to ring in the new year, the center has been creative …